Thanks to a couple of flat tires on a United Airlines Airbus A320 in Denver, I didn't get home until 1AM today and then it was out of the house by 430AM for a meeting with my team in London and Hong Kong. It's not been a pretty day, let's put it that way. And I leave again in the morning, heading west to Oregon, Illinois to spend the night with Parker for his last day of Scout Camp.
Lots to update - meeting Cyndi Lauper and Alec Baldwin, the earthquake, the whole NBTA shebang, and a funny book - "Shut Up, I'm Talking" by Gregory Levey. So I'll update things this weekend.
31 July 2008
30 July 2008
Fleeing LAX
It's Wednesday afternoon and I've just made it through the scrum that is the TSA security line at Terminal 6 at LAX. A model of efficiency it is not. Apparently, I had the joy of being there during the mandatory ten-minute period of discussion that must go on between the monitor reader and the boarding pass inspector. It happens every twenty minutes and it prevents all from going through the line. It's awesome and it makes me hate traveling even more.
Anyway, I am on a plane in about twenty minutes. It was fun to be back in LA. The NBTA conference was outstanding. Our best numbers yet and lots of great feedback. The earthquake was a highlight. Nothing like trying to calm down a few very nervous Brasilians when the earth started to shake!
I'll be back up to speed on posting sometime this weekend. I'm out - need to go board the Old Gray Mare and head home. Wonder what's for dinner? Lasagna or pastrami sandwich?
Anyway, I am on a plane in about twenty minutes. It was fun to be back in LA. The NBTA conference was outstanding. Our best numbers yet and lots of great feedback. The earthquake was a highlight. Nothing like trying to calm down a few very nervous Brasilians when the earth started to shake!
I'll be back up to speed on posting sometime this weekend. I'm out - need to go board the Old Gray Mare and head home. Wonder what's for dinner? Lasagna or pastrami sandwich?
25 July 2008
Quick note while packing
It's just after midnight and I am leaving for Los Angeles in about five hours for a week of conferences. This is the big one for me - the NBTA global conference. Going to be crazy, crazy busy. Not sure I'll be in comunicado for the next several days.
Went jet-skiing on the Illinois River after work tonight. In a word - FANTASTIC! Warm water, glassy conditions. All kinds of fun. We had a great time with wonderful friends. Illinois continues to surprise me.
Now it's back to reality and all kinds of busy. I'll try and touch base.
Went jet-skiing on the Illinois River after work tonight. In a word - FANTASTIC! Warm water, glassy conditions. All kinds of fun. We had a great time with wonderful friends. Illinois continues to surprise me.
Now it's back to reality and all kinds of busy. I'll try and touch base.
20 July 2008
Some Sabbath Learnings
Who knew that I'd learn something at church today? Of course I am exercising some sarcasm here. Who knew?! In theory, each Sunday should be an opportunity to feast in the teachings of the Gospel and learn a thing or two. Unfortunately that doesn't always happen for me and that is entirely my OWN fault. I'll readily admit that. Sometimes, I'm just not focused and some Sundays the scent of the Devil comes into the building in the form of the McDonalds that's right behind our church building (the harshness of that geographical twist of fate comes into clear and painful focus on Fast Sundays). Those fries, bubbling in their toxic, teasing fat, and their scent are a siren song of temptation and when they hit the building, suddenly a doctrinal discussion becomes an epic battle of good learning versus satisfying my primal urge for a Diet Coke and fries (although, I am pleased to report that I've not touched a fry in more than six months)!
A lack of focus was not the case today. During our Sacrament service, I was reading from the Book of Mormon and read a familiar verse from 1 Nephi 8 - Lehi's vision of the tree of life. It was the 23rd verse - "And it came to pass that there arose a mist of darkness; yea, even an exceedingly great mist of darkness, insomuch that they who had commenced in the path did lost their way, that they wandered off and were lost."
I've read this verse countless times and it was the simple word "wandered" that got me. It's another warning. We don't slip from God's path in one fell swoop. Think about it - when one wanders away, it's slow and you hardly realize that you've gotten lost. It struck me that we must be ever vigilant to temptation and the ways of the enemy himself. It's not like we haven't been taught that for years - we have. As I read it today, it was a powerful reminder. One of the Lord's tender mercies, which, ironically, is mentioned in the 8th verse of that same chapter. Good, good stuff.
So it's been a good Sabbath - Sundays are a good day. I have to give props to Justin B, a friend of Courtney's - Bro, forget the personality debacle with the KMart. You have more personality than the folks at Blue Light Special land would ever know what to do with. I nearly lost an organ laughing today because of you and your timing. Bro, you rock!
A lack of focus was not the case today. During our Sacrament service, I was reading from the Book of Mormon and read a familiar verse from 1 Nephi 8 - Lehi's vision of the tree of life. It was the 23rd verse - "And it came to pass that there arose a mist of darkness; yea, even an exceedingly great mist of darkness, insomuch that they who had commenced in the path did lost their way, that they wandered off and were lost."
I've read this verse countless times and it was the simple word "wandered" that got me. It's another warning. We don't slip from God's path in one fell swoop. Think about it - when one wanders away, it's slow and you hardly realize that you've gotten lost. It struck me that we must be ever vigilant to temptation and the ways of the enemy himself. It's not like we haven't been taught that for years - we have. As I read it today, it was a powerful reminder. One of the Lord's tender mercies, which, ironically, is mentioned in the 8th verse of that same chapter. Good, good stuff.
So it's been a good Sabbath - Sundays are a good day. I have to give props to Justin B, a friend of Courtney's - Bro, forget the personality debacle with the KMart. You have more personality than the folks at Blue Light Special land would ever know what to do with. I nearly lost an organ laughing today because of you and your timing. Bro, you rock!
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