Day 207 - 12.3.10 - Houston, Texas (Day 3)

This place has top of the line communications technology... Time to come home...

Day 206 - 12.2.10 - Houston, Texas (Day 2)

Stuck at the Houston Airport Marriott without a rental car... The indoor / outdoor pool qualifies as supreme entertainment...

Day 205 - 12.1.10 - Houston, Texas (Day 1)

Work has taken me to Houston, Texas... The airport Marriott in Houston, Texas... This carpet is here to greet me...

Day 198 - 11.24.10 - Lovely LaSalle County

Already planning for a half day in anticipation of the Thanksgiving holiday, I was informed late in the day Tuesday that a Wednesday morning court appearance in LaSalle County would be mine. With travel time and the hearing itself, this was my work day in one simple task. It was a nice drive west along I-80 to Ottawa, Illinois, a quaint little town that appeared to be quietly waiting for Thanksgiving. An agreed order was entered before the Court's call, I snapped a photo, and made my way to Park Ridge to relax. Long weekend, commence...

Day 189 - 11.15.10 - Winter Wonderland... Kinda

With the official winter season still about 5 weeks away, my work building has decided to set up this disco Winter Wonderland in the lobby. We all know that the winter in Chicago starts earlier than the official start date of December 21, but still, this feels a little early...

Day 178 - 10.13.10 - Somewhere in Middle America

Ahh, the majestic view from the conference room at the Holiday Inn Express in Fremont, Nebraska, just outside of Omaha. It was a stunning fall day.... Mighty fine havin' land...

Day 177 - 10.12.10 - Up in the Air

On Tuesday, I traveled on the afternoon flight to Omaha, Nebraska, to take a deposition occurring on Wednesday morning. The flight was quick and easy, about one and a quarter hours, take off to landing. I spent the flight preparing for the deposition and staring out the window...

Day 173 - 10.8.10 - Flip. Flip. Flipadelphia.

Today, I flew in and out of Philadelphia, PA, to participate in a deposition for work. While I didn't have much time to see the sights, I was fortunate to have time to meet my friend Adam for lunch at the Reading Terminal Market, a massive bazaar of places to eat and purchase fresh produce and meat. I've never seen anything like it before. It was quite possibly the world's best food court. No Sabarro or Boardwalk Fries to be found here...

Adam took me to Tommy DiNic's where we attacked Italian pulled pork sandwiches with sharp provolone, hot peppers, spinach and broccoli rabe. A Philly classic. It was a fine lunch, and one of the best sandwiches I've ever tasted. Next time, I hope to stay longer and get the Philly Cheese Steak experience. For a one day trip, however, this was just fine...

Day 171 - 10.6.10 - The Documents

Boxes and boxes of documents like this fill a conference room near my office. 176 of 'em. I am responsible for reviewing all of the documents in these boxes and determining what records are relevant to a class action lawsuit my firm is defending. It is semi-interesting work at best... but it is good to be busy and billing hours... I'm very thankful for that.

Day 137 - 9.2.10 - M3

Sometimes work takes me to the most beautiful places... Today, the 3rd Municipal District in Rolling Meadows, Illinois... This courthouse is known affectionately around the office as M3 or Rolling Ghettos...