11 Oct 2008 - Ring Ring...: Welp, as expected, the biggest news is that Shelley and I got hitched! Even though the freak rain storm that moved through the Big Sur area on Saturday threatened to upset the day, everything worked out just fine and a good time was had by all. Many many thanks to all the folks that made it out for the big day! What other news is there? Well, in honor this political season, I'd like to announce my endorsement of Spray Butter! Man, it has to be one of the top 10 inventions of the century. Also, speaking of politics, there's far too much crap floating around about who is going to raise taxes and who isn't. If you want to know how your taxes are going to be affected by one party or the other, simply go HERE and find out. It's very simple and will take about 3 mins. Now, onto my big beef for this update. All these damn California commercials on TV. They are really bugging the hell out of me. Oh yeah, California is nothing but one big vacation. That's all we do, surf, golf, skate, sit by the shore, etc, etc. RIIIIIGHT. Has anyone noticed that every damn person in that commercial is some multi-millionaire celebrity?? I don't know about you, but I certainly don't live like that. And, I don't know anyone else in California that does Maybe I'm just too much like the other 99% of people out here that have to actually work to make a living in this far too overpriced state. And, did you also notice that a single person in that commerical is Hispanic??? Hell, I see countless Hispanics all over town and out in the fields day in and day out, working their tails off out there so we can have some produce. I don't see them in those commercials. I don't see ANYONE represented in those commercials that actually do ANYTHING to make California work. And the best part, I bet it was state funds that paid for those commericals too! I bet it is a little tougher to promote people to come here when you show them your 1000 sq ft home, built in the 30s with no insulation on a postage stamp of land that costs $500,000. Oh yeah, and gas is expensive. And traffic sucks. And most people on the road are assbags. And state taxes are high too. People park on their lawns because the housing is so damn crammed together. But, I guess that's not a problem when your a celebrity. OK, onto some lighter topics. If you haven't seen or heard about Purple and Brown, you should go to this link right away. I also think it's very important that the World be made aware of something from our fantastic Top Gear creating friends in Britain. Of course, I'm speaking of the Bristol Stool Scale! I really had no idea my turds had been classified! I now keep much better track of my poo types. That's it for now! I wish you all good number 3s and 4s!

8 Sep 2008 - Firefox, Gustav and a License: I really used to like Firefox. It was such a great browser because it wasn't bogged down with all the same bullcrap that IE and Netscape are. Sadly, with the release of version 3, I'm done with Firefox. It's been a steady decline for me and I don't know why but it has gone down the same bloated path. I just can't stand a browser that takes forever to load and is littered with fluff. Thankfully, the folks at Google recognized this and have released Chrome! Its a great stripped down browser that's fast and minimalistic. I sure hope it stays this way! On another note, last week Shelley caught this neat little picture of one of my flights and we went through some of the remnants of what was Hurricane Gustav. And, speaking of Shelley, we recieved out marriage license today! One great little tidbid: the county clerk listed on the certificate has the last name "Vagini." You just can't make this stuff up...

28 Aug 2008 - Airline CEOs: I have to wonder... is it just airline CEOs that seem to sleep better at night knowing they've put even more money in their loaded pockets by screwing over the very people that make an industry work, not to mention the passengers actually paying for less and less each day? Or is it something that shows up in other industries too? All they do is kick and scream like 4 year olds about how they are losing money. Yet, their multi-million dollar salaries and bonuses never seem to be short supply. After all, when you layoff 20% of your workforce that's a pretty big deal and not in a good way. How in the hell can you look at yourself in the mirror knowing you took a 5 million dollar "performance bonus" for reducing operating costs in laying off those people?? If you ask me, every time an airline has to lay people off, that tells me that the "leadership" at the top of the chain is doing a piss-poor job and they should be giving back a few million to the company for their own lack of performance. And, I'm not alone in my thoughts.

10 Aug 2008 - Man, that was close: I'd like to take a slightly different angle for this update. While things are fairly normal around here, there has been a recent discovery. Personally, I'm not much of a "blade shaver." I much prefer using an electric razor. I will agree that a blade does give a closer shave, but an electric razor is easier to travel with and just less fuss all around. Recently I tried a little product called Lectric Shave. You know, I'm really not certain how it works, but I can tell you, it does! It's very much worth a few bucks if you would like a closer shave out of your electric razor.

27 Jul 2008 - Bowling?: Well, it certainly had been a while. So, in the interest of keeping things fresh and exciting, we went bowling this weekend. I'd have to say, I threw 2 fairly decent games, but no matter how good the ball placement was, I just couldn't seem to get a strike. Lots and lots of "nines." I was really puzzled. Then it hit me! This was my first time bowling since I hired on at Mesaba Airlines! I'm now a Part 121 pilot, and the Railway Labor Act of 1936 severely restricts my ability to strike! I knew it wasn't just me!