Fastest Convention Appearance Yet
Posted August 30th, 2008 by Howard TaylerOn Friday I delivered the 2:00pm keynote at the Utah Open Source Convention (UTOSC) at Salt Lake Community College. It would have been nice to attend the whole show, but it has been a full, busy week, and this weekend is the family reunion up in Pocatello, Idaho.
So Sandra and I packed all the reunion stuff into the van, loaded the kids, and drove to SLCC. She dropped me off at 1:00pm and took the kids to lunch and to a park. I met some folks, delivered the keynote, and then jumped in the van and headed north at 2:45pm.
It was kind of a drive-by keynote. By 5:45pm I was lounging in the hot-tub at the Best Western watching my kids splash in the pool. I’d tell you that this is the cartoonist’s life, but mostly it’s just THIS cartoonist’s life.
Gotta go. The breakfast buffet has a waffle-maker…
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August 30th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Mmmm. Waffles. Belgian or ordinary? Best Western almost never has powdered sugar, though, or strawberries… *pout*
August 30th, 2008 at 8:55 am
Belgian, probably. When I was at HoJo’s during the fire scare (the fires were so hot they *melted* the power lines), they had the same contraption.
If you want one at home, Howard, then I suggest browsing over at Brylane Home: http://www.brylanehome.com/decor/FlipSide-Belgian-Waffle-Maker.aspx?PfId=122601&DeptId=15547&producttypeid=1&pref=ps&PurchaseType=G (yes, make sure you get ALL of that in a new tab/window or you’ll get the dreaded 404!) - does the same thing, but you make the batter. ;)
August 30th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Is it just me or is there some regional quirk about Utah people and waffle makers (like fry sauce).
August 30th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Nothing regional about it. Waffle-makers are popular hotel buffet things nation-wide. I’ve traveled a lot, and I see them all over.
Turned out none of the kids even WANTED the waffles.
August 30th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Not wanted waffles? What sort of demon spawn are the two of you raising?
Yes, there are definitely a plethora of waffle makers at hotel chains that offer breakfast. If they offer more than a muffin and coffee then you are more than likely to see a waffle maker.
Danget! Now I’m craving waffles.
Have a good weekend Howard and family!
August 31st, 2008 at 12:12 am
“Drive-By Keynoting — the latest urban scourge. Film at 11.”
. o O ( Waffles…. )
August 31st, 2008 at 8:15 am
Damn… Stayed in lots of hotels in China, seen waffle maker only once. Defunct.
But how come your kids wouldn’t want waffles? I mean… that’s WAFFLES!
August 31st, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Just out of curiosity, what do you people like about Belgian waffles ?
I’m from Belgium and I find them okay, but not like wooow.
Maybe that’s because I’m used to them, I don’t know.
August 31st, 2008 at 10:07 pm
I don’t crave them everyday - but I did have waffles when I was at HoJo’s. It’s…. well… they’re light, BIG, and hold lots of butter. As well as other things one can put on them. ;)
Even with just the Eggo kind, what I tend to put on them depends on (a) what’s available, and (b) what I’m in the mood for. I’ve even had ‘em with a bit of butter & grape jelly. :9
Damn. If my Dad wasn’t trying to sleep (it’s 1:06am on Monday morning), I’d make some that way.