Road blog: Texas - day 2
The early morning trip in was actually a good one, mostly because I didn't get stuck in our tiny tiny plane for the day, bags didn't get lost and I got to the hotel unscathed. So it was good in the sense that it didn't suck.
My cab driver was an African immigrant that claimed over the course of our short trip to be an attorney (just haven't passed the bar yet, which is why I'm driving a cab. Because clearly there is no middle ground), a medical software technician and owner of his own recruiting company that was bringing recruits over from Africa. Impressive.
When I told him I was a technician working a medical conference he suddenly wanted to know all about me, my website, my email (he stopped in city traffic and whipped out a notepad to start jotting down all my info. We were one block from my hotel, I had to tell him to turn the meter off and put cash in his hand to end our ride) and everything about what we do so 'we can partner' and help in his 'endeavors'.
it was like getting spammed....in person.
And just as pleasant as it sounds
I'm in Dallas, staying at the closest hotel to Dealey plaza (that's their biggest marketing claim) and I'm verifying this today but I'm pretty sure the building I have a clear view of from my room is the Book Depository so I may be taking a walk down there today to snap some photos at the museum.
The conference is a conference. The coffee is free, the speakers are boring. Yesterday the highlight was when one of the board members stood up during a discussion of some initiative, turned to face to board and yelled 'Shame on you! Shame on you all!' And stormed out of the room.
I don't know what it was about but then again its a radiology conference so I really don't know what ANY of it is about, at least that had the added excitement of old people fighting. I can only hope that they came back ready to start throwing punches today.
If not, lots of Brickbreaker on the agenda.
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