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Tag Archives: travel
From The Five Boroughs
So here I am on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, sitting an apartment that half the size and worth almost three times as much as my house, and where you have to d your laundry in the basement. And … Continue reading
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San Diego, CA
Greetings from sunny San Diego, CA, where I attended the NRI Animal Genomics Annual Investigator Meeting Friday and will be attending weekend workshops at the Plant and Animal Genome XVI meeting. Hopefully I can get away after lunch to do … Continue reading
Fresno, CA
I’m not loving on Fresno. So far I’ve endured the worst Caesar salad ever, a 12″ TV, and a conversation among patrons in the restaurant last night so stupid that it’s permanently affected my ability to do my job. At … Continue reading
Visalia, CA
Greetings from sunny, but dry, central California! I was invited out here to Visalia to speak about best prediction at an event sponsored by AgriTech Analytics and Holstein Association USA. My talk was yesterday afternoon and went well, I think. … Continue reading
Sour Charlotte
So here I am at the Microtel Inn Charlotte (Airport), stuffed full of Cracker Barrel, instead of home with Misty and the boys. What’s the deal? Bad weather in Northern Virginia/Washiongton/Baltimore, including severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. My flight from Gainesvillle to Charlotte … Continue reading
Science by the Pound
The May 2007 issue of Journal of Dairy Science is out. It contains 2 papers on which I’m first author and 1 on which I’m a co-author: VanRaden, P. M., M. E. Tooker, J. B. Cole, G. R. Wiggans, and … Continue reading
Does this mean that I don’t have to go to Milwaukee?
This is not the kind of thing you like to see when trying to book a flight for travel on U.S. Government business: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server error ’80004005′ [DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (Connect()).]SQL Server does not exist or access … Continue reading
Visiting old friends in Raleigh
I had a nice flight down to Raleigh this morning. My friends Roger and Zoe met me at the airport (with their son and daughter) and we visited for a few hours and had lunch before they had to head … Continue reading
Welcome to the Best Western Fort Collins
Well, I made it here safely and successfully presented my first seminar. I’ve got another tomorrow at lunch. w00t! Here’s the kind of hotel at which I’m staying: Dear Guest, Due to the popularity of our guest room Amenities, our … Continue reading
My biggest travel blunder ever!
Some of you might know that I’m supposed to be flying to Denver tonight because I’m presenting a pair of seminars at Colorado State University tomorrow and Tuesday. My reservations were made a couple of weeks ago. By me. And … Continue reading