Travel

This has been a hell of a week – with a rather epic conclusion. To sum up: I woke up at ass:30 on Monday to catch the 5:25am train to New York. Worked a day for the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, and caught the…

H’okay. So the purposes of the internet are (a) self-involved drama and (b) pictures of cats. If you’re allergic to either of those, stop reading now. First things first, here’s a picture of the new (as yet unnamed) cat – pushing her luck with Maia.…

Had a recent experience that demands documentation. My brother graduated from Peabody conservatory this year, racking up the family record for most degrees per year: Two bachelor’s and a Masters in five years of study – guitar performance (Peabody), recording engineering (Hopkins), and acoustics (masters…

Last Friday I checked out of this very room in this very hotel. I usually consider it bad luck to stay twice in the same room in a hotel – but I can rationalize this as the “same” trip. At least, that’s helping to keep…

Had a first today – missed my flight home. It was totally my fault, and Airtran was very nice about it – simply rebooking me on the 9:30pm (I missed the 6:44 by arriving at 6:55, close, but no pleasant evening with friends). So here…

Today got off to a slow start – what with work onsite here in Virginia. However, we seem to be in pretty good shape on The Project From Hell – at least for the moment. I cannot currently see the train that will kill us…

So I’m on the road again – but to a familiar place (Atlanta). I am, however, doing an unfamiliar dance. I appear to have lost lock and allowed five (ten? fifteen?) years to pass. Perhaps it was more. This is not my beautiful house –…

In light of the Christmas Day “hot pants” would-be plane bomber, I would like to make a couple of comments about security – both for air travel and in general. First off, I like security. I used to be annoyed by bag checks and the…

I write these words from the Maharaja Lounge of the Delhi airport. I am sitting with my business class peers (three of whom are stomping around and singing, as two year olds are wont to do). There is championship level cricket on the TV. Half…

Since I have whined, it’s only right to report on the good times. Everything came together today. I rolled in and delivered my final seminar – which I was able to take at a relaxed and deliberate pace – knowing that there was no need…