SugartasticJ's blog

Here I am in the "Amourath 1819" bar at the Hyatt Regency in Sacramento, California.  I am three vodka martinis, one cobb salad, and a bunch of hickory-smoked walnuts into a solitary evening of self-contemplation.  I came to Sacramento, a few hundred miles from home, with a small entourage of staff who would probably prefer to avoid me at dinner time, but would likely acquiesce if I'd invited them to a company-paid-for dinner.  As good as they are, I wanted to be alone this evening, so I released them to their own whims.

I'm headed to Sacramento tomorrow for a conference.  I've just been informed that I'm invited to a private dinner with the governor to help advocate for a $400M budget provision.  I've been rehearsing a script of eloquent and persuasive lines to help my cause, but I'll probably sit at the table with a silly star-struck grin on my face.

Hey Doodi, do I get extra points if I get AS to join our site?

If I get a good pic, I'll post it here.  See you all Friday....

Soooooogar.

We're back.  Roadtrip '06 is over... sad to say.  Our adventure went pretty much as planned (see blog below) - this was one of our best vacations in years.  Despite all that could have gone wrong, we experienced no worse than a flat tire.  Nearly every stage of our trip exceeded our expectations.

If anyone needs me between now and August 14th, flag me down somewhere along the red line below.  No cell phones, no email, no internet, no TV.  No business meetings, no suits and ties, no griping employees, no project deadlines. No work!

I made some killer guacamole tonight.  My best yet.  It was almost mystical in its flavory goodness.  I think I finally mastered my recipe.

(My profound first blog entry.)