2 Years Later

:) Here I am again. This time I didn't forget I had a blog, I forgot where it was! (alright - you Noble kids. if you're reading this I don't want to hear about it!!)

Anyway, I tried to comment on my daughter Theresa's blog and when I signed in low and behold it said I had a blog (alright - it said I had 2, but who's counting?). I like this one the best so here I am.

I'm sitting in a hotel room after missing a flight due to an airline that ought to close down now before someone puts it out of its misery (hostile takeover? postal employee? bankruptcy?). US Airways - we should wonder when a company changes its name. Never a good sign. Plus Sarah lost her luggage on that airline and had a terrible experience. I'm in Philadelphia for Parent's Weekend at her school and as we were walking to my car she asked what airline I was flying. "What?" she cried. "I can't believe you're using them. I know they're cheaper but I would pay $200 more in order to fly a different airline." YOU WERE RIGHT SARAH!!!

I arrived an hour before my flight to find approximately 60-70 people in line (no kidding). There were five slow and disgruntled agents to serve them. I waited and waited, watching the minutes slip away as agents became available and they sat there waiting for the next customer to realize there was an open spot. "GO!!!" I wanted to scream. But alas it wouldn't have made enough difference to enable me to catch my flight, which had called for final boarding just as I walked up to my agent.

Afterward I saw that the First Class area had 4 agents working with no line. And the electronic check ins (I couldn't use them due to a dual airline deal - United and USAir) had 7 agents and NO LINE!! Is there no one in charge? Sarah - if this wasn't enough - you should have seen the billboard on the way to the airport: "US Airways - Angry Pilots, Disgruntled Employees, Unfair Employer. Signed, The Pilot Union"

Well! That feels better. These blogs serve quite a purpose in this world!

BTW, I noticed there were more comments on my 2 year old blogs. One of them said, "I enjoyed your blog, etc." I smiled - finally someone visited me! Then I realized - it was another spam blog!

Five Months Later...

What does it say about me that I totally forgot I even had a blog??!! Oh well, what does it say about the blog that the only comments were from blog-spammers (that's my term for them - didn't even know they existed until today).

I am a reluctant blogger. I don't really like the idea (thus 5 months between entries) because... I don't know, I guess I wonder why anyone would want to read my ramblings. But then I decided (and decided again today) that I want to get more motivated to get my thoughts on paper. And this is a great format for that. And besides, the only people who read the last entry were trying to sell me Viagra!

I saw the first half of the Pope John Paul II bio last night and found it captivating. I thought the acting was superb and the story-line close to reality. I had been afraid that it would be critical of his non-politically correct stands - something the ABC version did. We'll see how Wednesday's goes. Unfortunately, not too many people watched (http://medialifemagazine.com/artman/publish/article_1641.asp)

Well, back to work. See you later Viagra-toters!

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