Patrick's Diary - 9/22/2015

I actually wrote this part in early morning but only saved the incomplete portion without posting, let me finish it now.

It is 2:14 am on Wednesday, is it Valentine's Day? Of course not, it is 2:14 o'clock in the morning. Valentine's Day has been meaningless in my life for a long time. It's no longer a priority at my age by any means. I actually care more about when my son's romantic life will start. Oh, he definitely needs to learn to drive and get a driver's license. His plan is to do it in the coming June after his sophomore year, then in July, I will buy a cheap but new car for him. We plan a road trip in August to drive up to Canada, then across country to East Coast, turn around and drive down to Boston to come back to Seattle on I-90. The route will cover:

Seattle - Banff - Calgary - Winnipeg - Toronto - Ottawa - Montreal - Halifax - Portland (Maine) - Boston - (Mainly through I-90 West) - Seattle

I have driven across country twice in the last 18 years but never done it in Canada. We may drive down to New York City to spend 2 nights at Broadway but it won't be a priority for this road trip. After coming back home, he will become an experienced driver. However, I need to check out driving rules in other States for a new driver. He will be almost 21 years old then, so I don't think there are restrictions for him to drive. 

Chinese President is in town, his presence caused blocked freeways and roads all over Seattle. He definitely is an VIP here. However, Pope is in Washington D.C., who obviously is covered by media dominantly. I am wondering who arranged this very extreme comparison across the country. Intentionally or coincidentally? It is Christianity against Communism? I don't think Chinese President considers himself a communist in his mind any more and Pope even criticizes excessive Capitalism spread over the world. Everything is dynamic instead of static nowadays. 

I am not sure which airport Pope's airplane landed but heard Chinese President's landed at Paine Field in Everett. I just realized that Paine Field has the capacity having large airplanes landing given tested airplanes such as 787 frequently do it there. 

It sounded a very hyper day all over the country but mine had been very quiet and normal. Toward the end of the day, I drove to Safeway to have my parents' medication refilled before going home. While waiting, I bought a grande green tea latte and sat at the table behind the Starbucks' stands. 

Tim, Whitney and Lisa were at the Pharmacy. When I returned to the counter, they already got my parents' medications ready. Before walking out of the store to the parking lot, I sat down at the testing station to have my blood pressure checked. It was pretty high but normal after a long day sitting in front of the monitor.