Back from vacation

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

Nothing like spending 4 days unconnected to any internet service, exploring the sights of Vegas and surrounding area with my wife as a way to celebrate our third anniversary. We had a great time, lots of laughs, lots of fun and took lots of pictures, which I’m sure we’ll have online some time soon. Of course, now it’s back to work. I’m already missing the Pacific time zone, 7AM came awfully early this morning, especially when our flight back got in at 11:30 last night. Now I just have to get caught up on a dozen or so emails that need a response, 1700 or so unread items in my Bloglines reading list, and a few basic techie tasks around the office. Luckily, it seems there weren’t any major problems while I was gone, so I should be able to get everything caught up by Friday, when I get into month-end reporting. Yipee. 🙂

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