By way of explanation as to my absence here for the past two days; I lost my Internet connection at the hotel Monday night/Tuesday morning. It would seem to be a problem with my laptop, though checks of all the … Continue reading
What a wonderful ending to an otherwise hectic Saturday. My mother-in-law and father-in-law belong to the Central Florida Rose Society. At their last meeting they portrayed Napoleon (although “portrayed” is probably a generous description of what my father-in-law did, since … Continue reading
One of the things I did yesterday on my day off was something I haven’t done in over a decade, literally. I bought the Sunday Edition of The New York Times while I was out running errands, and when I … Continue reading
When I first arrived here 2 weeks ago, my immediate boss said something about going to see “Jersey Boys” while it was being performed here in Atlanta at The Fox Theater. Before I left Orlando there were ads on TV … Continue reading
Had Sunday off this week. I slept in until about 9, which felt very good after 6 days of the alarm clock going off at 5am. After a shower I drove over to a nearby IHOP for breakfast. I went … Continue reading
Driving through the back roads of south central Georgia I spied a sign for a town named Dark Bay. Yes, in the middle of land-locked Georgia with no discernable body of water for miles and miles, a town named Dark … Continue reading
The lack of a post here yesterday was NOT my fault. The Internet connection went down in my hotel so I couldn’t even post the Cheese Grater Slide photo, but that was just as well. Most of yesterday was spent … Continue reading
That’s how I felt during the latter portion of my flight on AirTran this afternoon from Orlando to Atlanta. During the last 15-20 minutes of the flight, which was the approach to Hartsfield-Jackson, I think they let the co-pilot or … Continue reading
A few hours ago I got the call I had been expecting telling me to report to Atlanta where they’re setting up an office for this deployment. I’m flying out from Orlando Monday afternoon around 2pm and arriving in Atlanta … Continue reading
Georgia women really DO talk like Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson on “The Closer”, thank yew. I knew Georgia was famous for its peanuts, pecans and peaches (the fruit, not the women), but what I DIDN’T know was that they are … Continue reading
Driving to meet a congressman at a damage assessment this morning in Valdosta, I came upon something that made me stop to take a photo of it. I mean look at it, wouldn’t YOU have made the congressman wait if … Continue reading
OK, had an EXTREMELY busy day traveling around parts of southern Georgia (300 miles on the rental car), escorting folks on damage assessment outings and various meetings. I am very tired and have another day of more tomorrow, so this … Continue reading
Monday night at 6:50pm I got a call from my employer directing me to rent a car and be in Valdosta, Georgia this morning (Tuesday) at 8:30am. What followed was a whirlwind of activity culminating in 3 hours of sleep … Continue reading
