Open All Night

It is hard for me to believe that I was only really gone for 7 days. It really did feel like more than that. I need a couple weeks to recuperate, but there is no time for that, not with blogging to be done. So, I will instead follow-up with some comments, lessons learned, and other hogwash cavorting through my brain after this recent Kansas City trip.
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The subject for this entry is admittedly broad, as there are tens of things that are paradoxes regarding spending extended time in a hotel. However, today I am merely focusing on one aspect - the thickness of the walls.
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I have (regretfully) spent all of my life living in places that the almighty nectar that is Mr. Pibb (now Pibb Xtra) is not available. This is tragic, because it is by far my favourite carbonated beverage. Well, let’s just say that Kansas City is not one of those places.
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I am out here in Kansas City for the week due to a wee little quality issue on some of our parts. I get to spend my days outdoors, which is fun due to the temperatures and impending ice storm.

It is fun though because I get to take up one of my favourite hobbies, eating on someone else’s dime. Man, I even have to cram an extra meal in there! I am not used to eating three times per day. But, given my ever expanding girth I did take to the hotel workout centre for some time today.
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2007 rolled around with a unique challenge: There was a second black car in the driveway adorned with Cg-Lock livery, but the similarities between the cars were few. The new Cg-Lock ride was for a foreign racing surface with foreign technologies, and the season would begin with nearly a complete dearth of usable information. We decided to have fun and become moderately acclimated without getting bogged down in the details. Before the season began, we elected to run with the ESDCA, which is the Empire State Dwarf Car Association. The schedule consisted of 30+ races at 7 tracks clustered around Syracuse, NY. The schedule was published in February, which gave us plenty of time to ruminate prior to the season. We wanted to wait a few weeks into the season to debut; however the debut was pushed back even further as we had a wee bit more car maintenance to complete than we anticipated. It took us until June, but we finally headed north towards the Canadian border to begin the season.
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Due to my devastatingly poor time management skills, the Front Page has been awash in inactivity. While I hope to fix this with an abundance of new (and quite old) information over the holiday season, I would like to invite everyone to drop in on the michael’s musings section in the mean time. Michael is as irritated as ever and has had quite a few gears to grind during this off season.

Just a quick rant for today, as I am trying to get ready for my trip to Kansas City for two weeks. Between that and Christmas I won’t physically be in my office again this year! Give a big holiday cheer for working remotely!
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