March 2009

On my first flights since 1980.

March 30, 2009

My original itinerary: Thursday, March 26, 2009 3:45 PM EDT: Depart Paxon School for Advanced Studies. 4:15 PM EDT: Arrive Jacksonville International (JAX). 6:28 PM EDT: Depart JAX on Continental 1819. 8:01 PM CDT: Arrive Houston George Bush Intercontinental (IAH). 9:15 PM CDT: Depart IAH on Continental 1428. 10:10 PM MST: Arrive Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX). Meet Aabrock, [...]

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Flight status.

March 26, 2009

Departure’s been delayed 45 minutes. Way to help get this over with.

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They go in threes.

March 23, 2009

This is probably not the best week for me to read about any plane crashes. There were three crashes of note over the weekend. First was the single-engine that crashed into a cemetery in Butte, Montana, killing over a dozen. Second was the FedEx crash in Japan that killed its crew and packages. Third was the [...]

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The “f” word.

March 16, 2009

Y.C.L. posted the following comment in response to my recent article “In which I play the role of demagogue.” I feel compelled to write and correct “cassandra’s” incorrect premise regarding trade. It is not that our country is unwilling to allocate resources for a particular product that makes an imported product cheaper. It is in [...]

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I custodiet ipsos custodes.

March 9, 2009

(The translation doesn’t quite work, but I got tired of trying to find the right one.) WARNING: Spoilers ahead. If you haven’t seen the movie yet and do not wish to have any clue or hint revealed unto you, don’t read this post. Also, go read the book. I wonder how many people who knew [...]

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Lament.

March 2, 2009

On Saturday I had to help my big sister move some belongings into storage. She’d already locked up most of her smaller and lighter things, so all that was left was the furniture and a large cardboard box that fell apart no matter how you tried to pick it up. It was like playing with [...]

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