Whirlwind Tour

On Wednesday I left before anyone at home got up to catch a train to Boston. I was on the train from 7:30 am until 3:30 pm to make a 5:30 pm dinner.

The dinner was some technical award ceremony. It was as most dinners/award ceremonies go, but the cool part was completely unrelated.

As we sat in the bar at the Boston Seaport waiting for the festivities to begin, one of the guys I was with was recognized by an Army officer passing through. Turns out they were neighbors. The officer was hosting some Boston based celebration for the living recipients of the Medal of Honor. They had flown them all to Boston or around Boston on Blackhawk helicopters and he asked if we wanted to check on out.

Of course we did!

Then it was off to the dinner. Lots of drinking. Lots of clapping. Our CEO won, then my boss and I had to leave early to catch a train back to NYC.

That’s right. I took the train from home to Boston for dinner on Wednesday. Now I was back on the train and heading to NYC.

And more drinking.

Point being I drank way too much as I rocked and rolled down the tracks toward a 2:30 am arrival in NYC.

Got to bed by 3 am, then up at 7 for an 8 am all day meeting.

Ouch. Kids don’t do this at home. Kids don’t do this. Trust me it hurts.

The meeting was long, but perhaps interesting. We have some further discussions this week in regards to a partnership with this company. We shall see.

Meeting ended, then catch another train at 5 pm. Home by 7:30.

Won’t be doing that again for a while I hope.

– b