The Cowtown Chronicles

Those of you who follow my Twitter stream know that I’m headed to San Francisco to attend Macworld Expo this week. It’s a business trip, inasmuch as a trip to Macworld for a Mac nerd can be a business trip and not a vacation.

Anyway, the reason I’ve squeezed my laptop into the space between my ample belly and the seat in front of me to write this post is to note that I always seem to meet the most interesting people on my travels. Once, I met a co-founder of the Samuel Adams brewery after striking up a conversation about her WGBH bag. I’ve flown with CEOs and celebrities, but this time I’ve gotten a special treat.

Today, I’m seated next to two members of Stanford University’s women’s gymnastics team, on their way back to Palo Alto from a meet in Cancun. This is rather fortunate for me, since being the large man I am, air travel is usually a frustrating and uncomfortable experience. Sitting by gymnasts gains you the same advantages of sitting by children, but gymnasts are less likely to cry or puke on you. (It should be noted that this is my first experience sitting next to gymnasts on a plane, but so far so good!)

I’ll post a few more times about my Macworld trip, but I expect to be pretty busy next week, so don’t hold your breath.

Sun low on the horizon, about 40 minutes before sunset.

Great day! Shopping, swimming, TONS of pictures that I’ll have to post later because my internet connection here is really flaky.

Here’s one to tide you over…