Do Not Disturb

I'm in San Francisco this week.  Like a lot of places, this is one of those cities which I frequent for all "the wrong" reasons.  By that I mean that, while I spend a lot of time here, it's all business and no pleasure.  Naturally, I'd like to come back to explore the city for a long weekend sometime.

When I'm in town, I always stay in the same Hyatt.  It's perfect 'cause it's (literally) right across the street from my office.

Somebody knew what they were talkin' about when they said there's two sides to every coin.  This week, the view from my window is great!  ...as long as you're not looking straight ahead.  If you're looking straight ahead, then you're just about eye-level with my manager's 5th floor window.

This is the best reason I've ever had to get in earlier (and leave later) than my boss.

Yuuuuup!

Ali and I attended a charity auction to benefit the Farr Academy this week.  Since wifey is an e-Bay FANATIC, this live event was sure to test her grit.  It's easy to keep a cool appearance when you're competing against faceless binaries, but in live competition, the rules change.  The competitors are always observing the big dog.  Watching.  Testing.  Waiting for you to tip your hand.

This would be much more akin to Storage Wars than anything even she has ever done.  I knew I was out of my league.  Wifey would have to bare the burden of the paddle today.  We Positioned our chairs so that I could tap Ali on the back anytime I wanted to bid.  Armed with that information, Ali would decide whether or not Paddle #1 would make an official bid.

The good news is that my sports memorabilia collection has continued to grow!  Before the auction, I had a Paul Pierce basketball (a gift from Ali), Ted Williams baseball (a gift from Ali's father), and two Dave Mills Youth League trophies (!!).  Following the auction I was the proud new owner of a Kevin Youkilis baseball, Adrian Gonzalez baseball, and a Milan Lucic puck.

I also won a round for four at TPC Boston.  This is a private course where The Deutsche Bank Championship is played.  Woohoo!  We also won some other stuff...but that's far less exciting.