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Rob came into Manhattan for a conference last Monday. We haven’t seen each other since he married Robyn and I. Rob, his buddy Steve and I went to Bann - a Korean/Fusion restaurant on 50th between 8th and 9th.

Lots to rave about this place, but we were all most surprised by the dish Rob ordered: Ta Jo - farm raised ostrich barbeque.

None of us had tried ostrich before, and it turned out to be quite a treat. Check it out in the first pic above. To me, it was like Kobe beef with a slight gamey aftertaste. Nothing off-putting at all. I might have mistaken it for a very lean beef in a blind taste test.

Also very good was the Meibo Yowano Tsuki (Midnight Moon) sake in the other pic. Had a light lychee/melon taste when it was at the right temperature.

I’ll be in the DC / Arlington area next week for work. If anyone’s around during that time and wants to meet up for dinner or something, let me know.

I’m arriving Monday around noon and leaving Friday afternoon.

Every picture taken in San Diego looks like it should be in Travel Magazine.

It’s just too bad we were there really only for a day. Check out all the pics here. Thanks to Miguel, Veronica and Suzie for a wonderful time.

I’ll be out at CTIA: Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2006 September 11-16.  While I’m there, Robyn will be visiting her family from the 13th till the 16th in Loma Linda (and vicinity).

Then Robyn and I will be driving down to San Diego for Ben & Jennie’s Wedding on the 17th and flying back out of LAX on the 18th.

I should have some nights free that week if anyone wants to meet up out there.

Here are some pics I took on my way back from Boston a couple weeks ago. They were from the Cross Sound Ferry from New London to Orient Point, which I really love taking in the summer.

Robyn is finally done with her away rotations in the northeast. We will be heading back to Pittsburgh on the 24th or 25th. We’re assuming the town is still there after the Superbowl.

I’ll be up in Springfield, Mass. doing an away rotation with Baystate Medical Center. Rich and I will be driving back to Pittsburgh together the weekend of the 24th.

Then comes the match! Where will we end up?

Had a great time at the NYC boat show last week. I posted pictures here.

Some of those pics are from their “Boats of James Bond” exhibit. No, you can’t buy them

I’ll be working from Long Island ’till at least Jan 30. Robyn is here doing an away rotation at Winthrop Hospital.

Thursday and Friday I will be in Atlanta for business meetings, and this weekend Robyn and I are taking a quick tour of CT and MA together to scope out potential residency locations.

Maybe I’ll get to go snowboarding while I’m over here. Fingers crossed.

Dec 23rd: Arrive Long Island
Dec 24-25: Christmas stuff
Dec 26th: Fun times with good friends
Dec 27th: Day Snowboarding trip
Dec 31: NYC with Raman? Tentative
Jan 2: NYC Boat Show and Peter Luger’s
Rest of Jan: Don’t know. Either LI, LA, and/or Taiwan in some combination