Monday, February 15, 2010
10 Years Has Passed
I had a chance to drive by our first house. The poor girl has been treated quite poorly since we sold her in 2005. The only thing I can say is, "I want all of those trees I planted back!" They are huge now.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Saturday, February 06, 2010
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Southwest Is Getting Wi-Fi
It Is Official--Wi-Fi Is On The Way!
Fri, 01/29/2010 - 08:54 — Dave RidleyHello everyone! You probably saw the title of this blog post and thought, “haven't I heard that before?” True, the road to onboard wi-fi has been a long one, but this week we took a major step that gets us closer to rolling out the system fleetwide. We ended the equipment "testing" phase and signed an equipment purchase contract with our wi-fi provider, Row 44. That means we now begin the process of getting equipment ordered and aircraft scheduling in place to begin our full fleet installation
We’ll begin installing the equipment in the second quarter of 2010. We expect to install equipment on around 15 aircraft per month initially, with the goal of increasing that number to 25 aircraft a month as we ramp up the process. With this schedule, we estimate that our full fleet of more than 540 planes will be outfitted with wi-fi service by early 2012
So, on to the next pressing issue… what will it cost to connect?. We don’t have an answer to that quite yet. We’re still testing a variety of price points on the four aircraft that currently have wi-fi. We’ll have a decision on price in the second quarter of 2010—rest assured that, just like our fares, it will be a great value. You can count on it!
We’re excited about this new inflight amenity and we promise it will be well worth the wait! We’ll have more updates along the way, but, in the meantime, keep booking those Southwest flights! Your chances of traveling on a wi-fi plane will increase soon! (And don’t worry, we won’t tell your boss that you've been surfing the Internet.) ;)
We’ll begin installing the equipment in the second quarter of 2010. We expect to install equipment on around 15 aircraft per month initially, with the goal of increasing that number to 25 aircraft a month as we ramp up the process. With this schedule, we estimate that our full fleet of more than 540 planes will be outfitted with wi-fi service by early 2012
So, on to the next pressing issue… what will it cost to connect?. We don’t have an answer to that quite yet. We’re still testing a variety of price points on the four aircraft that currently have wi-fi. We’ll have a decision on price in the second quarter of 2010—rest assured that, just like our fares, it will be a great value. You can count on it!
We’re excited about this new inflight amenity and we promise it will be well worth the wait! We’ll have more updates along the way, but, in the meantime, keep booking those Southwest flights! Your chances of traveling on a wi-fi plane will increase soon! (And don’t worry, we won’t tell your boss that you've been surfing the Internet.) ;)
Japan Goody
I try to pick up an interesting souvenir during my travels and this time it is a Kokeshi doll from Japan.
The kokeshi doll is a traditional folk art form of Japan, dating back to approximately 1830. Originally made by craftsmen during the winter months for sale to tourists, they have come to symbolize Japan to people around the world. Traditional kokeshi dolls have distinctive characteristics connecting them to their specific region of origin. All traditional dolls will be made of wood with a slender body, roundish head, handpainted features and no arms or legs.
The kokeshi doll is a traditional folk art form of Japan, dating back to approximately 1830. Originally made by craftsmen during the winter months for sale to tourists, they have come to symbolize Japan to people around the world. Traditional kokeshi dolls have distinctive characteristics connecting them to their specific region of origin. All traditional dolls will be made of wood with a slender body, roundish head, handpainted features and no arms or legs.
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