I meant to post something about my dinner last night, but I went to the weenie little workout room in the hotel instead. Met a kid who was interviewing with Toyota. Guess there’s a headquarters in Cincinnati somewhere.

The conference in Lexington (we have no nightlife), KY was over for me after the morning sessions, so I drove back to Cincinnati in the middle of the day. I tried to go on a tour at the Toyota production plant in Georgetown, KY on the way back but the tours were all full for the day. I could have seen where they put my ma’s car together if I was early. It was raining pretty hard by the time I got back to the Cincinnati airport area where I was staying at the Holiday Inn, so I didn’t do all that much. I did go out to dinner at an unnamed restaurant suggested by my foodie sister.

I had the ribs and duck and they weren’t the best I’ve had. Both were a little overdone and I think the barbecue was of the variety that tries to mask mistakes in smoking by using a lot of sauce.

The duck was pretty good after I got through the dry bits.

I decided to drive around and maybe see some of the sights. Unfortunately the rain didn’t abate and when I got to the place suggested by the hotel staff, I found a mall with paid parking. I got quite lost on the way back. First I accidentally crossed into Cincinnati by accident, and then I followed Route 8 until I found I was on a two-lane road following the Ohio river into the dark countryside. DARK COUNTRYSIDE. What ever happened to populating the picturesque riverbank with McMansions? Fortunately, I found the end of road and a way back to civilization.

I got up this morning at 5:45AM EDT, which is 2:45AM PDT (the timezone that matters to me) so I spent most of the day incoherent. I went to go visit my sister and she got to hear my cursing regarding the flat tire I had and other things I had to complain about. She thought it was prudent to take me to Target and Famous Footwear. Nice.