Monday, June 29, 2009

MSP Car Chase

Hi All,
I'm Minneapolis, waiting for a tire to be changed on my connecting flight to Philadelphia. They entertained us in the boarding area with a highspeed police chase on TV from Dallas, with over 11 cars chasing some idiot in a Camry-sized vehicle doing a hundred plus. Unfortunately it was decided to board us before both the tire change and car chase were over. Check it out on the internet.
Looks like we're ready to go. Just felt the thunk of the jack going down.
Everybody have a great week
Smee

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

My aching back!

Here I am in Atlanta, to work at Morehouse College, Emory University and Georgia State. Staying at the downtown Hilton Garden Inn. Just recovering from last night's attempt to sleep. Went to bed at 11ish and slept soundly until 12:23 when I discovered that while sleeping on the left side, I would occassionally get too warm/uncomforfable and attempt to roll to the other side of the bed. That's when I discovered there was kind of a wall and hill in the center of the bed. This may sound like a small inconvenience, but if Wilbur and Orville used a similar slope to launch their first airplane the aircraft industry would be years ahead of its present point and we could conceivably be living on Mars. I watched the digital clock until 3AM when I finally couldn't take it any longer and turned on the light and found a card with the title "In Room Comfort Guide". Lo and Behold I was on a Garden Sleep System bed that was providing me with a "Restorative Night's Sleep"! Yay! So I pumped up the right side and softened the left side. WooHoo! The results were similar to the bunny hill at [insert your favorite ski resort here]. I could get to the other side, but a rope tow would have helped.

Tonight I sleep on the other bed. I'll let you know................

Smee

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Exercising in Philly

Made it!
When i got to the airport I stupidly went to NWA since I had a NWA ticket. "No", the machine said. "You have to check in with Delta, which is at the other end of the airport. That would be about a mile from here." So I hoof it for a half hour, happy that I have enough time to make it anyway. At the Delta end I stand in line for a while until they have a few kiosks available on the other side of the crowd, so another guy and I wander over there only to discover that the machines won't check us in because we have NWA tickets. So we get back in line behind the people who got in during our absence. After an hour wait the agents are frantically looking for Salt Lake passengers and bring us to the front and get us on our way. Once through Security I find myself with enough time to get some food to take on the plane, since the agent said I missed 1st class by a row. I wolf down a piece of pizza and a Coke just in time to board - in 1st class, where I'll probably get something to eat. Oh well better to be 1st and full than last and empty. CU soon.

Smee