Eye-Glasses Deadline

We have some money left in our medical spending account that we'll lose if we don't use it by 12/31/2008. If anyone still on my medical benefits needs glasses please contact me because we need to get it done before the end of the year.

A Message From Uncle Sid and Aunt Boonya

Aunt Boonya and Uncle Sid would like the pleasure of your company the Sunday after Thanksgiving at 10:30 am for breakfast.

Rumored to be on the menu:
Blueberry pancakes
Apple Quiche
Hash brown Casserole
Ginger Muffins
Coffee/Tea/OJ

WIB Week of 2008-23-Nov

Billy, Michelle and Barack

(That's my cousin Bill!)

WIB Week of 2008-11-16

I'm going to Bloomington, MN. There's a Caribou Coffee right in the building.



Bloomington is famous for The Mall of America.



Here's my itinerary:

Air Travel:
Sunday 16-Nov-2008
DL 4400
Departs Atlanta (ATL) 4:05 PM EST.
Arrives Minneapolis (MSP) 5:45 PM CST.

Friday 21-Nov-2008
DL 4477
Departs Minneapolis (MSP) 6:15 PM CST
Arrives Atlanta (ATL) 9:51 PM EST

Hotel:
Sheraton Bloomington
7800 NORMANDALE BLVD
BLOOMINGTON MN 55439
952-835-7800


With some luck I'll be home for the next 3 weeks when I get back. Definitely home Thanksgiving and the week after that.

I will miss you all!

It's about time I made a post informing everyone that come January, you will see me even less than you do now...I will be in the Southern Hemisphere.

I am participating in the Pacific Study Abroad program with 40 students and a handful of teachers from Tech!

The trip involves 6 weeks in Wellington, New Zealand, 3 weeks in Sydney, Australia, and 3 weeks in Brisbane, Australia.

I am keeping a blog about the trip (starting now with the planning, but later with photos and info on what we are up to) HERE. I won't be able to talk on the phone much AND I'll have to pay per minute for my internet use, so I hope everyone appreciates the blog when I am gone!

We fly out of Los Angeles on January 8th.
I am taking 4 classes and get 13 credit hours toward my degree.
I will try not to miss you all too much!

WIB Week of 2008-11-9

Sunday ATL to San Diego CA.
Flight: Delta 1043
Departs 2:55 PM EST.
Arrives 4:36 PM PST.

Hotel: Marriott Residence Inn (858) 552 9100
Check-In Sunday
Check-Out Wednesday.


Teaching Monday and Tuesday in San Diego.



Wed San Diego to Omaha NE.
Flight: US Airways 0351
Departs San Diego 9:50 AM PST.
Arrives Phoenix AZ 12:08 PM MST.
Flight: US Airways 2980
Departs Phoenix AZ 1:09 PM MST.
Arrives Omaha NE 4:40 PM CST.

Hotel: Crowne Plaza (402) 496-0850
Check-In Wednesday.
Check-Out Friday.

Teaching Thursday and Friday.




Return home early Saturday morning.

Flight: United 0640
Departs Omaha 6:47 PM CST.
Arrives Chicago 8:22 PM CST.

Flight: United 7552
Departs Chicago 9:15 CST.
Arrives Atlanta 12:07 AM EST (Saturday morning.)

Not a fun week ahead, though I have to say San Diego is one of my favorite places on the planet.

WIB Week of 3-Nov-2008

Home Sweet Home and off from work. Mom will be leaving for a conference in Miami Monday morning and returning Wednesday night. We'll have her on speaker phone to watch the election returns on Tuesday night. She's pretty upset that when she originally agreed to go on this trip she didn't know it meant she wouldn't be home for election day.

My friend Jimmy will be here until Wednesday afternoon. We've been friends since about 1973 and played in bands together in high school and college. Here's a picture from (I think) 1975. He's the one on the right.



This is how he looks today.



If anyone wants to come over to watch the election returns with us let me know!