Short Week

This a short week, a holiday week, with a party on the end of that week and I am in charge!! I think I am ready. I had a staff meeting this morning—since I am in charge—and was able to pull some last minute things together which I thought was very helpful. I know I am making all kinds and blunders and just wonder how the press conference will end. I have the speakers set up, balloons and foods are ordered and I have just the things I cannot fix until the people and the bus shows up. The bus could be in the valley even as I write this. The vehicle is supposed to be here for three or four days and we plan to use the whole Road to Freedom Tour for just four hours.

I am getting nervous as this day closes in. I have put in a call for Kendra who is sort of Home base for the Road To Freedom and I am not getting anyone respond to my call. The last time I spoke with Kendra she was getting very close to delivering baby and Jim Ward the tour bus driver has not yet rolled into Salt Lake nor have I heard from him. I suppose if Kendra is down for the count they( the Road to Freedom)RTF has some sort of contingency plan. I got an email this morning advising me the good senator (Hatch) was not going to be able to make it. I already knew this we were just requesting anyone from his office to smile and say a few words but looks like their office is going to be a total washout. Typical.

So I am down to three speakers and possibly an open mike if I can find a couple of ringers who will give feed back on what the ADA means to them, or has mend to them over the years.

The INTERNET for all of its neatness is sure frustrating at times. The net works well for keeping people from being contacted when these folks do not ant to be contacted but when they need to be contacted. I am at the point when I need to start notifying the press i.e. press releases—I have just sent the of the attached press release to different stations and news papers and we’ll have to see who bites. I wish I had a better list to send this item down but we’ll have to do with what we have got now. So does it sound like I am getting a little edgy? Well, I am. I am sure this blog is going to be a hoot for the rest of the week. Tell your friends.