Sorry to see the 'Clones run into a Sooner team in Norman that was ready for the upset. It looks like ISU may have an issue with teams that have size inside and three-point shooting from outside. Well, most teams will struggle against that combo, but the 'Clones got killed on the offensive glass today.
Travel challenges jumped up at both my pal Bill and my business associate Gary this week. Bill's flight out of MLI to ORD was cancelled on Thursday AM for a mechanical, and he, spouse (and a client who was booked on the flight also) elected to drive to ORD to make a connection to Denver. He made it to Steamboat, but lost a scheduled afternoon on the slopes.
Gary got caught coming from the other direction, his Denver-MLI flight being cancelled Monday evening...and he joined a couple of others and DROVE over night to Davenport. Ouch! But the choices from United were like Wednesday departures!!
(Another odd coincidence with Bill and Gary's travel snafu's was that each found out that he had an expired driver's license when he went to get the rental car. Now that can be just an awful oversight, but they were able to have a companion execute the rental agreement. Note to the unwary, your expiration date is probably your birthdate. Licenses are usually issued for 3-5 years...they aren't limitless.)
All of this makes our bump-free European trip in September even more remarkable.
A client from Moline who has a part-time home in Las Vegas made the case to me the other day for flying Allegiant Airlines to/from Vegas...so as to avoid connecting flights. He agrees that Allegiant is the Walmart of airlines, but that lack of gambling on connection hubs becomes the trump card. I guess so. If I take a late February trip to break up that last part of Winter, I may have to look at Vegas, specifically to limit the risk of a missed connection.
My pal @bcbison picked up his new car this week. (He had the thrill of using the BEATER for a few days at the start of the week.). A Honda Crosstour. Sharp car with all the current technology. Timely too as Illinois went to the hands-free phone usage law as of January 1st. That hatchback pops up, the back seats fold forward, and the bike goes in like it belongs there. Suite. Nice choice, pal.
Headed over to share wine with my pal Ron this evening. I elected to stop by and get another bottle of the J Lohr Carol's Vineyard for my contribution.
(And I noted again this morning the outrageousness of the local pricing differences in our standard wine currency. I stopped to pick up a donut at Schnuck's after coffee and noticed their basic J Lohr listed at $16.99. The same bottle at the Spring Street Hy Vee where I purchased Carol's Vineyard at lunch time was $10.99. Go figure that one out.)
More from here tomorrow.
BCOT
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