Next week is a whirlwind.

I head to California Monday morning with Blaine for some Doba meetings Monday and Tuesday. I get back to SLC at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday night and drive directly to Logan. Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m. I’m presenting on Adventures in Entrepreneurship for Partners in Business as part of the business school there. It’s the 24th Annual Information Technology Seminar part of the Partners in Business series. (BTW, since I converted to an Apple Fan Boy a little over 3 years ago, I’ve never been more proud of my accomplishments. My time slot at the seminar is officially the “Apple Computer Company Distinguished Lecture.” Whoo-hoo!! )

I get done at 9:30 a.m. and jump in the Mini to try to get back to Orem as soon as possible without receiving any moving violations–I’m assuming my Valentine 1 will help in that regards. I’ll stop by the house, change my clothes and load up my gear, kiss Amy and the kids, and head out at noon with a group of 7 other guys for my 6th JerCore trip to the Grand Canyon. We’re doing the Royal Arch loop off the South Rim, a roughly 40 mile loop that gets us to Elves Chasm, the highlight of the trip.

I get back Monday night March 3rd, and then attempt to dig out from what is the inevitable result of any whirlwind: a mess.

Don’t worry about me finding a Dark Spot on the Map to clear my head. And IMHO, the mess when you get back is always worth it.