The Secret Ingredient is Schmaltz

MONROE, La. – Chicken fat clogged a major traffic artery Tuesday, a day after a leaky truck left a stinky, slippery trail along a one-mile stretch of Interstate 20.

Friday morning I had a 10:30 flight to Virginia to visit my parents, but got bumped twice due to a faulty oil pump and then faulty computer systems. Then, several gloriously internet-free days. Today: catching up.