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- The Stavanja Update, Part 1: Walkabout 2005
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As I mentioned in my previous update , between an accumulation of both work and personal issues, I had gotten pretty stressed out by mid-June and was planning to take some time off. Unfortunately, with no one to help out, I couldn't really completely
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- New Photos: Walkabout 2005
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For those of you that have been asking, I've finally posted posted some of my photos from my trip, now known as my Walkabout . Check out the Walkabout 2005 Photo Gallery .
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- Day 2: Game Day
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I awoke Sunday to a beautiful blue Maryland sky. It was certain to be a perfect day for going to see a football game! Woohoo! After spending a leisurely morning with the Courtland family and friends, Bob and I left for the game just after 11:00. Given
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- Day 1: A Typical Travel Day
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So I get to the airport bright and early, check in and score exit-row seats for both flights, go through security, grab a bagel, and find a nice place to settle in and wait an hour to board my Spokane to Minneapolis flight. A short time later came word
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- It's Just About Time to Go...
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It's almost time to start closing up shop and finish getting things in order to leave on my Packer weekend in D.C. in a few hours. Look out for a possible update or two while I'm there. It's gonna be a short trip so don't expect anything
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- Only a Slight Change in Plans
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The good news is that it appears Heaven's health situation looks to be headed back on track. The bad news is that I wasn't able to leave for Bethesda tonight. But if all looks well in the morning, I'll be on tomorrow night's red-eye instead
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- The Best Laid Plans...
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...can go down in flames in the blink of an eye. A lesson reinforced. Heaven has been sick all of this week, and isn't responding to treatment. I'm supposed to be leaving for Bethesda tonight for our annual meeting over the weekend, but that's
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- Days Six, Seven, and Eight -- Golf, History, & Lost Luggage
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I was still pooped when my cell phone alarm woke me at 8:00 am Thursday. Given my long day on Wednesday, it didn't feel like a vacation that early in the morning. The big activity of the day was golf with Brad and his son Max. We had a 9:45 tee time
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- Day Five -- Cheese Steaks, the Liberty Bell, and Baseball
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Bob picked me up Wednesday morning to begin our journey to Philadelphia . It was a beautiful day for driving. We took a slightly less-traveled route in order to take in some of the rural scenery and avoid traffic. The thing that stands out to me the most
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- Days Three and Four -- More Meetings and More Work
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This will be short. Monday I got up, showered, and made my way to my temporary workstation at Brad's dining room table for a day full of meetings. I can comfortably say I was never further than 20 feet from that spot for the rest of the day. Now I
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- Days One & Two -- Travel and Meetings
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The first leg of my flight -- from Spokane to Seattle -- was fine, but the connection to Dulles was delayed for three hours. I didn't end up leaving until nearly 4:00 pm Saturday afternoon. I did one thing from this situation however -- the north
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- On the Road Again...
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I'm just about done getting ready to leave for Washington D.C. later this morning. One more batch of laundry and I'll be done. The first few days will be filled with meetings, but I'm scheduled for some much-needed time off the last few days
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- Bluetooth Luggage Tags
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Gizmodo , one of my favorite web sites, alerted me to a really cool new product today -- Bluetooh luggage tags . Ever since I got my newest iPaq , I've seen the light of the future, and it's Blue ! I had to get a new Bluetooth phone , and Bluetooth
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