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A Rambling Blog

June 14, 2008September 29, 2018 B. John 264 Views 0 Comments airports, florida, fl, Blogs, Plugins, Wordpress, Deep Something, Blogging, Air Travel, Amendment 2, Airport

I don’t get a ton of traffic on this site, and have always been disappointed with the lack of comments. I get a few, but I know I have opinionated friends, and would expect a little more from them. I suspect one of the reasons is that this blog is so far ranging in the topics I write about. I’ve read some good articles lately on blogging, and most say to narrow the focus of your blog. The people writing these articles do have very widely read blogs, so one must give them their props.

Fun Stuff Travel

The Usual Travails of Travel

June 11, 2008September 29, 2018 B. John 143 Views 0 Comments Dallas, USAirways, American Airlines

I’m headed to Dallas on business. My American Airlines flight was due to leave at 2:40 this afternoon. It’s now schedule to leave at 4:45. If it does, I make it in time to give my presentation tomorrow, but I miss the dinner this evening.

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Been Away and Busy

May 8, 2008September 29, 2018 B. John 172 Views 0 Comments Work, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Reston

Things have been very busy with work, and they will continue that way for a while. I wanted to go home and seem Mom this weekend, but I can’t take the days off for the trip right now. There are several major projects all due next week.

Fun Stuff Places Politics Legislature Travel

Guns Guns Everywhere, and Not a Bit Safer

April 12, 2008September 29, 2018 B. John 282 Views 1 Comment Guns, National Rifle Association, Hand Guns, florida, Homeland Security, TSA

We now have “take your gun to work” here in Florida…not just on a specific day, but everyday, and we’ve got airline pilots shooting through the cockpit with their TSA issued handguns due to another idiotic TSA procedure.

Fun Stuff Places Tampa Society Crime Travel

Baggage Handling at Tampa Airport

March 31, 2008September 29, 2018 B. John 136 Views 0 Comments Airport Police, TIA, Tampa International Airport, Delta Global Services, Continental Airlines

The Tampa Tribune is reporting that airport police have arrested three baggage handlers from Delta Global Services (contracted to handle Continental Airlines baggage) at TIA. It seems they had quite the little theft ring going stealing all sorts of electronics and sunglasses.

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Ditching Daylight Savings Time in Florida?

March 29, 2008September 29, 2018 B. John 151 Views 0 Comments Jim King, Bill Posey, Florida Senate, Daylight Savings Time

It seems that State Senator Bill Posey wants to end Daylight Savings time in Florida. According to him it’s just too much trouble to change all the clocks and watches. Of course, just wait until you have to figure out what time you have a conference call. We have people in Central time, and that gets confusing sometimes. I’m scared to think what it will be like to have a different time than the rest of the east coast.

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Christmas 2007

January 6, 2008September 29, 2018 B. John 166 Views 0 Comments New Years Eve, sick, Christmas, 2007, Christmas Cards, Christmas Party, Doctor

We’re well into the new year already, and I’m just now getting around to writing about the holidays. I suppose that is because it wasn’t one of the better holidays. I did travel home for the usual visit, but it was very short. Lay took ill the week before Christmas week, and remains sick with the doctor still testing to try and find out what is wrong, but it got fairly serious there right after Christmas.

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Airport Security Follies

December 30, 2007September 29, 2018 B. John 182 Views 0 Comments Homeland Security, TSA, Terrorism, Terrorists, Air Travel, Airport Security

The New York Times has a great Op-Ed about the foolishness of the TSA security screenings at airports. It points out, as most thinking people have to come realize that this is mostly feel-good theater that does no actual good at preventing another terrorist attack.

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News for the Week of Nov. 2, 2007

November 2, 2007September 29, 2018 B. John 240 Views 0 Comments Hunting, Ohio, Dayton, Myrtle Beach, DUI, Fire, Hunters, Mary Wiseman, Ocean Isle, New York City, Subway, death

This is the news wrapup for the week ending Friday, November 2, 2007. It includes notes on a beach house fire in Ocean Isle, N.C., the anniversary of the NYC Subway system, A story about a couple both being arrested for drunk driving, and a story about a man being shot by his hunting dog. In Ohio, a gay person is appointed to a judgeship.

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Back I Hope

October 10, 2007September 29, 2018 B. John 176 Views 0 Comments Work

Yes, I know there’s been a fairly long absence. As usual, work has been busy and very challenging. I’ve got several movies to review, and lots of other things have gone on I want to comment on. I still have some traveling to do for work, but I’m hoping to get some posts done while on the road, and get back to a more regular schedule of posting things. I’ve missed it.

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Planes, Trains, Automobiles, Buses, Boats and Taxis

August 8, 2007September 29, 2018 B. John 189 Views 0 Comments New York City, New Jersey, Jersey City, NYC, Planes, Taxis, Trains, Water Taxis

Wow! Did a recent business trip to New York City turn into a bit of an adventure. We had a meeting in town, and I’d found what I thought was a reasonably priced hotel one block from the meeting site. The boss went on Priceline, and found rooms in Jersey City for $125. It was a Hyatt, and a nice place.