Journal Just Some Guy's Journal: Avoid the Ramada 5
This isn't tech-related in the least, but my family just got back from staying at the Ramada Inn in Kearney, Nebraska. It wasn't pretty.
Not that Kearney is a likely destination for Slashdotters, but for those who might find yourselves there: you've been warned.
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Since it was a business trip, and I was getting picked up daily by the office men at the other site, I took the shuttle from t
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Oh, it was more of a business/convention trip. I was going to the state meeting of Freemasons ("Grand Lodge"), so it wasn't quite totally idle time. Any day away from the ordinary is a good day, though.
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There's a pretty good Wikipedia article [wikipedia.org] on it. It's a good way to meet people, but I'm finding it to be much better as a way to make friends. None of the guys in my lodge would be remotely helpful as business contacts, but I'm glad to know them personally. Oh, and you pretty much have to ask to join. Although attitudes are changing a little, it used to be strictly forbidden to recruit, and from what I can tell most Masons still follow that.
I definitely understand about free time. With 4 kids age 8 an
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I'll have to think about it (factor in the new viewpoint)...
Boy, we