Phoenix
I’ve been in Phoenix the last two days, for the annual Datawatch user conference. It was a fun and interesting event at the Arizona Grand Resort. I didn’t avail myself of the water park, but I had opportunities to talk shop and get to know a bunch of interesting people and also attended two fun evening events, including a very nice dinner on Cinco de Mayo and a trip to a rodeo last night. Thanks, Gareth!
I just arrived home, and thought I’d post a few photos. Two things struck me when I saw the rodeo photos this morning that I hadn’t noticed last night. One, the bulls can really jump, which is pretty impressive when you consider they weigh as much as, say, me and all my brothers combined. And two, the riders nearly fall off more often than it appears in real time. The guy on the horse below gets nearly sideways but stays on and recovers a second later. Nicely done, dude.
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on May 8, 2008 at 2:58 am AUNT MARSHA wrote:
Great pictures, as usual. What was your room like, and the fountain–is that a pineapple atop it?
I spent a week in Scottsdale for a sales mtg some many moons ago and remember how beautiful it was and that I was struck by the gorgeous floor tiles in my hotel (and then struck by the heat –ambulance to the ER, whole 9 yards). Where, exactly, were you in Arizona?
on May 8, 2008 at 9:55 am Doug wrote:
It’s in Phoenix, although the view from the golf course includes Scottsdale if I understood correctly. Yeah, they had cool floor tiles too. The heat wasn’t too bad: very dry.
On the fountain, that’s a scuplted pineapple. Oh, and my room: pretty plain but very large. And adjacent to a pool, although I only hopped in once briefly.