Back home from a busy week of traveling. Monday and Tuesday I was in Colorado Springs staying at the legendary Broadmoor Hotel, a perennial Mobil 5-Star resort (of about 35 in the U.S.). I was attending a conference there and the hotel and amenities were included, including my upgrade to a suite, which was way too much room for me. But the highlight may have been the food, and for two days I dined on $120 dinners and gourmet breakfasts and I basically ate everything that was placed in front of me, plus some stuff that I had to reach for.
Wednesday I flew to Grand Rapids, Michigan, which felt a little like going to my ancestral homeland--Dad Farley grew up in the Upper Peninsula, Grandpa worked at the Ford plant there and a few generations back hail from Holland, MI. I spent three days doing a management strategy session with a company called FlexFab that makes silicone hoses. I'm always fascinated to see how much money is made on the boringest products. It was a rewarding session, but made for long days, which started at 7:30a and finished around 11 p.m.
Several other travel highlights:
1. I ate at PB&J's in the St. Louis Airport. Yes, they serve peanut butter sandwiches, in various versions. I had mine on whole wheat bread with bananas and honey. They gave it to me in a brown lunch bag, which was perfect.
2. At the Wayne County Airport in Detroit I got a muffin from Starbucks and the young, African-American girl behind the counter was so nice and friendly that I told her she made my day. Couldn't have been more than 19, but smiled at everyone and asked how their days were. Really cool to see that, and to realize that it can be done.
3. Sat next to a woman on a flight who was a semi-professional pool player. She gave me some good pointers, and now I'm eager to play. Sometimes I do wish I had a table again, but that would require an addition to the house. Seems complicated.
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