If not in all circumstances at least for anyone who wears a black shirt and doesn’t enjoy having their ass randomly sprayed with toilet water.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Map ItFriday, December 5, 2008
The RCC at Gate 18 in Chicago Ohare is really nice. It’s smaller than, but as nice as a lot of international lounges. The features I care about most and have been pestering UAL for for years (literally) have all been implemented now:
- Power outlets at every seat.
- Concordia espresso makers like in Europe that actually use coffee for coffee
- Free WiFi (this has been US wide for a year).
For a couple of years I’d fill out a complaint card every single time I visited an RCC (about twice a week all year, so about 100 cards a year for 2-3 years) asking for these three things, then email 1k and GS voice and beg and plead.
This is very nice. Uh oh, better run for the plane…
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Hi chris. Xmas shopping?
Demonstrating the wonders of Postie posting to wordpress straight from a blackberry.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Developments in Palm Springs have some odd english. Who made these signs? Why? Didn’t anyone say anything? One of them was missing, probably taken for a souvenier.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
I was running up in Redwood Regional Park today and this very hippy couple in brightly colored hand woven South American fabrics came along the trail the other way with three dogs. Two passed in typical dog-like manner. But the last, a floppy moppet of a white spaniel or something comes running by and bites my leg on the way.
I thought at first it was just a smack and went on my way, but then I saw blood drooling down my leg, mixed with dog drool, so I ran back to the couple to make sure the dog’s shots were up. They didn’t even offer their names, which suggests to me that they were probably from Berkeley because it seemed more like Presumed Entitlement than Attitude, which would have suggested Oakland provenance. I had just started a 5.25 mile run and didn’t want to stop and deal with it, so floppy gets to bite another day.
In the end it doesn’t feel too bad, a couple of cuts on the bony side and one little puncture on the chewy side. The picture is after about an hour of running and then driving home and washing it off, but it did look butch with a rivulet of blood running down my shin and coloring my sock.
Once somebody said “Oh, I didn’t know you had a sister.”
I didn’t bite the dog. Nor Karve my initials on the møøse with a toothbrush.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
We stopped in a little store in San Miguel on our way to Parkfield to see DVR’s project and buy some beer. It seems they approve of that type of transaction in San Miguel.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Woo rented a minivan!
Now I just need to rent a family to ride around in it and complain. It does have back seat video but I can’t reach the gas pedal from there.
Friday, November 7, 2008
A bee in Telluride.
It is hard to take pictures of bugs with auto-focus cameras. But this one is cute.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Our plane stopped on it’s way out of the gate, went back to the gate for a quick mechanical fix to the toilets, we were told. Outside I saw them loading a few more bags including Carolyn and Mine (the grey and yellow plastic ones).
Thursday, November 6, 2008
This was a much better rental car than I expected. it was really kind of fun. Fast, powerful, and surprisingly solid. It has those paddle shifter things on the steering wheel and the were kind of fun - with a 6 speed automatic transmission. It’s too bad I couldn’t find anyplace to drive it fast.
It was also very quiet and had a pretty nice stereo. Really, an unexpectedly good car.
