This month I've traveled to Kentucky, Iowa and Oregon. With the long summer days, I enjoy getting up early and starting out with a walk. If I can get a full one-hour walk in, I'm energized and ready for the events, presentations or meetings in which I am participating.
When I was in Louisville, the Kentuckiana chapter hosted, and I had the chance to meet individually with John Ballard and Roger Meier of their board. The event was held at the University of Louisville Golf Club where John took over as superintendent just over one year ago.
I spent an afternoon with John as he explained the changes and vision he had for the club. The university is supportive of a top-notch golf facility. The University of Louisville GC is roughly 25 miles east of downtown. So with the event being in that location, I booked my room accordingly.
The morning of the event I woke early and began my walk. There weren't many walking trails near the hotel, so I decided to wing it and made my own route. I took a sidewalk downhill and noticed a nice lake, park benches and plenty of wildlife. As I continued, I saw numerous semi-trucks in the back of a large facility. Interestingly, these semi-trucks were all "Papa John's" semis.
As I walked around the building, I saw a piece of paper on the grounds. Curiously, I walked over and picked it up, looked at it, and found Papa John's coupons. Large for the price of a medium and buy one pizza get the second of equal or lesser value for half off!
How ironic that 20 miles east of downtown Louisville I came across the headquarters for one of the largest pizza chains in the country? Could not have come across this any better than if I planned it. As I continued to walk the grounds, workers started trickling into the parking lot. Something I'll remember the next time I order a pizza!
The following week, I traveled to Iowa to meet with the chapter as they held their state meeting at the Tournament Club of Iowa in Polk City. I stayed in Ankeny, north of Des Moines. The morning looked ominous. The area has been very dry from most of mid-May through early June when I arrived. This morning looked different. So, I took a leap of faith and began my walk noticing dark clouds and that rain was possible.
Again, I needed to coordinate my own route. Walking paths weren't very accessible...again...
As I crossed a busy street and followed a sidewalk, about a half mile down I ran into the Iowa headquarters for Monsanto. As I continued another quarter mile, I looked and crossed the corporate headquarters for Casey's General Stores.
Bear with me for a moment. If you're not familiar with Casey's, it's a convenience store chain with gas, homemade donuts and pastries...and of course one of the best slices of breakfast pizza you can find! The regular pizza is pretty good as well!
Two national headquarters...both specializing in pizza on consecutive trips in consecutive weeks? What are the chances?
There's something to be said about getting your exercise on the road. You never know what you'll run into?
Now I'm hungry!
When I was in Louisville, the Kentuckiana chapter hosted, and I had the chance to meet individually with John Ballard and Roger Meier of their board. The event was held at the University of Louisville Golf Club where John took over as superintendent just over one year ago.
I spent an afternoon with John as he explained the changes and vision he had for the club. The university is supportive of a top-notch golf facility. The University of Louisville GC is roughly 25 miles east of downtown. So with the event being in that location, I booked my room accordingly.
The morning of the event I woke early and began my walk. There weren't many walking trails near the hotel, so I decided to wing it and made my own route. I took a sidewalk downhill and noticed a nice lake, park benches and plenty of wildlife. As I continued, I saw numerous semi-trucks in the back of a large facility. Interestingly, these semi-trucks were all "Papa John's" semis.
As I walked around the building, I saw a piece of paper on the grounds. Curiously, I walked over and picked it up, looked at it, and found Papa John's coupons. Large for the price of a medium and buy one pizza get the second of equal or lesser value for half off!
How ironic that 20 miles east of downtown Louisville I came across the headquarters for one of the largest pizza chains in the country? Could not have come across this any better than if I planned it. As I continued to walk the grounds, workers started trickling into the parking lot. Something I'll remember the next time I order a pizza!
The following week, I traveled to Iowa to meet with the chapter as they held their state meeting at the Tournament Club of Iowa in Polk City. I stayed in Ankeny, north of Des Moines. The morning looked ominous. The area has been very dry from most of mid-May through early June when I arrived. This morning looked different. So, I took a leap of faith and began my walk noticing dark clouds and that rain was possible.
Again, I needed to coordinate my own route. Walking paths weren't very accessible...again...
As I crossed a busy street and followed a sidewalk, about a half mile down I ran into the Iowa headquarters for Monsanto. As I continued another quarter mile, I looked and crossed the corporate headquarters for Casey's General Stores.
Bear with me for a moment. If you're not familiar with Casey's, it's a convenience store chain with gas, homemade donuts and pastries...and of course one of the best slices of breakfast pizza you can find! The regular pizza is pretty good as well!
Two national headquarters...both specializing in pizza on consecutive trips in consecutive weeks? What are the chances?
There's something to be said about getting your exercise on the road. You never know what you'll run into?
Now I'm hungry!
