Leavin' Time

To begin our 10 days to Brazil, the Sherman departed from the obscure Daytona Beach International Airport. "A delightful little airport" says Mrs. Sherman. Furthermore, this small airport had only " three Delta Gate Agents and we were the only people in the line." The only other significant group of people in the airport were the Dayton University (Dayton, OH) college kids who just finished there year celebrating "Dayton to Daytona Twenty11." Of course, Mr. Sherman was the only person to speak to any of them, as the rest of us recognize know how to act in normal social situations.

It was a short ride to Atlanta where we were going to have a 6 hour layover. Our dad found some deal where we could all use the Delta SkyClub Lounge inclusive of drinks and stacks. Dad told me, if asked, to lie about my age so that I could get in because the deal only included children under 21. Luckily no one asked, but my brother and my mother rushed us throughout the door while Dad was sig

ning in just in case. The lounge was nice. Aaron

managed to get in 7 drinks before dinner which was the biggest accomplishment of the afternoon. Around 6, we all got dinner in a nice sushi place and the returned to lounge to wait for our 10:30pm flight.

Funny Aside: While in the lounge, Dad sat down at the public computer that

faced a good portion of the lounge. Overhearing my conversation with mom from behind, he turned around to comment. I looked over at him and the computer screen and sure enough noticed a naked woman in the corner, then the page fully loaded and a boy and girl will full out have sex on the computer. My dad had loaded a porn site in the middle of the lounge! I exclaimed , "Dad, what are you looking at?" Without turning around to check and still looking at me he responded, "Just checking my mail." Then my mother turned around and said, "HOWARD, what are you looking at!?" My dad shrieked with laughter and clumsily began trying to change websites as the strangers around us began looking on. Finally, he just closed the browser and walked away laughing and trying to explain himself. Very funny.

Funny Aside Two: While moving between terminals in Atalanta, we had to take a tram. Dad was backing my mom in the wheelchair into the tram when he bumped directly into Jesse Jackson! Jesse didn't actually move out of the way for the wheelchair as any polite person, and instead my dad had to pick it up and move the wheelchair over three feet. Odd. My dad was the only one to notice that he was Jesse Jackson after Jesse strangely left for the other side of the tram, but after some iPhone picture identification and seeing some other people snapping some candid photos, we all agreed.

Will post again from Brazil, 10 hours due south.