Monday, December 04, 2006

The Eagle Has Landed - In Sin City! Whoa...What a day of traveling. My original 1:00 PM flight out of Anchorage was cancelled (the plane was marooned in Juneau). Alaska Airlines did a great job of rebooking me and getting me here to Las Vegas. It just took a lot longer than originally scheduled. And of course, my luggage is still not here and won't arrive until mid-day tomorrow. But that's all o.k. I'm happy to finally arrive. And wow! Where I arrived to is pretty impressive. I'm staying at Caesar's Palace (where the conference is being held) and my room is giant. It's bigger than my first apartment, my first condo, and even the first house I rented. I think we could hold the conference in my room. I also have a great view of The Strip. Not bad. Except for my very late arrival. I don't think I'll be making the 8:30 AM keynote address tomorrow morning. My hotel room. The bathroom. Actually, it's more of a spa than a bathroom! The Strip. 12:10:01 AM    comment []

	Thursday, November 04, 2004

I was Very Grateful for This Potty!!!! Fortunately, I found Moline Lake, its picnic grounds and potty just in time!!!! This facility may look somewhat skanky to you, but beggers can't be choosers and I thought it looked wonderful!!!!! Oh - and the little green potty sitting there in front of the big white potty, is the Big Flush geocaching travel bug. I brought him with me to Kansas! 5:17:57 PM    comment []

	Saturday, September 11, 2004

Spiffy Neo-Classical Office Digs! Here are some pix of GCI's spiffy Smith Tower surroundings. That old school charm is just irresitable. First up - a potty shot: This is the women's 3rd floor restroom. You may wonder what on earth that green thing is that I'm holding. It's a geocaching travel bug - specifically, it's the Big Flush whose goal in life is to travel around the world and have his picture taken in various potties. The view from my cubicle. The 3rd floor elevator bank. 9:34:31 AM    comment []

	Tuesday, August 10, 2004

The Big Flush Travel Bug So, when I dropped Barney off at the Loveland Geocache, I picked up another travel bug - The Big Flush. The Big Flush's goal is, "To travel from cache to cache, and travel the world and see as many of the fancy restrooms as possible." Is this a job for the Slat Rat or what? The Big Flush will definitely visit many of the potties made famous in the Bathrooms I Have Visited section of my blog. And here's a picture of Flush. Definitely not as photogenic as Barney. 7:12:25 PM    comment []

	Wednesday, June 16, 2004

Anchorage Potties A fun article in Monday's Daily News on the best downtown potties. I feel very cutting edge, media-wise, with my Bathrooms I Have Visited category. But I have to say that I don't quite romanticize bathrooms in the way the reporter does: It's an interlude between our inner and outer selves, a safe place to cry about work and relationships, where we can escape the tedious details of our lives while crouched on a toilet seat imagining grander things. Finding a nice bathroom in the midst of shopping, watching a play or buying a book can be as reassuring as meeting up with an old friend. It can reaffirm our best hopes while offering the strength needed to pull up our pants and face this often cruel and impersonal world. Although, I agree that the heated potty seats at Orso definitely border on the sublime. 5:23:54 PM    comment []

	Sunday, June 13, 2004

Here's the very cute port-a-potty I used after the race. A port-a-potty decorating contest is part of the race festivities. This port-a-potty was decorated by the Steer girls in honor of their mom who is a breast cancer survivor. The Steer kids are quite a group - Rachael Steer is a member of the U.S. Biathalon Team. Zach Steer finished second in the Yukon Quest - a long distance dog race that is actually tougher than the Iditarod. 7:38:39 PM    comment []

	Thursday, February 05, 2004

Quite the State Department Potty From Mom, a great new entry into the Bathrooms I Have Visited category: The Martha Washington Ladies Lounge "of the (formal and official) Benjamin Franklin Reception Rooms on the eighth floor of the State Department building." And no, that's not Martha Washington. That's Mom! 8:12:36 PM    comment []

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