Up up and away

Well, the biz trip from hell has started. My 14 day trek was supposed to start by flying into Reno then heading out to Squaw Valley (site of the 60's Olympics) for a conference. Get to O'Hare and board the plane only to be told that the anti lock brakes failed. Sit on runway for an hour. Cancel flight. Schweet!

After an hour on the phone with the rescheduling folks, the three of us were bound for San Francisco (via St. Louis...can you say inching your way across this great land? Yeah, thought you could. :-D) where we rented a car and drove 3 hours back to Squaw Valley. WOO HOO!! Oh wait...forgot to mention that we boarded the exact same plane we had gotten off of 2 hours prior. Oh, and the anti lock brake issue? Not an issue flying into St. Louis...only Reno (due to elevation and length of runway). Ooooo-k!! I am feeling REALLY safe about now!

Did I mention that while we made it to Cali, our bags did not.

So, I am at this lux resort we go to every year for this conference and they manage to fuck up the key cards 5x. I kept getting locked out of my room. Jesus Christ on crutch. Am I having fun yet??

Fastforward three days...I am leaving for Thailand for work, and guess what? STILL NO BAGS!

Ok, bags arrived at my hotel in Reno exactly 12 hours before my flight(my 24 hour flying journey to Asia begins in Reno to LA to Tokyo to Bangkok). NOW WE'RE COOKIN' WIT GAS! At least I have STUFF!

Did I mention that this silly assed seriously upscale resort in Cali is totally doggie friendly with a really cool little pet shop? I got my Roma some popcorn. Roma lives and breathes for popcorn and yogurt. She's Pavlov's salivating pooch to the Nth degree when either are in front of her eyes or wafting up her nose.

Here's Roma, btw.
Isn't she the cutest??

Anyway, this little upscale pet shop had Filet Mignon flavored popcorn. I just HAD to get that for my little baby! Momma misses you, angel!!!

Gotta love a place that sells $150 collars. Can you say PEOPLE WITH TOO MUCH MONEY AND TOO LITTLE COMMON SENSE?? Well, that's what I think at least...and I live for my kids (er, dogs)!

Missed my weekly poker game and probably will again for a couple weeks. I will try to hit a couple tourneys in Thai time while I am gone, though.

Ciao for now all!

J