Ahoy Matey!

This is the view from my current hotel room. I've visited so many pirate-identified places this year, I think I'll commandeer one of these vessels and hit the high seas in search of booty. Hey, not a bad pick up line . . . I'll have to try it on the Phenom later this week.

I'm at a convention this week. Nothing like blatant self promotion and boozy hook ups to make one really feel dirty. Although, I confess, I did my share of sucking up. I was introduced to the assistant regional manager or the assistant to the regional manager . . . and the little lamb is new to the business, and all on her own (her boss is smoozing on an entirely different level). So, we bought her several glasses of wine, a couple pounds of steamed shrimps, and chatted her up good. Now, when contracts are coming down the pike, hopefully she'll think of us fondly. heh heh.

So, I'm on my fourth swank hotel stay this year. One more is on the horizon, and then I'll have the chance to stick the luggage in the closet for a bit. But first, I'll have to find the place I saw while traveling here that claimed they have the world's largest pork display. I can't even fathom how big that might be.