Funnimetric

1. Forget health care. The president should commission a blue-ribbon panel on the decline in flight attendant quality. It's not that they're rude or wouldn't react like Bruce Willis in Die Hard; it's just that...errr...well, at one point I confused the one on this flight with my dad. It used to be that flying was a stimulating experience. Now, I can't tell the stewardesses apart from the ladies working as See's Candy. And, a bunch of them are guys, or somewhere in between. I don't know.

It's not all bad. The change to women who have gone through "the change" allows me to squeeze in more reading; blogging, at the moment.

Delta fliers can still watch this.

The prettiest stewardess I've ever seen was this lass who served on my trip from Maine to Ireland in 2004. What a trip!

2. I have a fascinating conversation with the person next to me 95% of the time I fly. I know what you're thinking and no, I'm not super-annoying (I think). This time, it was with a New York cardiologist originally from Pakistan, traveling with his wife, son, and new grand-daughter.

Really great person. Wonderful two-hour conversation. At one point, I asked him if he was like his father. He said, "no, my father was twice the man I was." He had recently gone to Mecca.

3. I bought a jacket from Pacific Trail. Love it! I forgot the phone clip for my Droid and was carrying it in my hand. Annoying. Then, I saw the picture below on my coat:

Probably not the most current phone design.

Problem solved! I just put it in there and was on my way. A pocket just for phones: Thanks, Pacific Trail.

4. CNN is still the default news channel. They still play it in the airports, even though Fox has twice the audience. The reason is that conservatives can tolerate liberal stations, if only out of habit, while liberals can't stand Fox.

5. The good thing about the east coast is that everything happens three hours earlier. Less waiting.

Die Hard Collection (Die Hard/ Die Hard 2: Die Harder/ Die Hard with a Vengeance/ Live Free or Die Hard) [Blu-ray]