And here we are. At Delta gate C5 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The flight is two hours late — so far. Delta has been a mess and not just for us. Pretty much for everyone. Late flights, cancelled flights, broken connecting… Read More ›
Airplanes and flying
ONLY BIRDS SHOULD FLY
We have to fly to Minnesota. To the degree that arrangements for old people with “issues” can be made, they have been. Wheelchairs, because neither of us can walk any distance (me even less than Garry). Special seating because Garry… Read More ›
TAKE THE MULLIGAN – RICH PASCHALL
Do-Over, by Rich Paschall In golf, it is called a Mulligan. That is when you get to take a bad shot over. Perhaps you shot the ball deep into the woods or it landed in water. You made a mistake…. Read More ›
THE SUPPLY CHAIN DILEMMA
Where’s My Stuff? By Rich Paschall You may have been reading or hearing a lot about the supply chain problem. Politicians and business leaders are doing a lot of hand wringing and posturing these days about slow deliveries. While they… Read More ›
SO YOU WANT TO TRAVEL? – Rich Paschall
Canceled, by Rich Paschall Since March of 2020, there have been various travel restrictions in place. Many people have been awaiting the opening of borders so they may travel again. You may have greeted some recently announced changes with the… Read More ›
TO TRAVEL OR NOT TO TRAVEL
That Is The Question, by Rich Paschall Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take flight against the clouds of doubt, And by opposing end them. (with apologies to William… Read More ›
PACK UP AND GO HOME
One Year On, by Rich Paschall It was just one year ago when our boss called the whole group into the conference room for a meeting. The odd thing about it was that after a year at the airline, I… Read More ›
UP UP AND AWAY ON A BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY
Still time to go up, up and away It’s a little museum on a private property. It contains many of the pieces used by the Tuskegee Airmen as well as a few airplanes that they maintain and fly. This day was… Read More ›
IF IT FLIES, MAYBE I HAVE A PICTURE OF IT. IN BLACK & WHITE.
Cee’s Black& White Photo Challenge: Anything That Flies Anything that flies is a pretty big challenge for someone who takes many pictures of birds. Let’s see what I have in black & white. Maybe I won’t have to cope with wrestling… Read More ›
A DIFFERENT WORLD – RICH PASCHALL
Reinventing Ourselves, by Rich Paschall When I was much younger, perhaps late teens, and throughout my twenties, I used to like to go down to State Street, “That Great Street,” in Chicago. It was alive in much the same way… Read More ›
BRING ON THE FRUITS AND VEGGIES – RICH PASCHALL
Hungry Eyes, by Rich Paschall My father knew all the best buffet restaurants and Swedish Smorgasbords. For a few years, it was a frequent weekend adventure to accompany my father and his wife to a buffet restaurant. There are not… Read More ›
SENDING AND RECEIVING STUFF – RICH PASCHALL
The Supply Chain and You – Rich Paschall This is about more than the amount of toilet paper you can get the next time you go shopping if you can get any at all. This is about all the other… Read More ›
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