Burning Man - First Time!

Ok, I'll not regale ya on how much fun this was, or try to convince you to go even. If you want to know about it, let me know. It was a good time. Here's a sample of the pics I took. Highly recommended. :)

Los Angeles is too Expensive

So, I spent this past weekend in LA with my Alaska boys. We stayed at the Westin Bonaventure, thanks to Eric, on the cheap. A few days at the Universal Studios theme park, and watching 300 on IMAX. Good times were had by all. Of course, any trip to Cali isn't complete w/out a visiting Andy. I have yet to visit his new digs without passing out drunk. Of course, drink of choice this time around was Fat Tire and Patron. Go figure.

Annoying Plagiarism

As an airline employee of 6 years, I tend to notice when things go a bit awry in the industry. As a life-long computer geek, I get annoyed when I see something like this:

This is a screenshot of the the current Skywest Airlines website.


And this is a screenshot of the Mesa Air Group website, posted only a few days ago.


Notice any similarities? Yeah, so do I. There used to be a similar situation between Mesa's go! Airline website and Spirit Air. Though the similarities are still there, they are not as strong as when first posted.

Stop the Weary Road

I never thought I'd say this, but I'm glad my vacation is over. Refreshed of spirit, but tired none the less. I am not one for travel and prefer my breaks spent sleeping late and eating later. Next vacation, not a soul will know until it's over. No obligations and no travelling, just some quality reading time. I think I ate a bad sandwich yesterday, my body is making its discomfiture known.

Trip to Alaska

A simple temporal paradox, I take a week of vacation yet only account a 4 day trip. Travelling non-rev is enough to cause a permanent backside twitch, but Fortune walked with me this time around. Didn't get booted, and only slightly stressed. The trip from Seattle to Phoenix as the low point of my fly-time. Last row, middle seat. Could this permutation be any less desirable. A flight is a flight, and on time is welcome. I've posted some pictures of the experience, perhaps they will help explain. The young one is my newly minted nephew, the other pictures are of Ketchikan or Thorne Bay, Alaska. It is late, and I for one, am for bed.