Smoking or non-smoking? It’s odd question for me to be hearing after the year-plus of smoking bans up in MN. But I’m not in MN right now, I’m on VA. Christiansburg to be a bit more specific, and sitting at a table in O’Charley’s to be exact, waiting for my dinner as I write parts of this. I’m down here on business for the second time in a couple months.

That’s the reason for the picture actually. We’re building a Ben & Jerry’s down here and I’m here to try and get things wrapped up. The two smaller cows on the mural are my contribution to that. The larger cow is “Woody”, a Ben & Jerry’s Trademark by the way.

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The company I work for is going to be building a Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop out in Virginia. Christiansburg actually. We have a supe going out there… my dad. Someone has to go out and collect a check and get the contract signed. That gets to be me.

We’re flying in to DC next Thursday, we’ll grab a car and head to Christiansburg. Friday we do a bit of work… probably meet up with subs and the owner and all. Saturday, maybe check out the mountains and such around Christiansburg. Sunday… head back to DC. Dad wants to hit the Smithsonian, so we’ll bum around there for a bit… then he gets to head back.. he gets to start construction Monday.

So I get to try and find a place to crash Sunday night, then wander around DC on Monday. I’ll get to deal with cabs or their subway or other stuff…

I’m looking forward to this, should be fun…  I’ll have pics and more when I get back.