I arrived in Pittsburgh at 7 AM after being up at 4 AM to catch a 6 AM flight. I’ve been in meetings all day and am on a quick break right now. Then an hour to go and I’m done for the day!
July 2007 is Mom and Dad’s 40th wedding anniversary and the whole family is going on a cruise in the Mediterranean in order to celebrate. Planning on this has just begun. There are two possible cruises: 7 Nights Greek Islands and Turkey 7 Nights Mediterranean (Barcelona, France, Italy) Now, I prefer the latter, but just…
I got a $5 bill in change for a purchase on Sunday, and stamped on the bill was a “See where this bill has been. Go to wheresgeorge.com.” I’ve always wondered where bills travelled and how long they took, and so I went to the site. It’s pretty cool. I put in the bill’s denomination,…
I can always tell when summer is coming because my schedule starts to get filled with all sorts of visitors and/or travel. Cases in point: 1. This weekend, I’ll have company for the long Memorial Day weekend. 2. The following weekend (June 2-4), Dad will be in town for the Orioles/Yankees game. 3. June 8-12…
I am heading up to New York this weekend to spend the weekend with Norm and Vicky, who apparently have all sorts of exciting things planned (pizza at Martios, some kind of concert on Saturday night, some geocaching, etc.) Even though it’s only Wednesday, I’m already getting antsy about the week being over and I…
On a lighter note, we had, on the flight home yesterday, about the funniest pilot I’ve ever heard in my life. While people were still boarding, he got on the microphone and did a “stand up” routine of which George and Gracie would have been proud. He sounded like a stand-up comic. He had a…
Although I am one who benefits from being a member of United’s “elite” program (Premier, Premier Executive, etc.) it is hard for me to take such a program as anything other than a perquisite given to frequent business travelers as a way of recognizing their business. Certainly, I don’t think it makes me innately better…
Because my plane tickets for this trip were purchased so late, I got an awful seat on my return flight tomorrow, 31C, which, on a 757 is the very last row. I had upgraded coming out, and put in an upgrade request going home, but my request for the return flight was waitlisted. This morning,…
I just finished watching House and am about to head off to sleep, but I figured one more update was due on this very long day. I got into L.A. after a smooth an uneventful flight (on which I managed to get a little sleep) at about 9:30 AM, and I was in the office…
I was up at 4 AM and am now waiting for the car to the airport to arrive. If my flight is ontime, I should arrive in L.A at about 9:30 AM and should be at work by about 11 AM. It’s going to be a long day…
It is official! Doug and I will be making a roadtrip to Cooperstown. Doug is going to fly into town on Friday, June 8. I’ve rented us a nice car from Hertz and we’re going to drive up to Cooperstown on Friday, June 9. It’s about a 6-1/2 hour drive from where I live, but…
I found out today that I need to go to Santa Monica for work (requirements gathering for a new project). I will be in L.A. from May 2 – May 7.