I love smart people. There’s something about sitting down and discussing the ways of the world with people who actually get it that blows my mind and turns me on.
Alot of that discussion the last few days in Los Angeles with some of my peers. Steve, Marc, Andrea, and Doug.. thanks for the fun times and great conversations. I learned a ton.
Well, shit, don’t tell me, because I’ve only seen the last few minutes of it. Gotta wait to get home and hope that the VCR taped it! 😉
One wedding and two funerals. The third brilliant season of “Six Feet Under” comes to a messy close, resisting easy narrative “closure,” as all the characters must face the weight of the decisions they’ve made. [Salon.com]
Who is John Galt?
Interesting. There’s a wi-fi signal on this plane called “Galaxy”, but requires a password to join. Hmmm…
Flying back from Los Angeles this morning on a Boeing 777 into Dulles airport, then on a CRJ up to Providence, RI. This plane is absolutely huge. I took some photos.
For my flight back today from Los Angeles to Providence, Rhode Island, I snapped up two books at the WH Smith outlet at LAX. I just finished reading Michael Durant’s book In the Company of Heroes.
As a previous reader of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down, I recognized Durant’s name immediately. He was the pilot of an Army Blackhawk Helicopter shot down over Somalia. He was taken captive and held for several days before being released with serious injuries, including a gunshot wound.
The part about Durant’s story that has always remained with me since reading Black Hawk Down is that he was protected on the ground by two Delta operatives – Randy Shughart and Gary Gordon, who placed themselves into a highly dangerous situation in order to protect Durant and his crew until rescue could arrive.
In the ensuing firefight, both Shughart and Gordon were killed. They were both awared the Congressional Medal of Honor for their sacrifce.
The part of the story that I did not know was what Durant went through during his captivity and the healing process that he went through after being released. The man has incredible character and inner strength.
“Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send? And who will go for us? and I said, Here I am. Send me….” Michael Durant went. And no one left him behind.
Listening to Alabama on the iPod as I fly from Washington Dulles to Los Angeles. I haven’t really listened to Alabama in quite some time.
It’s amazing how much the songs remind me of growing up at home in Indiana… the small town.. basketball in the driveway.. being irritated at my brother… running 3-4 miles a day.. Friday night basketball games.. weekends at my grandparents…
Sometimes growing up is hell…