No seasons in Texas?

We do indeed have seasons, and for the first time in 3 years, I'm here to enjoy the slight cooling off that is fall. Its been delightful to have the windows open and to be outside without being attacked by mosquitos. The roar of the air conditioner is gone, and the chill of the air on my skin as I ride the motorcycle in to work is welcome. Sure, there's no leaves on the ground, and we're not wearing sweaters, but the neighbors have put out their halloween decoration crap, and there are commercials on for christmas stuff already. See, the seasons have changed!

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Madrid was terrific, despite the corporate drama that played out while I was over there. It made for a change in plans on the return trip, but I still got to pass through London on the way home. Connected with some good friends and coworkers, and really felt like a citizen of the world. The return trip was good, with the Sunday LGW-DFW plane being only partially filled, I was able to have a couple seats to myself for spreading out.

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Work this week and last has been pretty smooth. The shakeup wasn't as bad as initially estimated, and there are some good things to work on for our customer conference, but I've seen this play out before. I got back into the gym this week, and that felt really good. We'll see if we can keep on that track for a while.