Trip to Speak at Texas Tech

As I mentioned in a previous posting, when I agreed to submit an article to the Texas Tech Estate Planning & Community Property Law Journal, I also agreed to speak at their one day seminar held on February 5th. The trip there was a bit of an adventure.

The itinerary called for me to fly from Hobby Airport to Love Field. At Love I was supposed to change planes to catch the flight to Lubbock. Everything went wrong. The flight that I was schedule to take to Love Field was delayed. Fortunately I arrived at the airport early enough so that I was able to catch an early flight to Love Field. When I arrived at Love Field, my plane was ready to take me to Lubbock.

The day was heavily overcast in Lubbock. There was some sort of technical problem on the ground in Lubbock, so the flight was diverted to Midland. When we touched down at Midland, I called the student from Tech who was supposed to be my ride. He told me that at the Southwest ticket counter in Lubbock, they told him that the problem at Lubbock would not be fixed until morning. so he started to head to Midland before I called him. The student, Sean Carey, went well above and beyond the call of duty. He deserves a medal.

He met me at the Midland Airport after eight. We stopped to eat and then drove to Lubbock. Unfortunately, the area was covered by a thick fog that made driving both dangerous and difficult. We reached Lubbock a bit after midnight. I guess that I am one of those rare people who when he leaves the Texas Gulf Coast manages to bring the humidity with him.

After a six hour sleep of exhaustion, I had breakfast. Got my room key remagnetized so I could reclaim my overcoat and gear. We went to the law school, which is a nice, modern facility. I gave my talk, which seemed to be a big hit, and then stopped off for lunch and a trip to the airport.

It was a great experience from my viewpoint as a speaker. I made it home with no further problems other than someone from TSA confiscating a tube of toothpaste that she said was too large.

Everyone that I dealt with at the law school at Texas Tech was first class. I wish them all the best. I also suggest that if anyone reading this blog is asked to speak there, he or she should jump at the opportunity, the travel problems notwithstanding. From the viewpoint of a speaker, it was a first class trip.