Monthly Archives: December 2003

The Parents’ Visit

The parents came to not-so-sunny California from St. Louis last week to spend Christmas with their oldest child and favorite son – me.  I picked them up from the airport on Tuesday evening.  Southwest Airlines, at least at the San … Continue reading

Travel

R.O.T.F.L

Trey Parker and Matt Stone continue to amaze me.  Last night’s episode of South Park was hilarious.  The whole Wizard of Oz theme done in Canada and the final unmasking of the Canadian Prime minister was great.  The song and … Continue reading

Television

Moral Leadership

The Vatican is upset with the way the U.S. military is treating Saddam Hussein. Cardinal Renato Martino, head of the Vatican’s Justice and Peace Department and a former papal envoy to the United Nations is upset with pictures showing doctors … Continue reading

Social, Religion

Pricing

I just don’t understand how the airlines determine what they charge, and I really don’t understand why one-way fares are so radically different.  I took a look at some one-way fares from San Jose to Salt Lake City.  I then … Continue reading

Travel

Greedy Bastard

Last night we attended Eric Idle’s show The Greedy Bastard Tour.  For those unfamiliar with Idle’s work, he was one of the original members of Monty Python’s Flying Circus.  He also appeared in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The … Continue reading

Theater