Industry-Extension Social

The 2005 iteration of industry-extension social was held Sunday evening at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center just outside of Austin. Five busloads of spirited attendees reached the center at about 7:00 pm (how many actually made it back to Austin will probably never be known). A prize drawing was held, some bogus jokes were told, and the attendees then browsed the woodlands adjacent to the center prior to indulging in an excellent tortilla/taco dinner and some pleasant liquid sundries. The early bus back to Austin arrived quietly at the Hilton around 9:30 pm. I was on that bus and boarded it with all intentions of getting to bed early. However, somewhere between the bus and the elevators at the Hilton I became sidetracked by a group of persuasive old friends and ended up in a blues bar on 6th street. The annual meeting is always like this...around every corner is an old friend and colleague.