Born December 4th, 2009 at 2:54pm weighing 7 lbs. 14 oz. and 20 in. long
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On Saturday August 9th at a bit past noon Alice and I were married. For now you will have to glean details from the growing photo collection of the wedding and reception and related activities.
My first photo, well series of photos, since being completely moved from my apartment of the past 5 years into house, second from the right, with Alice.
Probably my favorite American painting. Might be the reason I have a fasination with dinner/lunch counter/greasy spoons.
My sister and brother inlaw had there first child at about 2:50 this afternoon. Charlotte, my new niece, came in at 6 lbs. 14 ounces and 20 inches tall.
Now for work to get over so I can drive up, see her and get some photos.
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I have heard of this truly wonderful thing called "Frequent Flyer Miles" and the associated benefits. But have come to hold the belief that Delta considers me to be some third world pigmy not worthy of such benefits.
It all starts back in 1997. That was the year I got to visit London England with the family. Given we lived in the Greater Cincinnati Area Delta was the only realist flying option. International flight equals lots of miles so I signed up for the Frequent Flyer/SkyMiles, they seemed to be in the middle of changing the name back them.
Few years later in the spring of 2000 I'm flying from Seattle to Cincinnati after riding cross country with Delmar. So I choose Delta, use my SkyMiles card to get more of those great miles.
Skip ahead to last summer. Work is flying me to Greece, lots of miles! Maybe combined with my London and cross country fights I might have something worth using. When I get to the airport with my SkyMiles card they tell me they can't give me the miles for some unknown reason. Just keep my ticket stubs and deal with it after my trip.
When I returned to the States I tried through there website to check the account. There it says to call a different number than the normal one and only during normal business hours. After several attempts spend a hour on hold I give up.
Which brings me to now, today. In May there is an Alaskan cruise with the family. The flight is booked through the cruise company but for a nominal fee of $50 you can pick the airline. Time to get that SkyMiles account working.
Back to the website which has been totally revamped. Still can't use the account but just call this number. After trying several different ways through the automated system, none of which mention anything about getting a new pin, I get someone in India. After 30 minutes of trying to find the complete address they have for me, one of the 6 I have had in the past 8 years, he tells me he can't give me a pin and I can't use any of my old ticket stubs. Apparently they are only good for 6 months, first time anyone from Delta mentioned that. If I want to waste my time I could mail my complaint and maybe they will accept my Greece miles.
Delta Airlines IncorporatedSky Miles Department 654
P.O. Box 20532
Atlanta, GA 30320-2532
But the guy from India seems like he is almost laughing at the idea of that getting me anywhere. Then he transfers me back into the same phone queue I spent an hour waiting in!
This time I get a woman in the south. After we go through the same routine she gives me a fax number, 404-773-1945, to handle things out of procedure. Says the fax folks are way behind and she doesn't know how long it will take but at least weeks. So I finally thinking of asking if they have any of my previous miles, nope. Seems that they expire miles after 3 years. Great, so all this effort and there is nothing there! Now I have never heard of this automatic expiration. She says it is on there website, but I couldn't find it following the directions. Actually can't really find anything useful on there website. /
Now should I even bother? I can maybe in weeks get my Greece miles, though both the Delta reps got as close to saying "not a chance in hell" as they could without saying it. I could just setup a new SkyMiles account for the Alaska miles, but if previous experience is any indication I will not be able to access them until after they expire them.
Kinda makes glad when I hear Delta bankruptcy news, though the government will bail them out.
Read it. Seldom can so few words make one laugh and cry.
I am reminded of why I once wanted to become a priest but didn't.
I am reminded of why I once wanted to become a priest but didn't.
4 years ago at 7 AM PST I smoked my last cigarette. The next 24 hours was the most dificult day of my life.
Occasionally cravings for a smoke hit, but only for a few seconds.
Now I love living in a town that has gone smoke free in all resturants and bars.
By now my body should have reversed, as much as posible, the damage 8 years of smoking did to my body.
I have began the great photo upload from my recent, and still massively jet lagged, work trip to Australia. The date/time and orientations should be correct. I will be going back and photomerging many of the outdoor shots for some hopefully stunning outdoor shots. They are broken into five albums, Sydney, Hunter Valley (Horse Country), Melbourne, Wine Country outside Melbourne and LAX. Of special note are the photos of me on the Sydney Harbor Bridge with BridgeClimb, at the FooBar, the Koalas and all those iPod Shuffle 1 and Apple Store signs.
Some Australian photos on flickr. When I get back to the states I'll upload the whole archive, close to a thousand pics :)
Hopefully by 5pm this today the multiday, multiplane, multicity trip to Australia will have begun. Have fun while I'm gone.
Last night was my first Wheelthrowing class at Kentucky Mudworks. Wheelthrowing is spinning clay on a wheel, hopefully turning it into something desired.
It was me and 9 women, counting the instructors. Strangely it all seemed to come kinda natural to me but the women taking the class for the first time were having lots of trouble. I did have a problem on my first bowl. At first when getting it all centered the wheel has to spin pretty fast. When doing the shaping the speed needs to be dropped or eventually as the sides of the bowl get higher it can spin out of shape. Damm that centrifical force!
It was lots of fun. There is something rather relaxing about playing in mud and making something with your hands. Looking forward to the next 5 weeks of classes.
Finally got around to doing the photo merge from the Acropolis Amapatheater. Next time I will have to take more pics with more overlap.
Update: I used Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 to stich up the pics.
Oh, my emotional state, sadness, depression, anger, disalusionment. My faith in the eternal goodness of man, that we are really great, is faltering. Seeing the popular vote leads me to one of two conclusions. The majority of voting Americans have either been dupped beyond there intelect or are comprised of some of the worst of humanity disguised in smiles. I am not sure which is worse. And I don't know which I fear worst or what I can do to change either.
Excuse me while I cry...
I have noticed in the stats that there have been a few downloads from the Greek Audio Diaries. So what do y'all think? Should I do some more? How was the sound quality? Do I sound like a dork fish :)
Before my trip to Greece I picked up a Belkin Voice Recorder for my iPod. The original idea was to upload audio bits from Greece but the syncing didn't work right so you get the them now.
- Experimenting Part 1 9/14/2004
- Experimenting Part 2 9/14/2004
- Experimenting Part 3 9/14/2004
- Still in Lexington 9/15/2004
- The Carrot Run 9/22/2004
Starting around lunch tomorrow I am heading off for Athens, Greece. It is a work trip, I get to sell feed and bedding for the Paralympics Games, but I expect to still get lots of time in to see Greece. Internet connection speeds permitting check for photos in the gallery.
