Aug
31
Over The Yardarm
August 31, 2006 | 2 Comments
Dave and I have a tradition, when having an occasional drink perhaps a little earlier in the day than might usually be the case, of noting that the sun’s always over the yardarm somewhere. The point is that usually it’s not *that* early.
Right now, however, I’m sitting in an airport departure lounge at 06:30am local […]
Aug
30
Think Of A Number
August 30, 2006 | Comments Off
I’ve randomly selected a number, which is a number of links I will follow from one of the blogs listed on my Blogroll. My Beloved’s blog, to be exact.
I’ve set myself a ‘follow rule’, which is that I’ll click on the link to the first other blog he links to reading back through his posts […]
Aug
29
Plane Spotting
August 29, 2006 | 1 Comment
While coming in to land around 70 minutes ago, I found myself pondering on the MD-81 aircraft (second plane of the evening, the first one was a Boeing 737). It’s an odd beastie, the MD-81 (or really I should say the MD-80/90 range, as it applies to all of them); long and thin, with […]
Aug
29
Back On Terra Firma
August 29, 2006 | Comments Off
Oh look – I haven’t been blown out of the sky. I’m now ensconced in the hotel bar with a glass of wine and lovely free wireless broadband, and as I’ve just texted my beloved, I think I’ve just been eyed by trade! Or possibly he’s not trade and I don’t need to be cast […]
Aug
29
Food And Drink
August 29, 2006 | Comments Off
The weeny bottle of white wine I’ve just been served is called Arrogant Frog. So now I’m wondering if the airline serve it on their French routes…..
Also, at the supermarket at the weekend we had a momentary bout of hysteria when examining food labels. Basically, though we’re both in need of losing a […]
Aug
29
Terror At 0 Feet!
August 29, 2006 | 1 Comment
Today is the first time I’ve departed through a UK airport since the latest round of security measures was rolled out a couple of weeks ago, and oh my dear.
To begin with, there’s something a bit scruff-inducing about these new measures. Not in the passengers or staff, but in the central security search of […]
Aug
29
Blogging Aloft Again
August 29, 2006 | Comments Off
I’m doing that thing I occasionally do where I’ve done all the work I need to on a flight and so can turn my mind to less onerous activities. I’ve got about 45 minutes until I’ll have to power down for landing, so hopefully I should get quite a bit covered, which is good, […]
Aug
25
Although….
August 25, 2006 | Comments Off
…. As David spotted before me, not everyone is willing to let Pluto go quietly.
Aug
24
Alas, Poor Pluto
August 24, 2006 | Comments Off
We knew it well.
Aug
24
Personality Conflict
August 24, 2006 | 4 Comments
Generally speaking, I can get on with most people. There are very few people to whom I take a significant dislike, and generally then only if they’ve done something specific to upset/annoy/hurt me or mine.
But at some point, I suspect everyone encounters someone who just rubs them up the wrong way from the minute they […]