Back from a short vacation
I have some good news and some bad news. I will start with the bad news.
I spent the last few days in Birmingham, Alabama – yes, during the hurricane. The "hurricane" didn't prove to be much several hours after landfall, but had enough power to provide an interesting show Sunday night. However, I doubt I will ever go back to Birmingham; I am under the impression that nothing gets done in the city except for the smallest amount necessary to distract people from the fact that nothing gets done. I must note, however, that the hotel staff was helpful and left me little reason to complain.
The best part of the trip was actually the flight. If it all possible, use Southwest airlines – you will not regret it. The plane left the terminal on time and was in the air in less than five minutes. Southwest actually schedules flights perfectly so that the runways are open when they need to be, and passengers are not forced to wait on the tarmac for hours (like other airlines are prone to require). I had to drive back to Cincinnati because the hurricane's remnants cancelled my flight, but that actually saved an hour in the long run.
Now, for the good news. I got a composite score of 33 on the ACT. In case you do not know, that is excellent. I am moderately pleased with myself. I would be happier, but the test required no real commitment except for a few hours of reading and filling in an answer sheet. So, the score has only wrapped another protective layer around my ego.
I need to figure out what I want to do with this blog. News and analysis is being done to death, and it is not worth the incredible amount of time required to write something original. I have a post on computer interfaces – a dreadfully boring subject – in the works, but I do not want to devote the blog to computer topics. What I will probably do is pick up some of the long-term news items and explain a subject that is important in the event. For example, I have studied military strategy in my free time for more than 6 months, so I may write a few pieces regarding US strategy in Iraq or why US strategy in Somalia (Black Hawk Down incident) was horrible.
I spent the last few days in Birmingham, Alabama – yes, during the hurricane. The "hurricane" didn't prove to be much several hours after landfall, but had enough power to provide an interesting show Sunday night. However, I doubt I will ever go back to Birmingham; I am under the impression that nothing gets done in the city except for the smallest amount necessary to distract people from the fact that nothing gets done. I must note, however, that the hotel staff was helpful and left me little reason to complain.
The best part of the trip was actually the flight. If it all possible, use Southwest airlines – you will not regret it. The plane left the terminal on time and was in the air in less than five minutes. Southwest actually schedules flights perfectly so that the runways are open when they need to be, and passengers are not forced to wait on the tarmac for hours (like other airlines are prone to require). I had to drive back to Cincinnati because the hurricane's remnants cancelled my flight, but that actually saved an hour in the long run.
Now, for the good news. I got a composite score of 33 on the ACT. In case you do not know, that is excellent. I am moderately pleased with myself. I would be happier, but the test required no real commitment except for a few hours of reading and filling in an answer sheet. So, the score has only wrapped another protective layer around my ego.
I need to figure out what I want to do with this blog. News and analysis is being done to death, and it is not worth the incredible amount of time required to write something original. I have a post on computer interfaces – a dreadfully boring subject – in the works, but I do not want to devote the blog to computer topics. What I will probably do is pick up some of the long-term news items and explain a subject that is important in the event. For example, I have studied military strategy in my free time for more than 6 months, so I may write a few pieces regarding US strategy in Iraq or why US strategy in Somalia (Black Hawk Down incident) was horrible.
posted by Chris Edwards at
2:50 AM
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