Milano can wait

Today is May 8 and it is still t-minus 1 day and counting. Icelandic volcanic ash the culprit as Continental Flight 44 bound for Milan was canceled just minutes before it was to be in the air. I write this from gate 74 at Newark's Liberty Airport. After a long wait in the service center line (many passengers are still there) nearly 2 hours after the cancellation, I am currently awaiting Miriam to pick me up. She has seen way too much of the Jersey turnpike, and it looks like she will be seeing more tomorrow, if indeed the flight takes off. I am a boarding pass for tomorrow's flight 44.