Back For Now
I've managed to sign up for Pajamas Media, which I'm not exactly sure of what that means, except that they guarantee that I don't have to change out of my pajamas to post here. It also means that I belong to some sort of official club, which I hope means that I get some kind of discount. On something. Plus Roger Simon is involved and he gets lots of hits and has made a pact with Satan to get the goods on Kofi Annan, so I respect him. Plus he actually makes money at writing and I've heard that some people read his books.
That aside, I've returned, however temporarily, to the good old Estados Unidos. To my dismay I discovered upon my arrival that two of my favorite coffee girls have flown the coop (one to Vietnam for five weeks and one to start a custom auto parts store), but the ones left behind are filling in nicely. I've yet to be able to talk any of them to come with me to start a southern branch, but there's time. They still apparently haven't given up on the American Dream.
For myself it's time for a change. L.A. and environs are nice, and full of good stuff, but I yearn for a return to the old days when I could share a smoke with a pregnant woman while grocery shopping. Now I can't even smoke on the soiled, oiled and seldom-used beaches of Long Beach, as well as smarmy Santa Monica. It's a crime.
In other less than ideal news, it turns out that my flight to L.A. was the last nonstop flight out of CR for the next three months as we enter the 'low' season--or the time when it rains too much for tourists. This flight was the only reason I gave up collecting miles on Continental, as they've actually graduated from Asshat Airlines to Almost Asshat Airlines since I had to fly them all the time a decade or so ago. American is OK, but it seems that their planes are older or something, or maybe it was just the ones I've been stuck on recently. Anyway, I've still got more miles on Continental and I keep having the fantasy that I'll be able to cash them in for something someday.
The big decision now is where I want to make the stopover. I'm thinking Mexico City, as it's halfway to San Jose and should prove more interesting than Houston. Nothing against Houston, and I hear they have a rather large Spanish speaking population, but it lacks the mystique of being one of the most polluted cities on the globe. And there're no pyramids within a day's drive. I think. I'll check. I'll entertain suggestions. As long as Continental flies there or I get miles from a partner asshat airline.
Update: Continental really wants me to stop in Houston, even before I get to Mexico City. Qiero mas trabajo.
