You know, only 4 months late…

Also, check out the gems from my iPhone that I finally dumped off:
gems from my iPhone

Photos from our trip in July. We went to Mackinac Island with Jill’s girlscout troop and then went camping on the shores of Lake Superior at Twelve Mile Beach…

How does this make them any money?
United Airlines said Friday it will start requiring minimum stays for nearly all domestic flights beginning in October. It is also raising its cheapest fares by as much as $90 one-way.
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For example, travelers booking the cheapest seats between Chicago and Minneapolis or Boston and San Diego will now be […]

I’ve been taking a recent look at the issues and effects of infrastructure in countries, piqued by a recent NPR rant about how this country has neglected its infrastructure. The commentator argued that development of everything from improved roads to high speed rail will remake the country’s potential for development in the future. Here we […]

Well I’d post some pictures but I keep forgetting my little cable that puts the pictures on my laptop, so you guys will have to wait.
Saturday: Arrived in SF, went up for Pizza in the Mission. It should be noted that this is the first good pizza I’ve had in California, I’ll probably hitting up […]

So Jill and I are exploring options for me to fly back to the mid-west this summer to be her car buddy on the way out to California. While looking up airfares, I happened to come across this little gem:
Northwest Air-unfairs:
Rountrip, SFO to ORD: $350
One-Way, SFO to ORD: $700
How does that make sense whatsoever? I […]

Here are the pics from my short trip to the U.P. with Jill. We had a lot of fun running around in snow shoes and generally gawking at the natural beauty up there. Also, if you’re ever at Timber Charlie’s near Newbery, I highly recommend the Paul Bunyan burger.

Recipie for Sierra Nevada Beeramid.
1 Round Beach Play Bucket …. $.99
1 Square Beach Play Bucket …. $.99
2 Garden Trowels …. $.99
1 VMware T-Shirt used to carry sand …. Free
Pack sand into a large sloping retaining wall to keep rising tide away from your structure (try to keep at 15″ or taller). Once the wall […]

Q. What sucks worse than getting blisters on your feet from playing barefoot tennis?
A. Getting your ass handed to you in straight sets by Frank.
Folks, it was ugly. Fortunately, I was marginally better at building sand castles. We found out this weekend that it takes not 1, not 2, but 3 redundant sets of […]

No pictures at the moment, I left the camera in the car. My original plan was to stop in Reno, but I got there at like 4:30 and decided to haul ass through California. The road through the Sierra Nevada mountains has to be the worst stretch of road on all of I-80, poor Harvey […]