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These two gas stations are directly across the street from one another in SF. I took these photos as I was filling up this afternoon. (Good thing is a beautiful sunny day.) Now, some might say that the cost of a gallon at the Chevron station is outrageous enough, but what the heck is in the Shell gasoline? Sadly…or oddly…there was actually one customer over at the Shell station. How elitist of them. Perhaps their gasoline came in a champagne flute.

I awoke this morning at 4:30 in Kansas City, caught an early flight to Philadelphia, delivered a well-received briefing, and hopped an evening flight home. Sorry to disappoint, but no hotel photo tonight…although I will tell you that the view of downtown Philly from our office is pretty darn nice.

Non-descript hotel. Oversold flights. Blah blah blah. The highlight of the trip was definitely dinner last night with my coworker Steve in KC. He is a foodie, and was determined to break my habit of disappointing travel meals. We went to a local spot called 40 Sardines. At the recommendation of the waiter, I tried the wild boar, and it was rich and amazing. The moist chocolate torte for dessert didn't hurt at all.

In any case, there is really no place like home.

I just know that everyone has been waiting with baited breath for a new hotel window photo! Well, who am I to stand in the way of art…here is Kansas City. (Overland Park, KS to be precise.) Fun huh?

Otherwise, not much at all to report from Kansas City. I got upgraded on my flight in this afternoon, which is really amazing since both legs were 100% full.

Well, no…I don’t think anyone did say Paris, but I was looking through my Paris shots for some Strangers photos, and ran across this one that made me laugh. Sooooo cool and soooo French…but soooo not ready for me to photograph him 🙂

But I also worked with some of my shots in the Paris Metro and RER. I really love subway shots, and these shots are just vivid and interesting to me.

In my ongoing series of views from Hilton window, I present Seattle. This Hilton gets bonus points for having a bay window, which gives the visitor a much better view of the city.

I was in town to give a presentation, and even though my stay was short, I really had a fantastic time. The highlight was a dinner with my buddy Jeff at our regular haunt…Two Bells. We spent most of the time talking about all the stuff going on at Tech. Jeff was proudly decked out in his orange and maroon gear.

Lastly, I snapped this shot at the Seattle airport this afternoon on my return home. The UV coating on the windows created this dramatic sky.