Greetings from Houston
By William M. Hartnett on Feb 28, 2008 in CAR
I’m in Houston at the CAR Conference and, as usual at these conferences (recent sites: Cleveland, Newark, etc.), I’m loving the view from my room. Consider this admittedly low-quality shot from my phone:
Two more pictures for my amusement, and possibly yours. Both were ads in the sports section of today’s Houston Chronicle, and both convey a certain attitude, guns ‘n boots, that you don’t really see that much of ’round my way in South Florida. Which is not to say that we Floridians are not just as enthusiastic as anyone about firearms, merely that you usually don’t see them in our sports pages. My favorite from the gun store ad: the Snake Charmer II. I have a feeling the snake will not, in fact, be charmed.
Danny Sanchez | Mar 1, 2008 | Reply
I think the view is meant to inspire you to use the expertise you pick up in Houston to “build” some “groundbreaking” tools for the newsroom.
*snort*
William M. Hartnett | Mar 1, 2008 | Reply
100 percent true story: I walked into my room yesterday afternoon to find the woman cleaning the room sitting in a chair she had pulled up to the window, just watching the construction work. I did the same thing later; it’s strangely hypnotic.