September 21, 2008

Catholic School made me a Sinner

October 14, 2010

catholic mass, childhood, church, sin, sinner

I put in twelve years of Catholic school… I was released on my own recognizance but served parole under the watchful eyes of a Baptist college. You could say I was “institutionalized” and feared life on the outside. Twelve years of a regulated wardrobe can have a lasting effect if they occur between five and…
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If you watch enough daytime TV… you will get cramps

September 29, 2010

air traffic controller, baby monitor, beer commercials, dirty diapers, flickr, foot odor, home with the kids, morning commuters, nytimes, stay at home dad, stork

The boy is almost nine months old, and since I’ve been back to work after paternity leave, I’ve been flying weekends. Although airport Chick-fil-A is closed on Sunday, it is nice to work weekends and steal the Sunday NY Times from sleepers in the airport. I play a game of whack-a-mole where I rotate newspapers.…
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Mornings in a Hotel: “Where am I? What Time is it?”

August 22, 2010

alarm clock, flickr, fog, free bagels, hangover, jetsons, ramen noodles, stephen hawking, wake up call

A friend once told me that every day he wakes up in a hotel, it feels like waking up with a hangover. “I’m not sure where I am or how I got here, but at least I have my pants on.” Add in the fact that we stay in a variety of hotels with countless…
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Returning from vacation – time to catch up on the news

August 3, 2010

celebrity, Flying, gossip magazine, jersey shore, real housewives

I returned to work yesterday from a three-week vacation with the family. While at work and living on the road, I have lots of downtime that I fill with ‘entertainment’ that I would never make time for at home: bad movies on cable, aimless walks around Wal-Mart, and celebrity gossip magazines. US, Star, People, and…
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How Indiana Jones Has Made Me a Better Father

July 3, 2010

Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Yoda

When the baby falls asleep in my arms, I recreate this old scene in reverse as I do my best to place him in the crib and extract my arms without him waking up. I learned from Indiana Jones… one swift movement. His eyes are closed, and his body is limp in my arms. I…
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Maybe cribs should come with a flight attendant call button

June 4, 2010

baby monitor, cockpit, deferral, diaper bag, feeding, flight attendant call button, minimum equipment list

In the cockpit, when an alarm sounds, the first response is to “Identify and Cancel” the warning. This means acknowledging the source of the alarm, silencing the warning, and then determining a course of action. If there are several warnings, you prioritize them—often based on the color of the alarm. Yes, our planes are color-coded.…
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September 21, 2008

Catholic School made me a Sinner

If you watch enough daytime TV… you will get cramps

Mornings in a Hotel: “Where am I? What Time is it?”

Returning from vacation – time to catch up on the news

How Indiana Jones Has Made Me a Better Father

Maybe cribs should come with a flight attendant call button