Tuesday, September 26, 2006
"Quote of the Week"
"I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing excercises." - Buzz Aldrin
Monday, September 18, 2006
City Search
Closing in on 3 years as an airline pilot now, and I've been to lots of exciting places, like Peoria, Lacrosse, and Harrisburg. Joking aside though, I have seen some cool things, met some interesting people, and slept in some strange places. Here's a rundown of some of the best and worst places for whatever reasons:
Most boring place: Marquette, MI. My hatred for all things Michigan aside, this place in the Upper Peninsula is the # 1 worst city I've ever been to. The hotel is an abandoned barracks, and the most exciting thing to do is watch the snow fall. If you're lucky up here, summer will fall on a weekend.
Most exciting place: Charlotte, NC. Downtown Charlotte is an awesome collection of great restaurants and bars, beautiful people, and good times. A years worth of weekends wouldn't be enough to check out all the cool places to hang out and have a good time in Charlotte.
Place you would think was cool, but sucks: Dallas, TX. What can you say about Texans other than they're abnoxious.
Place you would think sucked, but is cool: Norfolk, VA. Cool museums, neat tours, awesome restaurants, and a battleship you can tour for free. Norfolk is a town with lots of history and life, not just a boring military dump.
Rudest People: Philadelphia, PA. The people in Philly are rude, arrogant, abnoxious, and proud of it. No wonder we call it Filthadelphia.
Nicest People: Greenville, SC. There is still something to be said for Southern Hospitality. The people in Greenville are warm and friendly, despite the fact that their town is boring and stupid. Imagine a place where complete strangers will stop to ask if you need help while you and your crew try to figure out how to get back to the hotel... It's happened to me here 3 times.
Lamest place to spend an afternoon: Moline, IL. Imagine it's Friday night at 10 O'clock, and all the bars in downtown are closing for the night. No, it's not a Twilight Zone episode, it's Moline.
Coolest place to spend an afternoon: Montreal, QB. More specifically, old Montreal. Coblestone streets, amazing restaurants and bars, neat little museums, and one enormous Basilica make this an incredible place to spend not just one, but many afternoons.
Dirtiest place: Detroit, MI. Apparently they stopped clearing the burned out cars a century ago.
Cleanest place: Miami, FL. South Miami Beach is incredible! You could eat off the streets! Not to mention the high roller crowd and cool nightlife...
Well, that's the list as of right now. If you want to add a city or town or a category, leave a comment...
Most boring place: Marquette, MI. My hatred for all things Michigan aside, this place in the Upper Peninsula is the # 1 worst city I've ever been to. The hotel is an abandoned barracks, and the most exciting thing to do is watch the snow fall. If you're lucky up here, summer will fall on a weekend.
Most exciting place: Charlotte, NC. Downtown Charlotte is an awesome collection of great restaurants and bars, beautiful people, and good times. A years worth of weekends wouldn't be enough to check out all the cool places to hang out and have a good time in Charlotte.
Place you would think was cool, but sucks: Dallas, TX. What can you say about Texans other than they're abnoxious.
Place you would think sucked, but is cool: Norfolk, VA. Cool museums, neat tours, awesome restaurants, and a battleship you can tour for free. Norfolk is a town with lots of history and life, not just a boring military dump.
Rudest People: Philadelphia, PA. The people in Philly are rude, arrogant, abnoxious, and proud of it. No wonder we call it Filthadelphia.
Nicest People: Greenville, SC. There is still something to be said for Southern Hospitality. The people in Greenville are warm and friendly, despite the fact that their town is boring and stupid. Imagine a place where complete strangers will stop to ask if you need help while you and your crew try to figure out how to get back to the hotel... It's happened to me here 3 times.
Lamest place to spend an afternoon: Moline, IL. Imagine it's Friday night at 10 O'clock, and all the bars in downtown are closing for the night. No, it's not a Twilight Zone episode, it's Moline.
Coolest place to spend an afternoon: Montreal, QB. More specifically, old Montreal. Coblestone streets, amazing restaurants and bars, neat little museums, and one enormous Basilica make this an incredible place to spend not just one, but many afternoons.
Dirtiest place: Detroit, MI. Apparently they stopped clearing the burned out cars a century ago.
Cleanest place: Miami, FL. South Miami Beach is incredible! You could eat off the streets! Not to mention the high roller crowd and cool nightlife...
Well, that's the list as of right now. If you want to add a city or town or a category, leave a comment...
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