I'm getting ready to hit the road again. Pound the pavement, so to speak. Thursday I fly out to Seattle for a conference. Once more into the breach, where I tackle my fear of flying head on. Fortunately, I have a strong ally on my side - Xanax. The last time I flew, December 2002, Xanax helped me get through the flight to Chicago with little to no side effects. At least that's what the people I flew with told me. I don't remember much of the flight at all.

The conference I'm attending is SMB Nation, which is a collection of geeks from around the world who focus on either supporting small businesses or the Small Business Server product from Microsoft. For the book I've been writing, this is the target audience.

The upside is that I get to go back to Seattle, where Anna and I spent our honeymoon in 1994. The downside is that I can't drive to get there.

Off to pack...