Archive for December, 2008

The Southwest Airlines Myth

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Southwest Airlines is a really good airline overall. Most of the employees are happy ( I talk to a few and they have the same issues that pilots at my airline have) and the flights are normally cheaper than other airlines. My brother in law might need to fly to Orlando for our vacation. I [...]

Why Mac? Why!

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Apple has made me pissy for the first time. When I bought my Macbook Pro there was a setting on the toolbar that I could easily change the power settings. If I was on battery power I could select a setting for maximum battery life. If I wanted max performance I could select a setting [...]

Long day in airports…..for both Kelli and I

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Kelli flew on a plane I was flying (technically flying…it was the Captains leg…I did lower the gear and the flaps though!) for the first time on Sunday. We flew to Shreveport, Louisiana as I had an 18 hour overnight (the longest scheduled overnight I have ever had!) and we could gamble. We arrived on [...]

Christmas in Cleveland

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

I had no dreams about being home on Christmas day. I am on reserve December 25th thru December 27th. I initially wanted a trip that was really easy and had a deadhead (me flying as a passenger) home from Damn Chicago on Saturday arriving at 10:25AM. I didn’t get it. Instead I have a trip [...]

He works hard for the money

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Kelli and I are comfortable in our finances. Even with all of our differences, one thing we have in common is living within our means. Hmmm I should say we live within Kelli’s means. My means are ramen noodles and a 12 pack of Dr. Thunder. If it weren’t for Kelli I would be struggling [...]