Alarm. Coffee machine. Water. Peet's. Cream. No frickin' filters! We found our way to the Heartland Inn across town last night, as it's exponentially closer to my “live appearances” than Altoona was. While we're only staying here until Thursday morning, at least we'll have free Wi-Fi in our room. Again, this service comes courtesy of I-Spot. Since Gretchen took Lori's car to our old house to RoundUp some weeds, I've had to hire a chauffeur for the day. His name is Tom Pohl, and he brought with him paper cups and filters for the brew. Too bad the water's skunky! We're foregoing the downtown bank and bopping straight to Rock Bottom to meet Jason for lunch. I'm not sure what's on the slate for this afternoon, but I have a feeling it will be filled with much geeking. Tonight, I'm speaking at the local CompUSA to the Des Moines Mac User Group.