This morning, I drank Dr. Pepper in excess, swathed in Starbucks Mocha, and looked at pictures of Wal-Mart. In short, I was emotionally prepared to leave for Grenoble.
Unfortunately, an hour before I was to leave for the airport, American Airlines called. Actually, a robot representing AA called and wished me an automated sorry for the inconvenience. The robot told me that my plane was canceled due to technical reasons. Aside from the growing role of robots in our lives (flying ones, ones on the telephone, etc), I guess it was safer that I didn't get on a technically deficient plane. I think a bailout is in order for the industry.
I am leaving tomorrow and departing through O'Hare rather than Dallas. Perhaps I can sell Congressional seats during my time in Illinois. This will put me in Paris around 9AM on Sunday, after which I hope to be on a train towards Grenoble shortly thereafter. All had to be rebooked. No big deal.
