Have diapers, will travel!

OK, I'm sure by now everyone has heard the story of the day about the pscyho astronaut Lisa Marie Nowak.

She drove all the way from Houston to Orlando to confront another female astronaut, a rival for the affection of yet another astronaut.

But, that's not what makes the story priceless.

What's got everyone talking down here is what Nowak was wearing when she was arrested.

No, she wasn't in a space suit.

In addition to a wig and a trench coat, she was sporting a pair of diapers!

That's right, a 40-something female astronaut in diapers.

And, she had her reasons, trust me.

The way she figured it, by wearing the diapers she saved significant travel time on her 1,000-mile odyssey; because, she didn't have to stop to relieve her bowels/bladder!

I am soooooo glad this idea never popped into my dad's head. Back in the day, when we were making the semiannual trek between Texas and Florida, he wouldn't stop until he ran out of gas. Then he gave us the time it took him to fill up the tank to conduct a potty patrol. And, not one second more. But, I shudder to think of the embarassment that would have ensued if he'd had that diaper idea . . .