Wednesday

Successful drive to KC today. Six hours. Now two days of sales yea-hoo.

2 didn't receive proper recognition here for her Bix 7 run last Saturday. I'm thinking that that rates Daughter of the Day, albeit a bit belated. This is a pic from the April 15th party, so there was a little wine involved.

I took a walk Sunday up the route that 2 and I use for our initial preparations for the Turkey Trot. It occurred to me that our training for the Turkey Trot this year will not begin until after Italy, which makes me a little nervous for my one hour time limit. I need a lot of training. There is zero transference of bike cardio to running cardio. I've proved that in the past.

For the record, my conference last week in SF did produce another professional designation for my resume. I was so notified today that my previous experience, credentials and the results of Thursday's examination won the hearts and minds of the Board, and I could now refer to myself as an AIFA (Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst). Makes a person tingle all over, doesn't it?

The guy who gave the opening address at our conference today was a sports psychologist who has worked with some very high-profile folks, including the San Antonio Spurs, Olympic athletes, and collegiate champions. He was very enthusiastic, and had some great stories, but trying to rally the troops to go out and sell more tax shelters doesn't quite generate the same feel as an NBA or NCAA championship game pep talk. (Tweaking that speech for this audience does merit him some style points for creativity.)

I'm headed to the bar for some cocktails with my vendors, and then to Rosie and Tom's for some KC hospitality.

More tomorrow. Between crosswords.

BCOT