Enjoy a few pictures from my trip to Doha, the capital of Qatar. I tagged along at the last minute on a driving lesson (I wasn’t driving), but it was a trip out to lunch, and a windshield tour of the city. I started snapping pictures as soon as I thought we were off base, … Read more
It’s a last minute thing, but one of the folks I work with was taking someone out for off-base driving training today, just a lunch trip into the city of Doha nearby, so I will be tagging along, merely for some sightseeing and perhaps some native fare for lunch! I leave in about an hour, … Read more
(wrote this on the plane about 6 hours earlier)Fatigue: 8 Jan 09 1915ZNot since Timmy was a newborn have I felt this tired. My hair looks like death, and my face has broken out like a teenager’s! I’ve swollen feet and fingers, and the odor of…um…others…have dominated my nostrils since Italy (I’m near the lavatory).I … Read more
Merry Christmas, my wonderful friends/colleagues in the BLOGOSPHERE! I’m sure you’re all excited about what my gift will be to you, right? Well, after having the honor of flying the nation’s skies this holiday season during BOTH the Thanksgiving and Christmas rushes, I thought I’d offer these travel tips to the world to help friends … Read more
I want to fly into hurricanes when I grow up! Many who know me know that I’ve wanted to do that for many years. I may have even mentioned it in high school, but probably didn’t talk about it anymore once I learned that most of the people who do that are in the Air … Read more
I’m spending the weekend with my friend Brian the Hurricane Hunter in Biloxi. I’ll write more soon about the Katrina recovery here.
I guess it’s simply in the stars: I cannot fly from Point A to Point B without some sort of delays. So here I am in the Columbia, SC, airport, wrapping up my 4 days of drill with my AF Reserve unit (a great productive weekend by the way), and due to a missed maintenance … Read more
This past weekend we rented a camper from the Air Force base and drove it 280 miles west of here to the town of North Platte, Nebraska. They were holding their annual “Railfest”, this big Union Pacific Railroad/Town of North Platte celebration weekend. The UP sponsors everything, lots of fun for everyone. There’s a festival … Read more
Today we paid a visit to the last day of the Nebraska State Fair in Lincoln. Unlike the North Carolina State Fair, this is somewhat smaller, mainly because most of the competitions are for youth, through their 4-H organizations. The highlight for me was the demolition derby. We never made it to any of the … Read more