Tomorrow AM I have to take a flight to ATL. This is a good and bad thing. As any who know me can attest, I am not the biggest fan of Atlanta. Now, that isn’t really fair. I guess I just would rather live in Southern California. Atlanta is a fine place, I just don’t want to live there. I must admit that the south has some of the best “bad for you” food. I love the barbecue and you have not had breakfast until you have had a Southern breakfast. But the culture is a shock – I do have stories, but not for sharing here.
The one thing I can say about Atlanta is that some of my favorite people in the world live there. Getting to see them, even briefly, is worth the effort. The down side is that it blows routine, disrupts work (i.e., it makes the following couple weeks difficult catching up), and I miss my family. But in the end, renewing the connections with these people is worth it. Phone, email, blogs, etc. – these are all good. But nothing replaces seeing the person, sharing a hug and renewing that friendship in person.
