Travel Delights
My co-contributor and I share the need to travel within our current jobs, though he much more than I. In fact, expect my own “Airport List” soon. At this point, my travel has been a very enjoyable component of work for the most part. I have traveled to parts of the country that I have never been; it hasn’t been too much of the back-to-back-to-back nature or too inconveniencing with the few times it has put me behind or taken up my weekend; it has provided me frequent flyer miles and equivalently, temporary subsidized living.
In fact, my last three trips were extremely well (Tempe, Arizona – Seattle, Washington – Tucson, Arizona). The events executed for the job went as well as could be expected, weather was phenomenal (I’m growing to really like “nice” weather), both trips to the Arizona casino left me with more casino $$$ than ever before, and I read an entire book – Blink by Malcolm Gladwell - for 5 hours straight on my first flight to Arizona. All of that was tempered by my eyesight being considerably weakened from the continuous reading which I could have alleviated with preparation (i.e. glasses) and slightly tempered by the 23 hours spent on a plane. But at the end of the day, my travel habits might throw me back into reading mode, which is by all means a good thing.
By the way, I’m writing this entry while on a Continental flight from Newark to New Orleans (conference). I am not flying first class and not ordering or drinking drambuie. From New Orleans I’m on my way to St. Louis (Final Four, Ervin Program, homies). From St. Louis I swoop south to Orlando (conference #2). Lastly, I complete the figure 8 and head back to Newark. Not including home, that’s two warm weathered bookends around the location of most critical mass – I am not complaining…Oh and in about 2 hours or so, I will be at Harrah’s New Orleans – the place where it all began.
What I’m currently listening to on the plane: K-Os ft. Kamau – Papercutz-The Mirror (its easy to appreciate longer tracks and apparently, write endless postings while flying)
In fact, my last three trips were extremely well (Tempe, Arizona – Seattle, Washington – Tucson, Arizona). The events executed for the job went as well as could be expected, weather was phenomenal (I’m growing to really like “nice” weather), both trips to the Arizona casino left me with more casino $$$ than ever before, and I read an entire book – Blink by Malcolm Gladwell - for 5 hours straight on my first flight to Arizona. All of that was tempered by my eyesight being considerably weakened from the continuous reading which I could have alleviated with preparation (i.e. glasses) and slightly tempered by the 23 hours spent on a plane. But at the end of the day, my travel habits might throw me back into reading mode, which is by all means a good thing.
By the way, I’m writing this entry while on a Continental flight from Newark to New Orleans (conference). I am not flying first class and not ordering or drinking drambuie. From New Orleans I’m on my way to St. Louis (Final Four, Ervin Program, homies). From St. Louis I swoop south to Orlando (conference #2). Lastly, I complete the figure 8 and head back to Newark. Not including home, that’s two warm weathered bookends around the location of most critical mass – I am not complaining…Oh and in about 2 hours or so, I will be at Harrah’s New Orleans – the place where it all began.
What I’m currently listening to on the plane: K-Os ft. Kamau – Papercutz-The Mirror (its easy to appreciate longer tracks and apparently, write endless postings while flying)
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