The company that I work for is always amazing to m
e. They are in many ways on the cutting edge of every technology (spare me the comments) and in other ways are stuck in the past. Every facility I go to is almost a carbon copy of the previous. Old toll maps on the walls, wood grain electric pencil sharpeners, harvest gold cloth swivel chairs, Bell Blue walls. They all have miles of poorly designed mazes of narrow hallways interrupted by an occasional room with some display of a system that looks like it came straight out of the bowels of the USS Alabama. It really is an unique family of odd people, all different, but disturbingly the same..... Including myself.
e. They are in many ways on the cutting edge of every technology (spare me the comments) and in other ways are stuck in the past. Every facility I go to is almost a carbon copy of the previous. Old toll maps on the walls, wood grain electric pencil sharpeners, harvest gold cloth swivel chairs, Bell Blue walls. They all have miles of poorly designed mazes of narrow hallways interrupted by an occasional room with some display of a system that looks like it came straight out of the bowels of the USS Alabama. It really is an unique family of odd people, all different, but disturbingly the same..... Including myself.I am in a system design school that is, as usual, over my head. As I listen to the instructor talk about Copper fed slics and protect carrier lines, 
my mind quickly drifts off to the mountain bike trail on top of Double Oak Mountain. In my fantasy it is Fall and the leaves cover all but the narrow strip of dirt that makes it's gradual climb up to the crest. The top is always a great place to slow a little and catch a glimpse of the Vulcan over on the opposing Red Mountain. ..........Suddenly I am startled by "Mr. C! Did you get all of that info on the alternate mark inversion with binary 8 "0" substitution?" Uuuuuuuh............
my mind quickly drifts off to the mountain bike trail on top of Double Oak Mountain. In my fantasy it is Fall and the leaves cover all but the narrow strip of dirt that makes it's gradual climb up to the crest. The top is always a great place to slow a little and catch a glimpse of the Vulcan over on the opposing Red Mountain. ..........Suddenly I am startled by "Mr. C! Did you get all of that info on the alternate mark inversion with binary 8 "0" substitution?" Uuuuuuuh............When I was in my twenties, travel with the company always seemed exciting. Now it's just time away from the family and friends. Marriott's "weak" Artisan blend coffee is a far cry from the bold rosetta masked macchiato that I had last weekend in Cahaba Heights. 
It's sobering to realize how spoiled one can become.
It's sobering to realize how spoiled one can become. Anyway, Nashville has a great downtown and lots of good food. All of the dives and pubs are to many to try to cover in two weeks. It's a pretty good reward for being here though. It looks like they have recovered pretty well from the floods. Opry Mills is still trashed, but down town looks good.
There is a good German beer hall
and a neat Irish pub with 30 foot tables that seat 20, live Irish music and Guinness on tap.
"Im a lumber jack and I'm ok"
just kidding.....
I guess I will be home by the time you read this. Nashville.....Been there, done that.
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