As GenCon approaches, I apologize again for not attending. Even though I had already done a lot of preparation, I was kind of dreading the trip. I do not have the mental or physical constitution for such an arduous trip. Even back in the olden days when I was young a physically fit, I went to GenCon (which was much smaller in Milwaukee, and the con was across the street from the hotel) with a team—the ICE staff—through the journey. We flew a wonderful airline before 9/11.
This time I felt like I would be largely on my own, on a crappy flight and long treks to the con.