Life Is Not Purgatory
Thursday, April 03, 2003
Sleepless In Seattle
I am on a Horizon Air jet returning home from Seattle after a very active and successful business trip. I am glad to be returning for a multitude of reasons. First off, I didn’t sleep very well… not that our accommodations were sub-standard or anything, in fact the staff, service and hospitality of the Holiday Inn Seattle Centre was excellent. But somehow I just couldn’t sleep in my normal amount of comfort. Perhaps it was the King-sized bed (as opposed to my normal Twin, or the latent humidity ever present in the air, or the fact that I have so many things on my mind that sleep seems to be taking a backseat.
What did we do in Seattle, after each training session? Well… uhm… let me say that in the past four nights I have consumed more alcohol that I did in the previous 6 months (and Christmas, New Years and a couple of ‘dates’ occurred in that time). I have discovered that asking for a Rye and Coke in the US is asking for Bourbon and Soda. I have also discovered that I do not like the taste of bourbon. We left early on Wednesday (we were done before anyone else in the course) and took a walk along the waterfront. Seattle is a very interesting city: exceptionally clean… even in the more rundown areas – practically no litter at all, and any that is there is cleaned up by garbage pickers. The single most interesting sight (that I’ll publish on my blog) our visit to B-39 a Russian Foxtrot-Class Diesel-Electric Submarine that has been turned into an exhibit at Pier-48 in downtown Seattle. WOW! That was amazingly kewl!
Anyways just got into my office, ensured the boardroom was availible for the LRPS council meeting tonight, and am running home to change, unpack and catch as snooze. My inbox is freaking full so I have a TON of stuff to do. TTYL
I am on a Horizon Air jet returning home from Seattle after a very active and successful business trip. I am glad to be returning for a multitude of reasons. First off, I didn’t sleep very well… not that our accommodations were sub-standard or anything, in fact the staff, service and hospitality of the Holiday Inn Seattle Centre was excellent. But somehow I just couldn’t sleep in my normal amount of comfort. Perhaps it was the King-sized bed (as opposed to my normal Twin, or the latent humidity ever present in the air, or the fact that I have so many things on my mind that sleep seems to be taking a backseat.
What did we do in Seattle, after each training session? Well… uhm… let me say that in the past four nights I have consumed more alcohol that I did in the previous 6 months (and Christmas, New Years and a couple of ‘dates’ occurred in that time). I have discovered that asking for a Rye and Coke in the US is asking for Bourbon and Soda. I have also discovered that I do not like the taste of bourbon. We left early on Wednesday (we were done before anyone else in the course) and took a walk along the waterfront. Seattle is a very interesting city: exceptionally clean… even in the more rundown areas – practically no litter at all, and any that is there is cleaned up by garbage pickers. The single most interesting sight (that I’ll publish on my blog) our visit to B-39 a Russian Foxtrot-Class Diesel-Electric Submarine that has been turned into an exhibit at Pier-48 in downtown Seattle. WOW! That was amazingly kewl!
Anyways just got into my office, ensured the boardroom was availible for the LRPS council meeting tonight, and am running home to change, unpack and catch as snooze. My inbox is freaking full so I have a TON of stuff to do. TTYL
