You might not have realized it, but today was two holidays: Presidents' Day and Take Your Disgruntled Teens and Tweens Flying Day. After the last day of Winter A classes I travelled west to Oakland with a mass of disfunctional families on winter break. I saw 14 year olds playing football in the concourse, little girls ignoring the flight attendants' requests to turn off a mobile phone, and plenty of just good ol' fashioned yelling at kids. I also saw a St. Bernard leader dog(!) and a bunch of folks headed toward the ski hill. While waiting in Denver I talked with Constable, which seemed apropos since he's headed skiing soon, too.
I ought not complain about travel when it's somebody else's bill and the purpose of the trip is to secure gainful employment in a position that seems a great fit. Again, great opportunities. Speaking of which, Doug found his at McKinsey and now we'll all be able to say that we remember him when. It's cool to see where classmates from 2002 wind up; marine or otherwise I think we're all making each other proud.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007