7/18/25

 My flight was smooth and on time. I met my coworker in person. It is very odd to see someone on your laptop for months and then meet them in person.

We headed to the hotel and dropped our things off and had some lunch. We also had a good chat.

We then found our way through Washington DC to the conference hall for our evening event. The event was to have us available for people looking for another job. 

We talked to several people. Some great ones and some not so great ones (that were spitting when they talk). We talked to normal people and “close talkers”. Close talkers are not my favorite. Spitting close talkers are even more displeasing.

Afterward, my coworker and I went to a restaurant. We sat at the bar but it was clear that the bartender was overwhelmed. We ended up leaving. The next restaurant we went to had a private party going on and were not serving food. 

The next restaurant was a 5 minute walk away. We spotted a different restaurant on the way. We chose that one instead. Yikes. What an effort.

We saw lots of homeless people. There is a heavy smell of urine every so often. One man was so stinky we weren’t even close to him and we could smell him.

We arrived back at the hotel and went to our rooms. I turned the tv on and my FAVORITE Dateline host was on, Keith Morrison. He is such a great story teller.

Avery got her kitten and she and Kendall are having fun with him.

Lots of talking is going to happen tomorrow.