Oh yeah – I forgot to mention yesterday that when we finally arrived at the hotel, and were checked in, the room assigned for us was 111. How freaky is that?? I truly have no idea why these sorts of numerical combinations continue to appear for us (if there is even any reason at all), but anything that involves 111 or 1111 or 1234 always makes us feel like there’s some sort of meaning.
At any rate, yesterday was our one free day, before the conference launches. We hopped a cab out to the mall, heading out to where Mrs. That Dan Guy had been receiving transmissions from a shoe store there, before we even landed yesterday. Maybe that was the significance of those numbers – I think she wanted to purchase 11 pairs of shoes, in 1 visit!! Egads…
The trip was successful. Shoes were indeed acquired, and I bought a stick of gum for myself, a memento of this fine little city. Having chewed it yesterday after dinner, I may have to find something else today to remember this trip…
We watched a movie in our room after we had gone for dinner and drinks (we are TOTALLY wild and crazy…), but when MTDG went out for some “fresh air” later, we ran into a fellow Canuck – one of the faculty members for the Erma Bombeck Humor Writers’ Workshop. Gordon Kirkland, who invited us back into the local watering hole, for one quick drink before last call.
He had us both laughing our fool heads off, with stories and anecdotes from his career, and everyday life. We had a blast.
And, while we were there, two members of the Bombeck family stopped by to say hello to him – so we actually had a multiple Bombeck experience at the Bombeck conference – way too cool!! 111?? I think so…
Registration is later this afternoon, and the big kick-off dinner and major keynote speaker begins this evening. More to come!!
Chow for now!
6 comments:
Stick of gum my sweet patootie!?
Dont let it fool you folks. I think a particular music store was transmitting signals to Mr. That Dan Guy before we even left the country, never mind the hotel room!
Such bald-faced lies, and slanderous statements will NOT be tolerated in this space!
Well, OK...maybe I DID buy ONE DVD, but it was for MTDG!!
Innocent, and personally still wearing a pair of old shoes that I made myself in craft class...
First of all, ONE??!!! I thought you said bald-faced lies would not be tolerated?
And second of all, the only craft class you atended was the one that taught you to be crafty as in a wolf lying!
Oh, for the love of Pete!!
Impuning my good name, and Honest Abe reputation!
OK, so I bought TWO DVD's, but they were BOTH for MTDG's benefit and collection, not mine!
Isn't it crafty as a fox, BTW??
Ok now I have never seen such a streetttttttttchh of exageration in my life! What reputation?
And furthermore, MTDG's collection? I have no collections. (MY middle name aint eccentric!)
And finally, no, I meant crafty like a wolf, because you must have attended the cheap school, taught by "pretend" foxes, thus the poor attempts at being "crafty"..
Oh brother!
Disagreement ain't just a river in Egypt, sister! If you have NO collections, how do you explain shoes of every shape and size, in every room of the house? How do you explain our owning a "footwear apparel transportation container", for trips like this??
Ha Ha, I say! Ha Ha!
I did pay a rather modest amount for that course, now that I think back about it...
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