Monday, May 26, 2008

I was on TV!

On May 13, 2008, I had the exciting chance to appear on Good Morning Texas, the Dallas/Fort Worth morning show for ABC.

Here's the link!

I was on the show because I am a Lap-Band patient who has lost 95 pounds, and I got to share my story.  Having weight loss surgery was one of the best decisions I've ever made, and having the chance to talk about it on TV was an honor and a very unexpected privilege.  I hope you enjoy the clip!

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Viva Las Vegas!

I've found about 15 minutes to grab a public terminal and jot down some thoughts for family on my business trip. I actually got here to Las Vegas to attend the EMC World 2008 conference on Sunday. Don't worry about what that is exactly. It's a bunch of hardware and computer geeks getting together to talk about boring things. Well, it's not quite that boring for me.

Anyway, I'm staying at the Mandalay Bay hotel. It's been pretty nice. I've been so busy attending classes and taking notes, that I haven't had time to do anything "fun"; and yes that includes gambling. It's been pretty fun actually. Lots of networking with other folks, I'm going to see Billy Crystal tonight and I've already been to M&M World. Kids, if you're reading this, yes I did get you something. Remember to be good for mom!

There's a drawing for a XBox360 in a few minutes. I've tried to win a Wii several times over the past few days, but no luck. (My co-worker did get one though... lucky!) After the drawing, I'm going to head to the shark reef aquarium if I have the time. That's all for now. I'll see if I can post tomorrow on more of the details of this trip, otherwise it'll have to wait until I get back late, late Thursday night.