Category Archives: What Am I Doing?
Jury Duty Wrap Up
Well that wasn’t as bad as I expected. Although I was picked for a trial it was a short one and we were able to finish it yesterday. I have a few observations: 1. Trials are the most boring thing … Continue reading
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Jury Duty this week
I have jury duty this week, starting tomorrow. I know it’s a civic duty, and I really don’t mind that part. It’s the loss of income that irritates me. I’m a contractor and I bill by the hour so if … Continue reading
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XD Update – TFOs Are Fantastic
I Picked up the XD from the gunsmith Friday afternoon. I put the bore sight on it when I got it home and it looked like it lined up a scooch to the right so I shot the IDPA match … Continue reading
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The Flightmare Ends
I arrived at the hotel at 2:00 am. Stupid airlines. Northwest gave everyone on the flight a $25 coupon towards another flight with them. As if I would willingly fly with them again. The pilot hid in the cockpit with … Continue reading
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The plane is broken
Pilot says his oxygen tank is empty. Needs a new tank and manifold. We’re already two hours late and on a second plane. Why am I doing this again?
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Way to go Northwest!
My flight to Pittsburgh is late. That’s understandable, after all there’s a lot of bad weather here in the Frozen North. Wait, what was that announcement? The plane is late coming from the hanger? WTF? Northwest can’t even drive a … Continue reading
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Pictures from Minneapolis
Apparently it snows in the winter, and never melts. They just pile up the snow and wait for spring. How do you cool of your Cokes when there’s no fridge in the room? Ice bucket you say? Hah. I sneer … Continue reading
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Two Down
A second flight was canceled out from under me this afternoon, again blamed on the snow in Chicago. I suggested to the reservation agent that perhaps it would be a good idea to stop making Chicago a hub since it … Continue reading
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Airline Snow Follies
I should have known better than to take a flight that goes through Chicago this time of year. (or any time of year these days) You’d think I would have learned by now. SNOW – SNOW – SNOW All day … Continue reading
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It's cold in Minneapolis
This is the view from my hotel room in Burnsville, MN. Cold and bleak doesn’t begin to describe it
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