There and back again.

Olivia and I, on a marathon drive, escorted Gabe back to North Carolina for his make-or-break 5 week summer term, then headed home, to the soundtrack of The Muppets.

Summer digs are nice at Guilford College. We’ve stocked Gabe’s personal closet full of dry goods, and his freezer full of frozen pizzas.

One item I had failed to add to the list of things we needed from Target was a key lanyard. Gabe’s apartment takes two keys--one for the front door, and one for his bedroom. Dropping two keys in the pocket of worn-out pants seemed a bad bet, so when we got back from shopping, still lacking a lanyard, we made do with car supplies. A zip tie is now serving as a keyring, and it’s hanging from the drawstring cord we dissected out of an old Whole Foods Market shopping bag. Good enough for Gaberment work. However, we did acquire a shower curtain and rings, full-size bed sheets, a trash can, toilet paper, a plate, bowl, and cup, plus a batch of perishable groceries (we already had the non-perishables) at Target. Plus a very small battery-operated alarm clock since, for inexplicable reasons, the outlets in Gabe’s room refused to accept a plug with the standard two prongs where one prong is wider.

On another note, if you find yourself in Greensboro, NC, and you like Indian cuisine, Saffron Restaurant is worthwhile.

And now, Gaberment work or not, it better be up to GPA snuff, or we’ll be putting him on Craigslist as an available ship’s swabby. Stay tuned.