Thursday, October 25, 2007

Express Jet heart attack!

So I'm leasurely flying back from San Antonio Texas on Express Jet. As we approach the Ontario, CA airport the pilot reports that Southern California is on fire and the Santa Anna winds are gusting up to 80 mph. Having lived with the Santa Annas for some time I have some sense of what we are dealing with. As we come into our first approach to land, about 200 ft. above the ground, the jet begins to jump and jive and twist. The pilot then lifts us back up in the air and we have another go round. The second time the same thing happens. They head off to land in San Diego where we sit in the terminal for two hours. They then announce that the winds haven't changed but we are going to try it again. So we fly back to Ontario (which only takes a few minutes) and try THREE MORE TIMES! On the second try passengers began to scream "we don't need this...go back to San Diego...stop trying." I, of course, was very cool headed except for the blank staring like some sort of Zombie being who is half dead. The whole time I'm saying to myself: the chances that this flight would be one to crash must be astronimical, but the whole time I pictured us somersaulting across the runway, wondering how it would feel to be covered in jet fuel. So, anyone else ever have a harrowing experience on a plane?

I now root for the Lakers to trade Mr. Bryant.

I may even start pulling for the Celtics this year. Gosh that makes me sick. Actually, I like the Jazz...No, NO, NO! I'm still a Laker guy. If they can just play some defense then maybe...

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

What do you like about this picture???

Elder Eyring in the First Presidency is exciting!

I have always appreciated Elder Eyrings way. What do you like about him that makes you glad to have him there?