{"id":66,"date":"2003-10-25T10:09:34","date_gmt":"2003-10-25T14:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=66"},"modified":"2005-12-04T10:57:16","modified_gmt":"2005-12-04T15:57:16","slug":"aint-got-no-cigarettes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/aint-got-no-cigarettes","title":{"rendered":"Ain’t Got No Cigarettes . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

The Gil Roth “King of the Road” Tour continues, as I head out to Salt Lake City for the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) annual meeting. Last week was Phoenix and San Diego, combining business & pleasure. After Utah, I’m back for 10 days before heading off to Atlanta for 3 days for the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) annual meeting. Then I’m back for another 10 days before taking The Big Vacation. All told, 2003 will involve 25 takeoffs & landings. As long as none of them match my Takeoff of Horror last Wednesday from Newark, I’ll be a happy man.<\/p>\n

Which is to say, as long as I have the iPod, I should be okay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Gil Roth “King of the Road” Tour continues, as I head out to Salt Lake City for the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) annual meeting. Last week was Phoenix and San Diego, combining business & pleasure. After Utah, I’m back for 10 days before heading off to Atlanta for 3 days for the … <\/p>\n

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