3 September 2009, Anchorage, Alaska

I got up late about 10:00 a.m. and started loading up my motorcycle. I was to meet my sister at Wayland Baptist University and then go out for dinner. I finally was all loaded, checked to make sure I didn’t leave anything behind, and departed. I swear Matilda took me the longest way to get to the University. I bet I drove 12 or 14 miles before I arrived. I walked in the door a few minutes before 12:00 p.m. My sister took me up to meet the Dean of the University and a few of her other colleagues and instructors. It was nice to meet them all. We then went out to eat and walked through a park near the University. She prayed that I’d have a safe trip back to Saint Paul, Minnesota and I departed. I rode around a little bit looking for a parts store to buy some oil for my motorcycle. I’d like to find another three quarts of Shell Rotella 15w–40. It’s my favorite oil for my motorcycle; it's heavy duty diesel oil. I didn’t have any luck. I called up my Air Force friend and asked him if I could come over for a visit and he said sure. I also asked him where I could buy chain oil. He gave me an address for a Suzuki dealership and I drove over there and picked up two cans. I waited around some because it was still early and then drove to his home in Eagle River. When I arrived both Dave and Suzan were in the garage talking. I haven’t seen these folks and their son since my last trip to Alaska in the summer of 1995. So there’s been a lot of water over the dam and everyone got older. We talked about my travels, Air Force, diss, dat and udder ding till a little after 9:00 p.m. and we had few good laughs. We all went to bed early because they had plans for Labor Day Weekend.