January 17, 2005

2 Out Of 3 Isn't Bad

The pilot on my Seattle-MSP flight must be a big fan of open mike night at the comedy clubs.

"It's currently 10 below in the Twin Cities, folks, but don't worry...it's a 'dry' cold."
and later
"Good news, folks! It's warmed up to a balmy eight below at the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport. Those of you continuing on to Orlando try not to snicker as the others deplane."
I had a few words to share with the captain, but the flight attendant convinced me that the TSA really frowns upon such spontaneous, in-flight communications.

So I made it home to be confronted with cold temperatures and children with the stomach flu. On the bright side, I also came across a plug for my blog in the local paper. Sure, I'm eight paragraphs down, but you know, those guys at Powerline could use all the PR help they can get. And I warranted my own paragraph, whereas Captain Ed, Mitch, Fraters, King,and Jay Reding were merely mentioned once. In paragraph seven, damn you all.

It was rather neat to see The Outpost get some ink. Thank you, Ms. Kohls. If it helps, I live on the Crow River. And if you are interested in meeting any of the authors of the blogs you mentioned, you will want to attend the Minnesota Oraganization of Bloggers at Keegan's pub this coming Saturday the 22nd. My email address is over on the left if you are interested in more details.

Now I have a decision to make: tackle the mountain of laundry or catch-up on all the blogs I've missed for the past week. Sort of like going to the doctor's and being asked, "Would you rather swallow these two pills or take the shot in the rear with the needle with the diameter of a drinking straw?"

It's not like we're going anywhere in this cold weather anyway.

Posted by Cathy at January 17, 2005 10:03 PM
Comments

Welcome back. Congratutions on making in the paper.

Posted by: Matthew at January 17, 2005 11:07 PM

Thanks, Matthew!

Posted by: Cathy at January 17, 2005 11:14 PM

Charging the cockpit of an airplane is frowned upon for some reason. Try challenging the pilot to a duel when he's standing at the door saying "buh-bye". The proper form is to throw the gauntlet at his feet; hitting him in the face is considered gauche - and grounds for arrest. Just remember, the challenged chooses the weapons.

Neat write-up. Does this mean you're famous? Are you going to have an entourage now?

I'm not going to comment on your weather - it's not nice to make fun of the less fortunate. ;-)

Sorry The Senator and The Governor have a stomach bug; hope they get better soon. (BTW, if either is nauseous, try a teaspoon or so of honey - it's good for calming an upset stomach.)

Posted by: aelfheld at January 17, 2005 11:20 PM

Hi Aelfheld!

Thanks for the tip. I'll have to go try it; since I've started blogging tonight, I have come to the unalterable conclusion that I, too, have the stomach flu.

As for being famous...I think it will take more than "there's this lady in Wright county who blogs too" to up my traffic and build a fan club. I'm content to have my dozen or so regular readers. By the way, since you're probably my most frequent commenter...I'm making you head of my fan club when the mania reaches that level. Feel free to develop an application form and charge an entry fee. ;-)

Posted by: Cathy at January 17, 2005 11:45 PM

What's your kick-back?

Posted by: aelfheld at January 17, 2005 11:49 PM

If you weed out the stalkers and help me write some good material for when I'm asked to go on The Tonight Show...you can keep it all.

Posted by: Cathy at January 18, 2005 12:09 AM

Temperatures like "8 below" and "minus 26" are really beyond comprehension. How do you folks do it? It's in the fifties here, and I'm miserable. Come on August...

BTW, Welcome back.

Posted by: Gary at January 18, 2005 12:15 PM

Welcome back & your pilot was hilarious! Hope all of the sick ones get well soon!

Posted by: yayaempress at January 18, 2005 02:43 PM