Had to go to dinner with the boss and a bunch of other PHDs, luckily there were two other retired Navy types, so we weren’t too outnumbered… But… After 8 years, I found out my boss actually WAS a Rocket … Continue reading
Category Archives: random travel
Not building any more reactors in the US because a 40 year old design in Japan only withstood an 8.8 earthquake is like restricting all new buildings to 24 floors since the 9/11 hijackers hit a taller building… In other … Continue reading
When you go into a barber shop to get a hair cut and you’re asked, “Do you want your usual”? And the barber shop is in Japan… Just sayin… … Continue reading
Well, I’m STILL on the road, one more set of meetings tomorrow and back to DC tomorrow night on the red-eye… Weather was lousy (for Hawaii) today, rained and low clouds all day… Dropped a couple of folks off at … Continue reading
Yet again sitting at the airport, getting ready to actually take a trip for PLEASURE 🙂 Going out to see the kids for Christmas… Since they are in Kalifornia, I’ve packed properly based on the weather, hip waders, life jacket, … Continue reading
Back on the road again, IAD to FCO to NAP yesterday… Got an upgrade to business, and lucked into an aisle seat, which is good! The bad? My seatmate (and I should have known SOMETHING was up), was one of … Continue reading
A few pics from the latest go-round of travel to the mid-East…They don’t call it the sandbox for nothing… (and this is one of the ‘good’ roads) Now THIS is a hotel room 🙂 This was my room in Kuwait… … Continue reading
Go check out the new adds to the blogroll! Mule Dung and Ash, Granny with a Pitchfork, The Right Idea and Lagniappes Lair are all good reads, with different perspectives, but ALL are worth the time!!! On the travel front, … Continue reading
Another week on the road comes to an end…. the week, not the road… A friend of mine sent me this- and it IS a real piece of aviation history… A list of the first 100 people to fly the … Continue reading
I actually got a day off 🙂 No email, no phone calls, NO WORK BS!!! Yea!!! So what did I do? Woke up at 0530 of course… sigh… This is the view from my balcony at the hotel at 0600. … Continue reading