Goin back to Cali.

Mar 28th, 2012
9:40pm CST

My first flight in 13 years. Admittedly I was a bit apprehensive. For years I avoided it like the Plague and would publicly denounce the very notion of getting into another flying tube of death. Or so I would exclaim. I think it was just a reflex to all the airplane movies I saw growing up. You know the ones, they almost always end I'm some horrific pile of flaming, twisted death-filled carnage. One also filled, by the writer's vision, with a story of the human spirit, pulling together to save one another and sometimes sacrifice for the common good. Ok, so maybe it's not that bad. This time I wasn't gripping the arms of my seat like I was being electrocuted as we ascended into the sky. It looked like they dragged the waters Of the Amazon delta, and poured it into my cup. After take off, the flight attendants with little enthusiasm came by with the food carts. Thankfully it was a smooth flight and landing.


Apr 2nd, 2012
6:40 pm PST

The time spent with my family was of mixed emotions and experiences. It was wonderful to see my kids again. My how they've grown in just 6 months! Crazy. Nice to see my Dad and Kathy too. They haven't changed in the past year since we last met. But we had good times. Bolsa Chica wetlands, Camelot mini golf, a near visitation of Griffith Observatory, and Rob with his kids joining us for dinner. Just being able to hold my children again was the best part of the whole vacation.

The flight back had a little more turbulence then the other direction, but wasn't bad. Finished my book about an hour ago, so I have time to write more here later..