Revenge(d) by Paper

Well, I received a reply from Burger King after my Original Chicken Sandwich incident. Quite naturally, I am still a bit bitter about the whole thing. I spent a lot of time to type up my complaint and have received a "copy/paste" reply letter in return. Then again, I didn't really expect much else.

Cheers Burger King, you may now officially eat it...but don't expect to get another "it" free, it doesn't apply to combo meals....

Flight 376

As I boarded my 19:55 flight back home last week Tuesday, the look on the flight attendants' faces held a sense of urgency.

The flight attendants were gossiping about the Obamas leaving Hawaii and the problems it would cause for our return to Oahu. One fellow passenger heard the gossip and immediately called someone over their phone to boast the news that a flight would probably be delayed because of the President. They were in row 8 or 9, I was in row 1. They were speaking so loudly into a device that was an inch and a half away from their mouth, that I could hear them clearly as if they were next to me. This person went on to say that President Obama, himself, has ruined their vacation because the airspace restriction has locked down the airport. This news spread amongst the passengers as multitudes of people began making phone calls of the same nature.

It was a pathetic thing to see & hear...

At this point, we were still boarding and hadn't even pushed back from the gate yet. The ranting, blaming and name calling continued on and evolved from a simple, "oh my, we are going to miss our connecting flight back home", to a full blown political argument.

Seriously people....get a life, enjoy your vacation and quit worrying about things that haven't even happened yet. Be prepared for the worst case scenario, but don't guarantee that it is going to happen. I just wanted to get home, I really didn't feel like listening to the political rhetoric that all these people were jabbering about. I popped in my earbuds and jacked my little iPod shuffle up to 11, or whatever number freakin' loud falls under.

We made it back to Oahu on time and with no abnormal circumstances. The person who started all the needless and just plain idiotic commotion was saying that they were going to miss their flight back to the mainland, even though we arrived at the gate, right on time. I guess the Obamas changed that person's itinerary and forced them them to be late on a flight in which everyone else took and was on time. Pundits are freaking idiots and I hope they all miss their flights that they are on time for...I guess I'm a pundit too, for posting a blog..

By the way, thank you President Obama and family! You continuously put Hawaii into the spotlight and give us free added attention in the national media. Our economy isn't as bad as other metropolitan areas, but we sure do appreciate any boost to it.

Another sun orbit complete

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Enjoying this new year's celebration with my family, we stood in our backyard at midnight. There was a fireworks display all around us, as many of our neighbors were shooting illegal aerials that rivaled many small town July 4th celebrations across the mainland. The new fireworks ban will go into effect January 2, 2011, which bans sparklers, fountains and assorted "weak" fireworks that Walmart and other retailers sell without a permit.

Sparklers and fountains have been a part of my family's July 4th & New Years day celebrations for many years. We usually build a bonfire out of all the wasted fountain containers as the kids dance around it with sparklers. Realizing that we won't be able to do this anymore (legally) it made me quite sad. As we watched the fireworks display of our brave neighbors in Wahiawa heights, I noticed the theme was pretty much the same across the board, no one cared if they got police citations. It was very obvious that my neighbors didn't care if patrol cars were nearby or not, they were going out with a very intentional and quite literal, bang. I pondered a little deeper and realized something else. This past year, I worried too much about menial shit that I probably shouldn't even spend much time on. I am usually pretty good at setting some outlandish new year's resolution and sticking with it. A sales trainer I worked with many years ago once said, "setting a new year's resolution every year is good practice because it is a perfect test at how good you are at setting goals and sticking to them." I completely agree and have one more statement to make as I get ready to crash for the first time in 2011.

This year, I resolve to say, "fuck it!". Happy New Years everyone!