Atlanta, GA July 4, 2021 In 1999, not long after I started working for Delta Air Lines, Rita and I went to Vancouver. We spent a couple days there, then drove up the spectacular Sea to Sky Highway, to enjoy a few more in Whistler. One of them was July 4, when we walked through several […]
The reason I write is to gather my thoughts, and to retain a record of what I see, think, and do. These recollections are sometimes useful to me and, perhaps, may occasionally or eventually be of interest to somebody else. As time permits, or when I feel too uninspired or lazy to write something new, […]
Munich, Germany May 8, 2007 I am writing from my room at the Park Hilton, between the Isar River and the Englischer Garten. A short walk away, within the park, is a biergarten that features oompah girls serving steins so large they have an undertow. Last night, it pulled us under. After our morning meetings, my […]
Munich, Germany May 7, 2007 A couple years ago, I became the Delta representative to the Unisys Cargo User Group, a consortium of international airlines that use Unisys’s revenue management software and systems to optimize cargo inventory and pricing. Twice each year, Unisys hosts the member carriers to discuss issues, concerns, challenges, and successes with […]
Atlanta, GA June 19, 2021 A few weekends ago, our nest briefly emptied. Our elder son remained in his college town on the plains, while the younger one took to a friend’s lake house in the mountains. Even their parents flew the coop…escaping for a few days to higher elevation, where no one would ask […]
Atlanta, GA June 10, 2021 Early last March, when the corona wave crossed the Pacific but had yet to become a tsunami, I was on the phone with my uncle George. We both marveled at the rising reaction to the incoming flood, but were relieved to learn we were on high ground. “I’m not too […]
Atlanta, GA June 6, 2021 Of all ignorance, the ignorance of the educated is the most dangerous. Not only are educated people likely to have more influence, they are the last people to suspect that they don’t know what they are talking about when they go outside their narrow fields. – Thomas Sowell Finally…a year […]
Hendersonville, NCMay 31, 2021 An advantage of going to college a few hours from home is you are able to return on short notice, without much trouble. Among the disadvantages is that home can easily come to you. This week, a part of it dropped in on Alexander. Tuesday, his father stopped by, to spend […]
Atlanta, GA May 23, 2021 Yesterday was my wife’s birthday. But it’s her husband who’s getting old. Frozen shoulders, sore back, crotchety disposition…and whatever hairs remain are either turning grey or thinning away. Last week, he stumbled to the edge of his driveway, picked up the paper, and mumbled futilely at the headlines as he […]
Adairsville, GA May 14, 2021 Gas shortages…price inflation…mideast wars…goofy haircuts…persistent malaise. The 70s are back, baby! We have an urge to settle under a lava lamp, cuddle with our pet rock, and drop a needle on an Eagles album. And this year, deep into May, even Jimmy Carter’s admonition to wear sweaters seems appropriate. We […]