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This was a day on my feet. I got out for lunch and made a daytime trip to the Alamo. The harsh afternoon sunlight made for horrible photos of the building, so I stuck to some of the plants in the partial shade.

Tomorrow, I fly home. I am homesick and ready to return to normalcy. I am also just worn out and tired…good night 🙂

If things just don’t work out with my current line of work, there is always the Texas Jail Association next door in the convention center. I’m SURE there is a satisfying option for me there!

Other than hedging my career bets, it was a normal day here in San Antonio. Show prep. Hobnobbing. Making the world safe for the next generation. (Cliff, that’s for you! 🙂

I snapped a couple more shots of the Riverwalk. How serene. My coworkers and I had dinner and drinks along the river.

Oh, and my quote of the day (overheard at dinner): “What? You have never been to P.F. Changs? You have GOT to go to P.F. Changs. We HAVE to go while we are here.” Now, I have eaten at P.F. Changs. The food is very tasty. But it is NOT acceptable to hop in a car and leave unique local cuisine behind to find the nearest P.F. Changs.

This is for those of you who are curious which photos sold in the photo show this weekend: one from my latest Bayshore series and one from my Venice series. Two of my very favorite images ever. Its flattering that someone else agrees 🙂

How many AAA stars do you get if you find two finger/toenails on the nightstand?

I have said many times that business travel is only glamorous to those folks who don’t do it…or have enough money to only stay in five star hotels.

Frankly, as far as business travel goes, I have it pretty good. I fly the airlines I want, which allows me to build up some status. And I stay in nice business-friendly hotels with amenities–avoiding the two-star “traveling salesman” hotels with the shampoo in tear-open ketchup packets.

But still, business travel is not all champagne and chocolates. For example, although my hotel is sitting on the Riverwalk, MY view is in the opposite direction and is of the local Denny’s.

In any case, my positive adventurous spirit will prevail, and I will have some NEW fun photos tonight.

I left San Francisco right after noon today and could see the low coastal fog streaming in through the Golden Gate. So, I’m assuming Jeff is a bit cooler tonight.

We banked southeast and headed for San Antonio…well, San Antonio by way of Phoenix. I’m in San Antonio for a few days attending a conference, and my hotel is located along the Riverwalk, which is a lazy sunken river walkway that winds through downtown San Antonio. FYI, this is the #1 tourist stop in Texas. Sucks to be the Alamo.

Speaking of which…I saw the Alamo as well. Its a couple of blocks off the Riverwalk. Its iconic, and cool to see at night. (I’m sure it is REALLY annoying during the day, since directly across the street from the Alamo is a Ripley’s Believe It Or Not and a wax museum and an IMAX theatre.)

Now, speaking of oddities of commercialized America: Hooters. Las Vegas is continuing to explode with new growth, and the town is DEFINITELY re-introducing the Sin in Sin City. One of the latest hotel’s is the re-branded Hooters Hotel and Casino. U.S. Airways in-flight magazine had a full page ad consisting primarily of a photo of a traditional, busty Hooters waitress. Well, what made me laugh was the inset photo showing a young couple on their “romantic getaway” at the Hooters Hotel.

Oh, please! Give me a break.