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Saturday, December 28, 2002

Travel Notes 12/28/02

Back Home Again

I got a really good feeling when I got to Philadelphia. The Eagles game was on while I landed in the airport. Right near my gate there was an bar. It was packed with people watching the game. I asked a woman in a TSA uniform how the game was going. She just started going on about how the offence was not doing anything and the defense was carrying the whole game. She talked to me like we had been talking sports to each other for years.

All of the TVs in the airport, even the CNN sets, where set to the game. It was like everyone was living and dying by that game. The Eagles lost the game shortly after I left the airport. Maybe it is better that this is the only game I when I am in town.

Airplane Movies

For the first time in my life I actually watched the movie while I was on an airplane. The movie was Lilo and Stitch. It was much better then I expected. It is the best traditional animated movie to come out of Disney in years. It was very fun. The title character of Lilo had a huge Charles Schulz influence. She reminded me a lot of his female characters both graphically and emotionally. She had that classic big head and big mouth look Schulz was famous for. She was loud and harsh, but still loveable. Even if you don't think you would like this movie, you might.

General Notes

Woke up at 4:10 AM

Got the cab at 4:50

Got to the Airport 5:15

I had so many electronic gadgets, they had to hand search my carry on bags.

Flight took off 6:20

Connected at Denver.

Both flights were good.

My baggage took forever at PHL, like always.

Had dinner with Mom, Dad, Kathy. We had cheesesteaks.

I played pinochle with my Dot, Mom, and Dad.

I showed my sisters how my camera hooks up with my computer.

- Rich, 1:24 AM |

Friday, December 27, 2002

Is it that time already?

I am going home tomorrow, but I feel like I am not ready to go home. It is more then just the packing. I feel like I need to get emotionally ready to go back to my family. I am not sure what that means, but I feel like I must do something. This is going to be a big trip home. I have been looking forward to it for months. How knows how it will work out. I am not even sure I am ready for it.

- Rich, 12:05 PM |

Thursday, December 26, 2002

Christmas Haul

Here is a good chunk of my haul this year. It was a good year.

Joseph Schmidt Truffles
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? By Philip K. Dick
The Producers
Pure Dynamite: The Price You Pay for Wrestling Stardom by Tom Billington
The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need by Juliet B. Schor
Alburquerque by Rudolfo A Anaya
Frame Front Photo Album
Three Shirts
Two Sets of Towels
Two Sets of Queen Size Towels.
An Eagles Mug
A Bathroom Reader
The TV Guide Day-by-Day calendar.
Myst 3 for PS2
A good bottle of wine

- Rich, 12:16 PM |

Wednesday, December 25, 2002

Christmas Day

The world is an odd place on Christmas day. I had no traffic going north to see my Aunt and Uncle. I love driving on big highways when they are empty. It feels like I am doing something special.

I got a lot of gifts for my Aunt, Uncle and Cousins. I was not expecting them. I will have to go back next year and bring gifts for them.

After dinner I drove back down to hang out with some friends here. That was a lot of fun also. It was like pure celebration with them. They were really happy when I brought Madden 2002 over. They just got a PlayStation 2, but not games.

Well it is back to work tomorrow. I guess it is a short holiday.

- Rich, 11:42 PM |

Tuesday, December 24, 2002

Living Alone

I have learned thing living alone and far from my family. Over the last four years I have had the chance to spend each of the majors by myself. I have had many times where everyone I know has plans or is out of town. I have been left all by my lonesome. I know how to get through things alone.

All the time I read how people have more emotional problems during the holidays. It is exactly my demographic that has a had time during the holidays. I am away from my family, unattached, into my life a decent distance. I do not see my world changing anytime soon.

I have learned that Christmas Eve is the hardest day to be alone for me. From the age of 13 on, Christmas Eve was always the best night sleep I would get the whole year. I would always be so tired by the time I went to bed. That is when I started to go to midnight mass. After mass I we would collect at a friend's house to have breakfast. It would be great day from beginning to end.

There is nothing like a good night's sleep when you are really tired. There would also be just enough chill in the air. I love the feeling of being under the covers when it is cold out.

I asked around to see if any of my friends where doing anything on Christmas Eve. Most of them are out of town or hanging with their family. Tonight I will not have that great night's sleep.

- Rich, 11:46 PM |

Time and Expectations

I realized today that I have been pushing myself pretty hard toward Christmas and New Years. I have been focusing on them for the most part. It is like I am driving to a big goal, but there is no real goal there. I realize I might be heading for a let down.

I am going back to Philadelphia and my family for New Years. I will only be gone for a week. It is not a big vacation. It is just a short holiday trip home. It is not like I will be getting away from the job for a long time.

There is part of New Year's that always seems like a rebirth to me. There is a little time when everything is just a little new. In a week or two that settles down. That might be what I am pushing towards.

I am just worried that I will get back from my trip and I will hit the doldrums of the winter pretty hard. I am afriad that I have been building things up too much and not I will be let down. I am not sure I have any good ideas for this.

- Rich, 5:42 PM |

Monday, December 23, 2002

Politics of marijuana

Where do you come down on the war on drugs? Which side has the right view on this? It is a good thing to let your option known in a public forum? If you come down on the wrong side will it be held against you? How would America change if Marijuana was legal? Why does the Right Wing have so much invested in this issue? Will this fight ever be solved in a way that will make people happy?

- Rich, 9:39 AM |

Lying to your boss

The question is not have you lied to your boss, it is how often do you lie to your boss? The secret is knowing what you can lie to your boss about. Picking you lies is the most important thing. You need to know which ones matter.

- Rich, 12:28 AM |

Idiotarians

I guess this website is the right place to learn about Idiotarians. I cannot decide if this is funny or destructive.

- Rich, 12:01 AM |

Sunday, December 22, 2002

Another award that no one cares about.

I am not sure what an the Idiotarian of the Year really is. My guess is that an Idiotarian is someone who lets being an idiot rule their politics. I voted for Michael Moore.

- Rich, 12:34 AM |

Wierd Mail

I just received an mail saying this.

hi my name is emily i am researching a serial killer( Herman Webster Mudgett a.k.a. H.H.Holmes) i was wondering if you have any old articles from the mid-late 1800's that i can access on the net.....if so you can email me at (deleted)@yahoo.com thank you-

I have no idea why someone would send me a message like this.

- Rich, 12:15 AM |

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