Tonya's parents are returning to Memphis today and will be taking back some framed pictures. We went on the TSA website to see if it was possible to carry them on the plane even though they have glass. Of course, the TSA website said nothing about it but it did strictly prohibit carrying on the following items:Axes and HatchetsCattle ProdsCrowbarsHammersDrills and drill bits (including cordless portable power drills)Saws (including cordless portable power saws)Billy ClubsBlack JacksBrass KnucklesKubatonsNight SticksNunchakusStun Guns/Shocking DevicesThrowing StarsHand GrenadesClick here to check for yourself.
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You might read the title and assume that I'm going to rail against Wal-Mart on account of its healthcare benefits for employees or its consumption of global resources. Nope, not going to do it.This is about bathroom access. Due to the rain, we went to Parkway Plaza, one of the few indoor malls in San Diego. I had a 2 PM coaching call and needed to use the restroom before sitting down for an hour. So ... I saunter into Wal-Mart only to find the men's restroom is being cleaned. The cleaning lady kindly directs me to go upstairs to another restroom ... only to find that it is being cleaned, too!Now, I understand that it is possible to have two unanticipated accidents at the same time -- thus necessitating that both restrooms be cleaned. Of course, an "unanticipated" accident is different than the type of accident you plan for…
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On Saturday, I purchased a new digital camera -- a Sony Cyber-Shot (for you techies, a DSC-H2). It's a 6 megapixel with 12x optical zoom. Since I consume mass quantities of coffee, it also has an anti-blurr feature :-)Here are a few sample shots. They've been reduced in size and compressed with Photoshop.
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Yoko Ono is in the news, calling for December 8th to be a day of worldwide healing. December 8th was the day John Lennon was killed while walking in New York. Here's the article from the Washington Post:John Lennon's Widow Calls for HealingThe Associated PressSunday, November 26, 2006; 2:38 AMNEW YORK -- Yoko Ono is calling for the anniversary of the death of her husband, John Lennon, to become a day of worldwide healing.In a full-page advertisement appearing in Sunday editions of The New York Times, Ono urges readers to mark the anniversary by apologizing to those who have suffered because of violence and war."Every year, let's make December 8th the day to ask for forgiveness from those who suffered the insufferable," writes the former Beatle's widow, who signs the letter Yoko Ono Lennon.Ono urges readers to take responsibility for failing to intervene on behalf of victims around the world."Know…
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