The Madonna Inn makes the best banana cream pie in the world.

oh yeah, will be over Labor Day. NEVER MIND!

I do not see DFW on that itinerary.

Also, no ATL.

Have a great time in London, shrift! And have a great time in CA, Tom!

I just got off the phone with UPS and the site I ordered clothes from a few weeks ago. Turns out UPS delivered the clothes at 5:30 last Wednesday, said that they buzzed my apartment and got no answer so they decided to leave the package in the hallway in front of my apartment door. I know that I was home at that time, so I say that they didn't do the first thing, and should have known better than to do the second thing--there's a rental office in the building right next to mine that is open until 6:00, and all they have to do is take the package there instead.

So, the package is nowhere to be found, most likely with one of my neighbors who helped themselves to the package, and I am furious with UPS, who had no excuse, just said that since it was "basic delivery," their driver didn't have to take it to the manager's office. Grrr.

The vendor's customer service guy, otoh, was amazingly understanding and sweet, added a secondary option on my standing address line that says "or rental office," reported the package as lost/stolen, and changed the size of my swimsuit to the smaller size I should have ordered instead in the reorder. Hopefully, I'll get my clothes in a few weeks and they will be at the manager's office instead of the hallway this time.

I named my first car Christine, as it was a red car whose radio only played golden oldies and which tried to kill me on more than one occasion.

Abby's more my type

Mine, too.

msbelle, how about I talk about my work ethic, or lack thereof? Done today so far: fed animals (mine and Nora/Tom's), walked Frankie, scooped pans, put away dishes and washed breakfast dishes, put away some clothes, rigged up a way to hang a hand towel in the bathroom. For the rest of the day, the plan is to get my resume down to one page (dammit) and send it out for a carpentry job, and send the longer one out via two friends to an org I'm trying to get in with. I will alternate 15 minute chunks of that with making phone calls and unpacking boxes - now that I have a roommate, unpacking has become much more urgent.

Sat, Sep 18 SFO => JFK

WOOHOO

I do believe I will be taking at least the 17th off, and possibly more.

How much energy did a knight expend just by wearing armor?

And short video of people trying to keep cool at Wrigley Field.

Video: Incredible Piloting Skills After Midair Collision

Two pilots managed to avoid serious injury after a mid-air collision at an airshow in England. One landed his damaged airplane without incident, but the other had to bail out of his World War II fighter, deploying his parachute seconds before hitting the ground.

The accident occurred after three planes flew in formation at the Flying Legends Airshow near Duxford. As the pilots broke formation, the right wingtip of a 1950s era Douglas A-1 Skyraider, clipped the belly of a 1940s era North American P-51 Mustang.

The Skyraider lost much of its right wing tip but landed without further damage. As can be seen in the video above from David Taylor of FlyingFilm, the P-51 was violently tossed around by the collision, which hit the fighter just behind its iconic belly scoop/radiator. The pilot momentarily regained control before bailing out.

London. sigh of envy