A new project

I've started a new project this week, this time in Des Moines Iowa. Hey, it's better than Findlay, Ohio. The people here are great and there's even a [fancy] Marriott hotel downtown. Plus everything downtown is connected via skywalks so you can avoid the cold wind that rips through town.

Ella and I recently completed our run on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Our timing was great and the weather was excellent. Let me just say that road trips take on a whole new dimension in a Porsche Boxster. We took some hikes, saw some waterfalls and historic sites, and spent 3 days relaxing with the top down. It was wonderful.

At Ella's request, we have also picked up a sister for Tobi at the Woodford Humane Society. We haven't named her yet, but she's an Australian Kelpie Shepherd mix. Looks like a miniature german shepherd. I'm still deciding how I feel about having two dogs, but I have to admit that I think it was a wise move. Tobi was getting tired of laying around the house so much, and now she'll have a buddy to play with when Ella and I are away. As an added bonus, the new dog is much better at listening to commands like sit, stay, and come, so hopefully some of that will rub off on Tobi.

It was another successful season at Keeneland race course. We introduced two rookies to the sport of kings, and I suspect both of them enjoyed it. Our friend Jay Morgan came to town giving us another excuse to tour some bourbon distilleries. We took him to Buffalo Trace, had the best tour guide, and ended up getting the behind the scenes tour. It was incredible. Buffalo trace is the oldest and largest of the distillers, so they do everything on a much bigger scale than other places. They have grain silos that are larger than the co-op silos in most midwest towns.