slacking has it's benefits

today was a very important meeting with some very high up folks and was the culmination of the past 2 months worth of effort. my responsibility was to understand the technical details and deliver a demonstration of the product. while i was changing from powerpoint to a desktop application, the background of my laptop was revealed. it was this picture. As it turns out, one of the very high-up folks is a recovering waterski junky. The other is a boating addict. I was complimented on the lean in my slalom and we discussed when the boats were going to hit the water next year. Is there really a better way to end a meeting? So my slacker summer of fine tuning my waterskiing ability was not without it's benefits afterall.

Tim, thanks for a great ego-satisfying photo.