Day 4 - Off Road

"You dig 16 tons and what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt."

These old song lyrics, courtesy of Tennessee Ernie Ford's 1950s classic, just popped unwanted into my head. If you're old enough, you may remember this next bit as well:

"St. Peter don't you call me, 'cause I can't go,
I owe my soul to the company store."

Ahhh, humor. Yes, for some inexplicable reason, I find these largely relevant lyrics rather uplifting. Perhaps dire straits seem less ominous when set to a catchy melody. In any event, ever optimistic, I now head off for another meeting with a potential funder of my company's intriguing green energy technology. And so it goes...