They might drown me...

I'm at the Lakeway Resort & Spa, just outside Austin. It was once a spectacularly lovely, lonely, desolate resort. Today, it's still lovely, but no longer desolate nor lonely. It sits amid enormous developments that have, in my opinion, ruined a good bit of the attraction that this place once had. That's what resorts do best.

I am attending a board meeting of an organization dedicated to my profession. And, I might add, I am feeling very much like a duck out of water. I'm not a people person, I'm not a Republican, I'm not the picture of middle American values. I keep my attributes to myself while I'm in this crowd. They might drown me.

I'm looking forward to heading home tomorrow. Oh yes, I most certainly do look forward to getting back in my element.