Returned from Kentucky late on Tuesday. Man, this cold just won't go away. I think I'm getting sicker. Ugggghhhhhh . . . . Here is a picture of my bacteria.
Had a great time on our trip though. There's so much momentum in XA right now. I'm happy to be a part. They're actually asking me what I think and how I would make XA better, which is pretty cool, seeing as I'm 15-20 years younger than most of the influencers. I'm not in there to be a revolutionary, just a voice. Call me Blake the Baptist, a voice from the wilderness of Northern Virginia. A man who lives on wildebeast droppings and dragonfly toes, who dresses in corduroy and clover, and shaves with flint. Not the way, not the life, just a voice.
Didn't see any Lewis & Clark statues on the way there, or any Ernest P. Worrell cartoons on the way home, but we did manage to see FOUR distilleries in between Lexington and Louisville (growing up in Wyoming, whoever heard of the Bourbon Trail?), and the gas stations had piles of tobacco products right out on a table in front of the counter. I did meet some people from Kentucky who definitely fit the stereotype, and others who rebelliously didn't. Who knew red-haired people from eastern Kentucky could be so educated?
I was on people overload for most of the trip. Couldn't believe how many old friends made the trek to this conference. I counted no less than 10 people I went to college with in Minnesota, seven of whom I had no idea were going to be there. It was amazing.
Here are some pictures.
8 comments:
hey there!
I made the cut! u put my picture on your page! :D ;) now im famous!
Stacy, I love the picture on your site with the cowboy hat. You would fit right into Wyoming culture. You ever worked on a ranch?
Thanks:) i wrote you an email reply to your comment.
B-Dogg, I think we are close enough to be homies like that, right? I mean, I have known you since Sunday. Anyway B-Dogg, I AM POSTING ON YOUR BLOG! Now you can't say I don't. Still not convinced that red-suit-runny-man isn't really you back in your crazy college days...
Jen
I have seen no evidence that baj ever went to college. Crazy, maybe.
Actually, I've been on independent study since I was two. Crazy, maybe . . .
PS I only have three guiding principles in my life, and one of them involves the strict avoidance of all forms of red spandex. Obviously the guy (or manly girl) in the picture doesn't share my orthodox beliefs.
So is it you or not?:)
Sorry Stace. You missed the thread we had on another blog. No, it definitely is NOT me, even though some are unconvinced. I guess I'll have to pick something closer to home (like a chimpanzee).
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