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Sunday, September 7, 2008
I hate flying but god do I love business class
[Posting this nearly a week after writing it but first wifi I have found for free. In a McDonalds on Zurich.]
On my way to Zurich right now. Just finishing up dinner. Had a nice Caesar salad followed by a mustard thyme chicken. Accompaneed by a very nice glass of Malbec (ok, 3 glasses, I think). Now I have a slice of caramel tiramasu with a glass of port. Mmm.
Soon I will try the lie flat seats.
If you have to fly, this is the way. See you in Zurich!
[update: approximstely 4 hours later or so.]
Lie flat seats good. I actually slept. I don’t know how long exactly but we are about 2 hours from landing and I’m guessing takeoff plus dinner took 2 hours so that means I slept for almost 4 hours. Not perfect for sleep but should enable me to make it through Tuesday to get onto to Europe time. I must trick my body into thinking it is now almost 6am.
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Monday, August 18, 2008
Election 2008
With this year’s presidential election coming on fast, it is getting to the point where I am starting to think about more than just the general overtones of the presidential positions. While I am pretty sure where my decision will land, I don’t like the idea of an uninformed decision, or worse, a reactionary one. While talking with Tiffany on a longish drive yesterday, I realized that what I need to do is make a list of the issues that are important to me and then see where the candidates stood on each of them. This will force me to identify what I think is important rather than let the media, pundits, politicians, friends, whomever, dictate what is important.
That said, it struck me that actually writing this all down would be beneficial; and what better place than to blog about it. So that is my plan. To try to lay out the items that are important to me and see how each candidate’s positions make me feel about them. I will be almost exclusively relying on the positions that are outlined on the Obama and McCain websites. I make no promises on how often I will write about this, nor what topics I’ll cover as I have not decided myself. I think my first will be on technology issues, but that may change.
Stay tuned.
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
WTF?
From a resume I receieved:
Facilitated development of cross-LOB solutions that combined knowledge of particular business processes and issues, general technological options, and process facilitation techniques.
Can anyone tell me what this says? In English?
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Friday, August 1, 2008
::sigh::
My last entry covered my flight from Richmond to Chicago. Now I an on my way back from Chicago to Richmond. I always check in to my flights online the day before and this trip was no exception. But this time something new was offered; United gave me the option to upgrade to first class for quite a reasonable amount (with my trip per diem I still am coming out ahead). So, I said “what the heck, why not?” and did it.
Damn. I could get really used to this. The steward seems happy to keep my glass of wine full (yes, an actual glass). I just had to stop him so i can actually drive home The seat is actually comfy. Hell, I even have a phone. Why do I need a phone?
And coincidentally, one of the stewardesses is also a Tolkien nut lie me. She brought my exact complaint about the movies (to the level of what they did to twist Faramir).
I could detail my trip, but it was not much fun and I don’t want to spoil the mood.
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Monday, July 28, 2008
Postings from the plane
Hey everyone!
I figured I would try the Wordpress iPhone app while I was on the plane. I am on my way to exciting Cedar Falls, IA to visit a new Target facility. This site represents the final project for me to get my hands around at Swisslog. Exciting at a certain level.
This past week has been a very busy one. Tiffany had oneof her best friends from her undergrad years in town all week so there was much socialness. I think we did something every night. From fondue at The Melting Pot to meat on swords at Texas de Brazil. It was quite fun but more social interaction than I have had in quite a while. By the end of the week I was ready for quiet time. Not sure a business trip is the answer but it is what I have.
For all I hate flying and do so with the assistance of modern medicine, I must admit that the view is amazing. A short while after I took the photo below, I was amazed to see a complete circular rainbow surrounding the shadow of our plane. I wish I had been able to get a picture. Even for one as I who has a difficult time with the idea of the divine it is easy to see how the simple beauty of the world can inspire people. The richness and variety of the view is just amazing.
I hope everyone has a great week!
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