Though we are ostensibly in preparation for a trip a third of the way across the country, our major concern today was synching up our respective twin black iPods to our respective computers. I’ve just now finished getting all my 10,984 songs and hundreds of playlists set up how i want them, thirteen hours after i began.

Flying on airplanes inevitably makes me think of seatbelt buckle belts. I covet them, but they don’t really go with my personal style. I wonder if you could trick the attendants into thinking you were strapped in if you wore the airplane-style one?

I don’t know that our St. Louis excursion will be interesting on the same level as my similar trip to California, but expect a few dispatches between now and our return to Philly on Sunday evening.