La Tierra de la Fea. Long Beach California.

Throughout the bible, a place called "Gehenna" is mentioned in reference to hell. In Jesus' time, it was thought that there was an actual Gehenna which was best described as a perpetual burning trash dump - a tire fire in today's time most likely. It's where trash, bodies, and whatnot were set afire. No doubt, … Continue reading La Tierra de la Fea. Long Beach California. →

Portland, one of the cooler cities in the west.

At what age do you start dressing like a grown up? This thought hit me as I stared out of my hotel room one day in Portland. Everybody, and I mean everybody - from college aged to Grandma, passing by in downtown Portland was dressed like I do when I'm working at home. Like a … Continue reading Portland, one of the cooler cities in the west. →

I get to go across the pond

About every year or so I get a really cool trip. One that would be fun to go as a family but prohibitively expensive. This was the year for the fun trip. I get sniffs of great trips every few months. Typically a sales director will want pricing for live training and query my boss, … Continue reading I get to go across the pond →

Washington DC, 12/25-1/1

As I look over this body of work, however meager it is, I see that although I've been to the DC area a few times, I've never really bothered writing about it. Not that I'm going to put a dent in that streak today, although I'll touch on it a little. First, some disclosure. I … Continue reading Washington DC, 12/25-1/1 →

So long, My friend

John (rt) with Mike at the beach John Hughes passed away last Sunday morning after a valiant battle with Cancer. Since then I've been thinking how hard it is to take the essence of someone's life - who they are, and compress it into a blog or even a talk. It's hard enough for most, … Continue reading So long, My friend →

Keeping my hands busy in the cold…

It's cold outside, and I'm inside reprocessing video for e-learning lessons. This is what I do when I'm not traveling to cities to complain about. Creating the same training that I do live for web based delivery. Editing video to do this is insanely boring. More so in this case, Since I'm having to rework … Continue reading Keeping my hands busy in the cold… →

Las Vegas, Worst city in the US

Unlike most of my trips, which tend to generate income, and where I enjoy a substantial amount of freedom, this trip was for a convention of sorts. So with that you get all the misery, and none of the fun or control. Luckily I wasn't asked to be a booth babe as I have been … Continue reading Las Vegas, Worst city in the US →

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.. Part 1

Well, No fear actually. Just the loathing part. There are a few things in this world that in general I try to avoid. Tourists, and executives. Especially executives that aren't in my chain of command. Within my little group my ability to visit one of our corporate offices with nearly zero interaction with director levels … Continue reading Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.. Part 1 →

The Heart of Cajun Country

I've been remiss in posting, but to be honest I haven't really traveled anywhere since last December. Two factors influence this; The first being a new software release, and second, nobody wanting live classes. Some of this is the economy, a lot more is that a new release of software keeps me busy building eLearning … Continue reading The Heart of Cajun Country →

Mind Numbed by the Evil Empire

What a week. 2010 is starting off slow, travel wise. The beginning of the year typically most companies are starting to ramp up for the new year so usually if I do anything huge in January it was in the planning stages a month or two before. This year there was none of that. Matter … Continue reading Mind Numbed by the Evil Empire →