If I seem a bit all over the map with today’s musings, it is only because

I have been all over the map.

Literally.

Today, because of yesterday, or was it the day before, I am somewhere between jet lag and Arkansas.

Yesterday, although it feels like today, my adventure began with a 5:30 a.m. car ride to the Washington-Dulles Airport to drop off my nephew before continuing in the same car to Union Station in Washington D.C. to board a train to the BWI Amtrak location to board a shuttle bus to the Baltimore Airport to board an American Airlines plane flying to Dallas to board a Dallas-Ft.Worth airport tram to Alaska Airlines’ one gate out-in-the-middle-of-Texas terminal to board a flight to Seattle to board the Whidbey Sea-Tac Shuttle to board a Washington State ferry to be escorted comfortably and safely by Whidbey Sea-Tac Shuttle’s Commander Bob Moliter, professional baseball’s only un-retired 72-years-young, left-handed second baseman to the Whidbey Sea-Tac Shuttle’s Bayview Exxon convenient pick-up and drop-off location at 8:45 in the evening.

Oddly enough, the American Airlines flight I was encouraged to exit in Dallas was continuing to my frequent-flyer mile destination, Seattle, arriving much sooner, and with the checked bag I finally saw this morning for the first time since yesterday, or is it already tomorrow?

Speaking of planes and trains and automobiles, enjoy your Fathers’ Day weekend in style by taking a carload of friends and family to the first annual Greenbank Car Show, from 8 a.m. to

5 p.m. today, Saturday, June 17.

Thanks to the dynamic duo of Whidbey Island’s own car-talk veteran car enthusiasts Bob Sines and John Smegs, over

50 classes of street rods, antiques, customs, classics, race cars, trucks and motorcycles have been gathered.

Bob Sines of Sines Automotive Upholstery and electrical-wizard John Smegs have also joined to bring us a rare opportunity to view, up close and personal, a 1904 Pope Hartford, one of two left in the world.

How cool is this that you can take a picture of you and your own car talk pals alongside a 1904 Pope Hartford, placed safely and strategically inside the 1904 Greenbank Farm Barn! Two hundred years of history thanks to Bob, John and the LeMay Museum which maintains the vehicle and the Greenbank Farm.

Photographer Steve Ellise will also be sharing his skills throughout today’s family fun at the farm with your picture of dad and mom, or daughter, or son, or grandchild seated and smiling in a 1959 Corvette racecar.

If Pat Boone had driven a ’59 Corvette in his film debut, “Bernardine,” instead of his ’57 Chevy “Moody River,” lips might have won the race, instead of a lonely night of bridge with Dean Jagger and Janet Gaynor, who, if she married Dean, would become Janet Jagger, no relation to Mick.

Steve Ellise’s proceeds, as well as the proceeds from today’s Greenbank Car Show, will be donated to the Alzheimer Society of Washington, www.alzsociety.org .

Also featured during today’s first annual Greenbank Car Show is the outstanding and energizing music of the Watertown Blues Band. Watertown blends a variety of blues, rock and country for your dancing and listening pleasure from 2:30 until 4:30 p.m.

My prediction — watch that Watertown Blues music keep rockin’ past 5!

For part-time car talkers, Mary Kay, scrapbooking and other demonstrations are part of today’s fun, as is a kids’ playground, conveniently located next to the tasty treats of the food court.

Speaking of treats, this family event is heard on the grounds with an FM broadcast of the event so you and your car-talk pals can enjoy interviews with all those entered and maybe hear an interview with yourself!

With all these wonderful transportation time treasures on display, it will be easy to have fun all day or part of today at the Greenbank Farm.

A hearty thank-you to Bob and John for bringing all these classy cars and their classy owners to such a classy location for our classy folks. The Alzheimer Society of Washington joins us all in applauding their volunteer efforts.

Applause, indeed.

“Applause” is the word that best comes to my mind in thinking of yesterday’s eternal thoughtfulness and appreciation expressed and shared at the memorial service of local legend and loved one, Eva Mae Gabelein.

Eva Mae will never be gone from us and her family any more than her husband Ray will be.

They are still here.

Every where here.

Eva Mae and Ray are life eternal.

They are everywhere, in and through us.

In and through our community.

In and through our families.

In, through and forever in our hearts.

Ray and Eva Mae.

These twin towers stand forever.