The Welcome to episode 67 of the Charles C. W. Cook podcast.

Where have you been?

I hear you asking.

Well, I've been on a secret road trip across this great nation, not this time precipitated by an unexpected and unwanted airline cancellation,

although it did, of course, involve no fewer than two cancellations.

One on my way to the car, the beginning of the trip, and the other on the way back. So my complete failure as a flyer continues.

But in the middle we skipped planes and instead took cars and all will become

apparent in upcoming days there will even be a podcast in which I discuss with the other

road tripper the oft killed murdered Luther Abel what we got up to I will say no more between now and then

but that's where I've been I've been on the road in motels and at amusement parks and in diners and so forth.

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