Yeah, this one I don’t put any quotes around the word “emergency”. It was scary, it was real, and I’m happy to be on the ground again. And I will never, ever, ever skip the run-up just because I flew the plane for two hours a mere 15 minutes ago.
Continue reading “My second in-flight emergency”
Category: Revelation
Not a pop culture maven
Until I reviewed my mail filter logs today, I had no idea that “Paris Hilton” wasn’t a hotel in France. I’m not sure I’m a better person for knowing that.
I’ve got a better headline for this
USATODAY.com – Cops: Glen Campbell violent by the time he got to Phoenix jail
I propose “By the time he gets to Phoenix, he’ll be reeling”.
Ok, it’s art, but not random.
In Rants and Revelations: Art in spammer subject lines I saw something that looked like art in what I thought were random words generated by spammers. Well, JoAnne just pointed out to me that the words actually come from The Master and the Margarita by Bulgakov.
Amazing. I assume that means the spammers just grabbed some text file they found on-line and used it to generate phrases, and not that they are secretly highly literate and fans of english translations of obscure russian authors.
My next job?
Clear to Land, but Dodging East River Flotsam
(Note: NY Times link, requires free registration. Nothing to prevent you lying through you teeth when you register, though)
Flying seaplanes on New York’s East River. Maybe not the call of the wild, but probably not so likely to end up as wolf shit, either. Not that there’s anything wrong with ending up as wolf shit, as a matter of fact it used to be an ambition of mine.