Just to be the man that walked a thousand miles to fall down at your door

Next week I'll be in Iowa presenting my "Tech Support on the Fly" workshop in four different locations in four days. (Orange City, Clarinda, Knoxville, and Charles City, with sleepovers in Souix Center, Pella, and Mason City, flying in and out of Des Moines.) I just finished getting the nine sets of directions I needed for this trip for Google Maps. Total driving distance, assuming I make no wrong turns or deviate from the proscribed routes: 1017.5 miles. Luckily, the state library is paying for a rental car.