Airlines...humph

   Miles above Northern California traveling at roughly 500 miles an hour, I realize the subtle evolutions of the past 100 years.  It’s strange to think that the fundamental principles of transportation have not changed only the adapted to the unnecessary extras now found necessary to accommodate travel.  I’m in a leather seat drinking a Dunkin Donuts brand coffee watching the “Times” TV program for the airline.  This program, while in syndication with the airline, is featuring a special on the launch of the Apple “App’s” store (The “App Store” sells programs for a telephone which provide extra features for a cell phone that can already functions as a telephone, music player, internet provider and GPS along with hundreds of additional functions completely independent of a telephones' primary function; placing calls. Ironically this function is rumored to be the worst functioning operation of the phone). As “The Times” is covering this story of Apple’s latest miracle, the “App’s Store”, the newspaper (now airline television station) is pushing their own application on the site. 

   I find myself constantly fascinated by the improvements in technology as it relates to travel.  Automobiles for example have not changed their basic principles since their original conception.  Granted they go faster, are more comfortable and have subtly increased their efficiency, but the basic fundamental operational mechanisms have not changed much.  The same can be said about the airline industry.   I find it strange that an industry which has not evolved much in the last 150 years is plugging an company which has made phenomenal developments within the last 25 years, technological improvements that have echoed so loudly in our culture that they are have forced a stubborn industry to adapt them.  Sadly these advancements are happening so relentlessly, I believe the transportation industry is only trying to play catch up and unable to develop any of their own innovations. Which brings me to my real point,  Marty Mcfly I’m still waiting for my hover-board!

suggestions for keeping the halloween spirit alive

Living in "No on prop. 8" country I can say with a relative level on confidence that halloween is the Hanukkah for gays.  Over a week of celebration with only that exclusive culture participating to such an extent. Now if you are both Jewish and gay, this is where the 4th quarter really pays off, almost two full months of Holidays!   Granted Thanksgiving doesn't provide the same opportunity for celebration, so this year I suggest continuing the halloween spirit (no pun intended) right up into the forth Thursday in Nov. Only instead of thanking the pilgrims; you can dress as one. In this neighborhood I suggest dressing as pilgrims, indians,  a construction worker, a policeman and naval officer.