Been on the road all day today. I hate days that start bad and simply get worse. Fortunately this day had ups and downs, so not really a terrible day. It's bad enough to have to get up at 3:50AM to shower and shave and run out the door to catch a flight, but another thing entirely to know that you are running late and see that you most clearly did not get gas last night.
Airports are always interesting because of how they ebb and flow with the level of sanity and reason. Why must all of our 3 oz bottles of liquid be in a ziplock bag? Why haven't they come up with a better way to scan shoes? And why did the clock on the wall say 6:50AM, my flight clearly had a departure time of 7:06AM (as indicated on the nice screen) and next to that it said "departed." I'm sorry, what? Three quarters of a mile of frantic running through the airport (note to self - Phoenix airport, worst layout ever) to get to a closed door at the gate. I somehow managed to convince the gate attendant that my lateness was not in fact my fault and that she should let me on the plane. Luck prevailed.
I spent the day in CA at a conference for child online safety. It was cool to meet people in the industry. I did two television interviews, and saw my company covered in the Wall St. Journal. In all, a great media day. Things with the new company are going really, really well. It's a great team, and we're having a great time.
I'm on the plane and really should catch some winks before landing in Houston at 1:30AM. This has been a long, LONG, day. Sorry for the lite posting as of late, but the new company and child are demanding all of my time.
Airports are always interesting because of how they ebb and flow with the level of sanity and reason. Why must all of our 3 oz bottles of liquid be in a ziplock bag? Why haven't they come up with a better way to scan shoes? And why did the clock on the wall say 6:50AM, my flight clearly had a departure time of 7:06AM (as indicated on the nice screen) and next to that it said "departed." I'm sorry, what? Three quarters of a mile of frantic running through the airport (note to self - Phoenix airport, worst layout ever) to get to a closed door at the gate. I somehow managed to convince the gate attendant that my lateness was not in fact my fault and that she should let me on the plane. Luck prevailed.
I spent the day in CA at a conference for child online safety. It was cool to meet people in the industry. I did two television interviews, and saw my company covered in the Wall St. Journal. In all, a great media day. Things with the new company are going really, really well. It's a great team, and we're having a great time.
I'm on the plane and really should catch some winks before landing in Houston at 1:30AM. This has been a long, LONG, day. Sorry for the lite posting as of late, but the new company and child are demanding all of my time.
DUDE! Congratulations on the pregnancy! How far along are you guys?
I know what you mean about the liquids in ziplock bags... incredibly strange.
Posted by: de | October 26, 2006 at 07:31 AM