Atlanta Notes
This is the second week of a whirlwind project with a little airline in Atlanta. Last week I had a hard bed at a cold Fairfield Inn, this week however, I chose wisely. This Hyatt Place has a huge suite-style room, and a 42" HD TV, where I'm watching monday night football in HD. Not only that, the bed is soft and the towels are fluffy. Of course it doesn't quite make up for the level of disorganization in the project, nor missing out on the miles for the flights from the airline, but its a better quality of misery.
I've been going to the Southwest Family YMCA to work out while here. Its been interesting, cause I'm the only cracker I've seen there, and its certainly a unique realization. The facility is top-notch, and the people have all been over the top friendly, even more so than my Y in Austin. Part of me wants to believe that the welcome is reciprocated when someone of another skin tone comes to Austin, but I fear that's not the case. I don't think the world has been able to eliminate the fear of the 'other' as well as Atlanta has. The conversations I've overheard have been interesting as well ranging from the idea that the Michael Vick verdict was too harsh, to others were contemplating a Clinton/Edwards ticket.
In all this is a strange week - part in Atlanta, part in Austin, then the rest getting ready for our big holiday party. Lots to do.
I've been going to the Southwest Family YMCA to work out while here. Its been interesting, cause I'm the only cracker I've seen there, and its certainly a unique realization. The facility is top-notch, and the people have all been over the top friendly, even more so than my Y in Austin. Part of me wants to believe that the welcome is reciprocated when someone of another skin tone comes to Austin, but I fear that's not the case. I don't think the world has been able to eliminate the fear of the 'other' as well as Atlanta has. The conversations I've overheard have been interesting as well ranging from the idea that the Michael Vick verdict was too harsh, to others were contemplating a Clinton/Edwards ticket.
In all this is a strange week - part in Atlanta, part in Austin, then the rest getting ready for our big holiday party. Lots to do.
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Atlanta - the weirdest city I ever visited. We were there on saturday morning at 11am. Normal European town would be bustling by then. But not a soul be found. We eventually paid a roadsweeper-person one dollar to tell us where all the people were ... (it turned out in some below-ground-level shopping centre thingy).