By the time I get to Phoenix...

Here I am enjoying the inside of a hotel in Phoenix. I was outdoors for a total of 20 minutes today.

The Ritz hotel is very nice. It quite old-worldy. But I really wish I had time to stay here for a day and explore the area.

Mads received a video message

yikes....creepy....wow.....cool!

Dee Dee received a Christmas video from Santa.

Bethan is now scrambling a letter together in the hopes that she too may get a message.....hmmm...will she be on the Naughty or Nice list.

First winter storm warning of the season.

NewYork to Atlanta

Well here I go again. In late after a long night of work last night, up at 5:30 to catch the flight and its straight through work until 10pm tonight in Atlanta. I am already exhausted.

I stayed at the W Court hotel in Manhattan Sunday night. What a dump. It used to be some old tired hotel but the lobby and carpets were updated. But apart from the furniture the rooms were as rough as I have ever seen....well I suppose there is a crappy hotel in Paris and the first one in Milan I stayed in that were worse.

Nothing terribly notable to report about NYC, other than I see "the hunter look" is the latest fashion. Lots of green quilted or coarse tweed jackets. Many of the long boots are brown now.

Ciao for now.