Sunday, November 16, 2008 - Clarksburg WV

Vacant diner under stormy skies, across from Wal-Mart, Hazleton PA, Nov 16, 2008

Stormy weather ahead, Nov 16, 2008, Hazleton PA

This has been a mild fall in upstate New York

The mild fall in Columbia County lulled me into thinking I would escape the east snow free this year. But that wasn't to be. Not quite anyway. Some darned fool had to press his luck and head over the Allegheny mountains today. Ah well, it's not far over those beautiful mountains and my time up there where the rain turned white was short lived and only slicked up the road for a few miles.

Still heading for Kentucky

Tomorrow I'm going to continue on down I-79 to Charleston WV and catch I-64 west across Kentucky. That hopefully will put me west of the cold snap this area is experiencing.

When did Wal-Mart become Walmart?

I guess it didn't. I was going to make the switch but in looking around http://www.walmart.com I find the simplified spelling seems to apply only to Wal-Mart's online presence and on their register receipts. As an old hunt & peck typist (typer?) I was all set to drop the extra hyphen and cap. Darn.

Night camp

Wal-Mart Supercenter in Clarksburg WV

Wal-Mart Supercenter Store #1544, 550 Emily Dr, Clarksburg, WV 26301 - (304) 622-1954

Good level parking
Verizon cell phone service- good signal
Verizon EVDO Broadband service - none but 1x dialup speed is reasonable
Locate this Walmart on my Night Camps map
Find other Wal-Marts in the area
Check the weather here

Commitment is the Glue that Binds

But, the component of personal commitment is my favorite lesson from GTD project planning. It means I’ve knowingly agreed to let this thing become an acceptable interruption in my life. It means that other things might have to wait because of this, and that’s okay. Maybe most importantly though, commitment is the glue that binds your daily activities to your “higher altitudes”—it’s how you can make sure your values and your priorities in life are reflected in what you do every day.

A Year of Getting Things Done: Part 1, The Good Stuff by Merlin Mann, 43folders.com

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