I’m sitting at table under an outdoor roof by a swimming pool at our room in the Maldives. It is 88 degrees within humidity 74% and overcast. We arrived here from Beijing last night after a 19 hour travel day. In reverse order we left the Beijing airport at 5:00 am, flew 7.5 hours to Sara Lanka, refueled and continued another 1.5 hours to the airport where we got on a totally humid commuter plane to the capital of the…
On Thursday night we had group dinner at Seattle Center with all the beautiful glass on display created by Seattle’s own: Dale Chihuly. It was a lovely dinner with great service and great food. Fifty some people were seated at a long table with beautiful settings and flower arrangements. A very nice evening and a chance to meet the other people going on the tour. Friday morning we were driven to Boeing field where the airplane was parked. There were…
My wife Lita and I have decided to go on, what is for us, a huge adventure in our retirement. We have signed up for a Four Seasons private jet tour starting in Seattle in April of this year and traveling to different countries with our final stop Boston after 24 days of travel. We will be traveling on a private Boeing 757 jet under the sponsorship of the Four Seasons. At each destination we will be staying in a Four Seasons Hotel. The jet…
In the TV series Newsroom Jeff Daniels stars as Will McAvoy, a veteran news anchor. It's brilliant writing is by Aaron Sorkin, his first television show in six years. In one scene, McAvoy is part of a panel at a college and "snaps" when a young woman student asks the panel what makes the United States "the greatest country in the world?" and unloads his contrary view to the college audience. Here's an excerpt of what he tells them: "Hey– – And with a straight face you're…
