Is here… Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas has the first Ebola case in the wild in the US… From WHO… Outbreak containment measures including prompt and safe burial of the dead, identifying people who may have been in contact … Continue reading
Category Archives: random travel
This was the view out my window this morning… Storm clouds from the east due to the petering out hurricane… All the surfer dudes were probably going, “Hey man, what’s this s**t? Where’s my sun and blue skies?” 🙂 … Continue reading
It’s off to fun work I go… There are REALLY days I wish I was back as a plain ol’ operator… sigh… … Continue reading
If I haven’t said it before, having a membership in an airline club is worth it’s weight in gold… In this day and age of packed flights, delays, etc. That club membership CAN pay off multiple times over… In the … Continue reading
Grumble… Anybody that thinks travel is fun is @#$*& nuts!!! PER to SYD today, shoehorned into the back (and I DO mean back) of the bus… Row 54 middle. The two guys either side of me were BIG! We had … Continue reading
Sigh… There really ARE people that have more money than sense… Solid Teak four poster bed with two solid teak night stands… $4500 US!!! And it’s not even a queen size!!! Apparently you CAN get a queen or king made, … Continue reading
Some days are just NOT fun… And this Monday was one of them… Little sleep, long meetings and WAY too much coffee… Instant coffee at that… Note to self, BRING GOOD COFFEE next time… Just trying to hang on a … Continue reading
Snuck out yesterday and had lunch with Julie and her family. We met at a nice little local winery and had some nice little lunch ‘plates’ that we shared among the table. I passed along greetings from the usual suspects, … Continue reading
1 1/2 hours late out of DC, landed in LAX as the SYD flight was boarding… OJ though LAX from gate 67 to 74… But I got an upgrade!!! 🙂 LAX-SYD even!!! Sunrise over the Pacific… And another… And we … Continue reading
Gotta go do that work thingie… Willie’s playing, and playing, and playing… well you get the idea… Back in a few weeks. Beers in the fridge, I hid the wine since it’s all going up in price. Dog food is … Continue reading