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These are the words my husband blurted out over lunch yesterday. We had the rare pleasure of spending the day alone together. We headed into Houston to pick up a cabinet I bought last week and poked around the Montrose neighborhood. Montrose is full of antique stores and funky shops, we were having a great […]

It is a new day! I’m overwhelmed and excited. I’m home today just getting ready to watch the swearing in of our 44th President. I feel hopeful that it is a new world for my daughter to grow up in. My Mom is leaving today to go home to Boston.Her flight is at 1:00pm central, […]

Go to a resale store and find an old, navy suit that an army sergeant might have worn. Add a white shirt and a tie. Wear that same outfit for three consecutive days.Go to an airport and watch airplanes take off for several hours. Pretend you are standing by for them and they are all […]

I love an experienced man, an experienced Airline Captain that is! The people on U.S. Airways Flight 1549 couldn’t have been luckier that Captain Chesley B “Sully” Sullenberger,was the man in charge. If you want to read more about him check out what Heather Poole has to say. Sounds like he has all the experience […]

Dear FP, I enjoy reading your blog and have to say I am a little envious of your lifestyle! We’re taking our kids on their first vacation (thanks for the tips on traveling with kids, by the way) and I would like them to bring home something special to remember their trip by, without breaking […]

CO today demonstrated the use of sustainable biofuel to power a commercial aircraft for the first time ever in North America. The demonstration flight — which was conducted in partnership with Boeing, GE Aviation/CFM International, and Honeywell’s UOP — marked the first sustainable biofuel demonstration flight by a commercial carrier using a two-engine aircraft, a […]

I wasn’t going to post on the recent crash of Continental Flight 1404, but a friend just sent me a link to some photos of the aircraft after the incident, www.thedenverchannel.com It really is amazing that everyone survived. What I would first like to say that I am of course extremely grateful that everyone survived, […]

Happy New Year to everyone! Although 2008 brought me lots of ups and downs ( pun intended), I am grateful for every experience and am looking forward to a great year of travel in 2009, my passport was just re-newed and I’m ready for adventure! Do you have any exciting travel plans in 2009? Let […]

Wow, I was excited to find out my blog was mentioned in a post from the website blogher. Check it out at http://www.blogher.com/fly-me-freedom-or-sexism-flight-attendant-jobs. Here is an excerpt from that post: Blogs by flight attendants, like The Flying Pinto and Another Flight Attendant Writing About Flying (and Other Stuff), capture the occupational hazards and rewards of […]