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Spending a week one day, in Port Arthur, Texas

         Okay, I'm actually here for a whole week, does that make it a month then?    Seriously though, it's not a bad town.  The people are nice, class is going well, so what more could I want?  I don't see many photo ops here, didn't see a lot on the drive down either.  Took a somewhat scenic route on I-40 from Memphis to Texarkana.  I'd been in Arkansas before, but never much off I-55 on the east side of the state.  So I decided to drive through the heart of the state and see things.  Was told by one member that the state bird is often referred to as the orange barrel.  That's in reference to the amount of road construction that is always going on there.  Took me a second to get that one, so I made sure I typed it slow in case some of you are a little slow too.    Port Arthur is very small, but only about 15 miles from Beaumont Texas; I was there about a year ago delivering a class, so the area isn't totally new.  A co-worker is teaching in Mont Belvieu Texas, about 70 miles away, so him and I have been meeting for dinner each night.  He's my 'protege' so to speak, even if he's already been promoted to lab manager for my department.  Meanwhile, I'm still 'just an instructor', and quite happy in that regard too.  My co-worker is very qualified for that position, I'm not.  He'll do well there I'm sure of that.  We're delivering the same class to two different customers, so we compare notes over dinner.  So all in all, having a good time.  My next field class will be in some small town, not sure what I'll do there.  Anyone know anything about a town called Chicago??  Yep, I'll be transiting from Schaumburg to Chicago for 2 days to deliver a class in the city.  Management says to remain in Chicago overnight, so I just may take advantage of that.  Til then, y'all have a great week, and stay healthy!  See you then.

Jim