A heist!

We were relaxing in a Steak 'n Shake enjoying some delicious burgers and shoestring fries (their $4 meals really are worth checking out) when the drama kicked off. Pop glanced at his watch to see what time it was, only to discover he wasn't wearing a watch!

Then it all came flooding back to him in crystaline detail ... As he was getting into the shower this morning, he realized he had forgotten to remove his watch. He removed it and placed it on the toilet tank. Having completed his morning ablutions, he joined Gram and I in the hotel lobby sans watch.

Once we'd downed our Steak 'n Shake and gotten back on the road, Pop called the Sleep Inn and inquired after the watch. It wasn't in the room, and no one had been in to clean the room yet. Duhn-duhn-duuuuuhn! The plot thickens!

He called back several times, asking them to look again and ask the cleaning and maintenance people if they had found it. No dice. Pop took it to the next level.

But, a discussion with the Macon police revealed that there wasn't really anything they could do. Always the problem solver, Pop called back to the hotel and offered a reward to anyone who found the watch.

Will this be another unsolved mystery, or will Pop's watch be returned? Stay tuned to find out.

In other news, I've developed a runny nose so I've been zicaming like a son of a gun. Pop has also given me some astragalus. Between those and the pills Dad gave me (what are those for again? something to do with my lungs?) this cold doesn't stand a chance.

Gram thinks this blog will help keep Pop in line - encourage him to behave. If that's the case, then I'm probably a wizard.

We made it to Clermont! We'll be heading for Clanton, Alabama on Wednesday. The plan is to be there for a few days - come see us if you're nearby!