I’ll be at the St. Louis Bread Company, 116 N. 6th St., starting at 7 a.m. on Monday. Anyone who wants to meet for coffee and one of their distressingly good pastries is cordially invited to join me.
Just look for the bottle blonde who seems very tired yet oddly keyed-up. Conferences do that to me. I’ll have my battered MacBook open and will be drinking far too much Diet Pepsi.
On the bright side: thanks to my Panera Rewards card, I will get my pastry for free. Although I like to think I’ll have a whole-grain bagel, lightly toasted with just a touch of canola-based margarine, that’s probably not going to happen.
We’re having a swell time at the Financial Blogger Conference — almost as much fun as those Cardinal fans had last night. I’d like to thank the city of St. Louis for the fireworks display after you guys cinched the World Series: We had a primo view of the pyrotechnics from our hotel window.
To paraphrase the poet, we have eaten not wisely but too well. For more on that, see “Food food glorious food” at I Pick Up Pennies (which just happens to be the People’s Choice winner at the 2013 Plutus Awards.)
Oh, and I won a Google Nexus! There was a financial joke-telling contest and mine was chosen the first day: “Q. Why is Ireland such a rich country? A. Because its capital has been Dublin for years.” I’ll be even more excited about this once I have time to figure out exactly what a Google Nexus is.
Still two more Nexuses to be given away. Here’s hoping Abby wins one, because she’s contributed several. Here’s my favorite: “Q. Why is budgeting like sunscreen at a nude beach? A. If you don’t cover the essentials, you’ll get burned.”
Glad to hear your daughter won the people’s choice award! Congrats to her! Enjoy the rest of your trip! Take care.
Glad you’re having such a fab time! Congrats to Abby, that’s wonderful! Enjoy the rest of it 🙂
Stop tempting me, Donna! Please stop! No, really, I’ve wanted to visit St. Louis for a while now and to be able to speak with you in person while doing so would be so cool, but as I’m conserving my money and energy for job-hunting, it just can’t happen. *sob* Some day…
Well, maybe next year’s FinCon will be in your city. 🙂
Congratulations on the double win for you and Abby. Do I hear that double partying is in order? Try to get some work done. Again, congrats.
If by “double partying” you mean something like the massage-and-facial package to which I’m treating us both…Why, yes, it is in order!
This was the most exciting FinCon yet, but also the most physically exhausting. As in, “Leave the room at 7:30 a.m. and fall into bed at midnight or later, then get up and do it again.”
Thanks for your good wishes. I’m so excited that she was selected for People’s Choice….really, really stoked. Can’t wait to see the “Plutus Award Winner” badge on IPickUpPennies.net.
And thanks for being such a regular reader and commenter.
Just finished having my coffee for the day, checked into your site, and am thrilled to read about the great positive pops for you and your daughter!! Putting yourself out there into the universe with your genuine, from-the-heart words and stories really resonates with others who can appreciate your skills and your honesty. And I absolutely love the mother-daughter connection! Enjoy and savor!!
Thanks, Kathy. I appreciate it.
Wish I was still around to join you for coffee, Donna. It was such a pleasure getting to see you and Abigail again and I look forward to working with you more in the future! Enjoy your time in St. Louis!