Adjusting to the High Price of Gas

My mind is boggled by the rapidly increasing price of gas. This morning on the way to work, I noticed that the price at the Shell station was $4.09 for regular. On the way home, eight hours later, the price was up to $4.15. Six cents up in eight hours. I’m almost afraid to see [...]

Quick Checkin from Texas

I had an easy flight down to Texas on Thursday after an extremely short night and trip through the dark up to the airport armed only with a giant bottle of Diet Coke and loud 90’s rock on the iPod.  When I got there I discovered that none of the little check in places in [...]

Flying When Obese

It started innocently enough: an article at MSNBC.com about airline travel over the holidays. Not that I’m planning to fly anytime soon, mind you, but it was interesting to read about airlines hiring more people to improve the customer service to help alleviate the stress after months of not-on-time departures and overcrowded flights. [...]

Catching Up

Today has been a mad scramble.  I went to Chicago to hang out with my best friend for a few days and we had a blast but not much sleep was involved in the process, even with the hour time change.   I’ve gotten to know a number of her friends and enjoy getting together with [...]

Rocky Mountain High

This was the view from my plane today as I flew from Denver to San Jose. I found myself looking up from my book and finally just resting my chin on my hand as I looked out in wonder at the beauty of these snow covered peaks. The lower foothills were deep blue-green [...]