Monday
Normal work from home day.
Tuesday
Normal work from home day.
Wednesday
Flew to NYC. Left the house around 2:00 PM. Good flight, CRJ90, upgraded to first class. Walked up to 59th St - Central Park South. Had a slice of pizza for dinner. Wore a wrist watch (my old Rolex) for the first time in as long as I can remember. Felt a little strange, but wasn't a problem.
Thursday
Worked in the hotel in the morning.
Met a co worker for lunch. Went to McCormick & Schmick - had red tilapia - not as good as Jeanie's with her pineapple chutney. Should have had the tuna - sushi style.
Met with the customer in their offices in the GE bldg - 30 Rock. Beautiful view. Felt like Gomer even though I grew up in NYC.
After the meeting, went back to the hotel to debrief. Met in the executive lounge. Ran into the pricer from the first winning engagement I led. One of the strange things about the job is how you can form strong bonds working with someone for a year in intense conditions, then never work with them again.
Took a nice long walk in Central Park. Central Park Driveway was closed to traffic which was nice, and since it was still daylight, I felt relatively safe. Didn't stray too far off the beaten path. Band was playing in the amphitheater. Walked up The Mall to to the lovely Bethesda Fountain at Bethesda Terrace in front of a Central Park lake and just enjoyed the view for a while. On the walk back, the moon was rising and I just happened to see it framed between two buildings. Moon was full and large. The view was really great.
Friday
Flew home. Arrived around noon. Jeanie picked me up and we went to lunch at the Green Papaya - a Thai restaurant at River City Market. Jeanie had shrimp in red curry sauce that was delicious, I had Thai Chili Cashew scallops (at spiciness level 4 out of 5) that was okay.
Saturday
Took the dogs and walked on the beach. Had wanted to fly Saturday night to do my night currency, but the landing light on the club aircraft had not been replaced, and my Form 5 has lapsed with the CAP, and even if it hadn't, we currently have a G1000 C-182 in the hangar for which I am not qualified.
Sunday
Went to coffee at the airport - only stayed for about thirty minutes so we could leave to drive to Jeanie's parents.
Paid $2.23 per gallon for gas at exit 3 in Georgia.
There were a number of motivators to go visit Jeanie's parents. Other than just to get to see them, which is always nice, other reasons were to drop the dogs off so they could take care of them while Jeanie and I are away, and for me to set up the new laptop we had given Dad for Father's day.
Before I got started with the setup, I discovered that their Internet connection wasn't working. Did some trouble shooting, but wasn't able to get it working. Learned later that the problem was that the DSL modem had gotten fried. The provider had to come out and replace the unit.
Spent a nice afternoon and evening with Mama and Dad visiting.
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Posted by David at September 08, 2009 06:52 PM | Categorized under: A day in the life