Congratulations to Flying Moose Airlines for adding their first 747-400 to the fleet (N7785FM)!

Flying Moose Airlines is now making stops at several Minnesota airports.

I'd been meaning to do this for a while.

There are some things one shouldn't have to confront when an elevator door opens.

I love Minnesota in winter.

"Put the camera down and gimme a nut!"

It's been a while since I've posted, but I was forced asked to post this:

1. What is your occupation? I'm the trainer for an Internet company that creates and manages Web sites for TV stations around the country (ibsys.com).

2. What color are your socks right now? White, with a little gold stitching

3. What are you listening to right now? The cat purring.

4. What was the last thing you ate? Peanuts and Stollen Christmas bread.

5. Can you drive a stick shift? Is the Pope Catholic?

6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? I always liked the Orange-Yellow (or is it Yellow-Orange?) because it was an exact match to Kraft Macaroni & Cheese.

7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? One of our site editors in Seattle.

8. Do you like the person who sent this to/tagged you? Yep.

9. How old are you today? 32 (which is why I'm doing this today, and not in a couple of weeks)

10. Favorite drink? Do I have to pick just one? Amaretto on ice, tequila shots (but it's gotta be good tequila -- not the corrosive stuff that goes in Margaritas), dirty martini w/ extra olives, gin & tonic, the list goes on

11. What is your favorite sport to watch? Golf (seriously, yes)

12. Have you ever dyed your hair? nope, though I've often contemplated it to reduce the growing number of grey strands.

13. Pets? 2 cats -- Timonium and Dante

14. Favorite food? Pizza, pasta, you know -- the less healthy, the more I like.

15. What was the last movie you watched? A Prairie Home Companion

16. Favorite day of the year? Jan. 7

17. What do you do to vent anger? I internalize is (which is bad), but I don't get angry that often (which is good)

18. What was your favorite toy as a child? Legos, stuffed animals.

19. What is your favorite fall or spring? Spring

20. Hugs or kisses? Hugs

21. Cherries or blueberries? Cherries

22. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back? If they want.

23. Who is most likely to respond/do this meme? Kairosvoice, since I'll see him later today.

24. Who is least likely to respond? Dunno

25. Living arrangements? Bought a house this year with Kairosvoice -- live here with the cats.

26. When was the last time you cried? A couple of years ago.

27. What is on the floor of your closet? Plastic totes with linens.

28. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to/tagging? Kairosvoice

29. What did you do last night? Went to the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus concert with a group of friends. Then Kairosvoice and I came home, played a card game and reduced the quantity of alcohol in the house.

30. Favorite smells? Lumber, home cooking, good perfume/cologne

31. What inspires you? Yikes! I could write all day about this one. Basically, I like looking at relatively simple things, then contemplate all amazing forces behind it. That complexity of the commonplace amazes me. For example, I love watching the sun rise. More specifically, I love watching the land emerge from the darkness of the night. Okay, that's nice. But then I start thinking about all the forces involved -- the Earth spinning around the sun, the earth rotating on its axis, the steady, (seemingly) unending nuclear reaction in the sun that generates the light, the photons of light that are suddenly hitting the Earth (are they waves or particles?), etc. That amazes me and inspires me.

32. What are you afraid of? Hitting a child while driving through a neighborhood.

33. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Cheese

34. Favorite dog breed? Too many good breeds to pick just one.

35. Number of keys on your key ring? Five keys, plus one magnetic key-card thingy on three rings held together by a carabineer.

36. Number of years at your current job? As trainer: 1.5 years. With Internet Broadcasting: 6 years.

37. Favorite day of the week? Saturday

38. How many states have you lived in? Arizona, Texas, Nebraska, Maryland, Minnesota -- 5

39. Favorite holidays? Ones where I get to be with family and friends.

40. Ever driven a motorcycle or heavy machinery? No, but I did ride a Segway once.

I can't leave. My suitcase is being otherwise occupied.

Can't get enough cute.

A more traditional view.