LAS VEGAS — Watching “Charmed” at Ate Gigi’s place…It’s nice to have an oasis – away from the smoke and noise of Sin City. Ate G’s currently re-doing her statistics exam.
It’s about 60 degrees and windy out here. That makes it a cold day in Vegas.
I had a great time at the conference. I avoided the $10 parking fee by having Mark dropping me off at the Hilton.
I was late to the first session because I couldn’t take my eyes off CNN this morning….I watched smoke burning at the Vatican. It looked dark at first….and then the bells.
It’s amazing to me that we visited Vatican City last fall….saw were the Popes were buried….attended mass…
I felt thrilled to witness news breaking on the other side of the world. I watched folks pouring into the Piazza to cheer the bells, the smoke and chant: “We have a Pope! We have a Pope!” I imagined people still on shift – waiters, cashiers and more – leaving their posts to see the new leader of the Catholic Church.
As a Catholic – I felt relieved that the Church process worked – a new leader elected by the Cardinals. I also crossed myself after the Pope’s first blessing to his people in Rome and to the world….but I am also concerned…the German Cardinal…now Pope Benedict XVI…is a very conservative man. I suppose as the keeper the Church Dogma – he had to be so. But I’m worried about the people who feel un-welcomed by the Church.
Funny…people at the conference were busy attending the sessions and several folks had no idea a new Pope was elected. It felt good being the bearer of news.
I attended a Radio lunch. John Gage – the co-founder of Sun Microsystems – delivered the key note address. He did his undergrad at Berkeley. Go Bears! He had this cell phone – looked like a blackberry – and it had a 5.0 megapixel camera. Wow! He said in South Korea…people sported the same type of phones, but with a 7.0 megapixel camera.
I also went to this great session on Women Warriors in the News Room. We had a great discussion on female news managers and directors. We covered issues from communication skills to juggling family and work.
I handed out my resume to a few more directors.
Cool.