I’ve flown hundreds of times over the years, literally, but no matter how often I fly I’m still always a little nervous on take off for some reason. I know I shouldn’t be because I know all the statistics that tell me how safe flying is, but it’s just one of them thing. It’s never stopped me getting on a plane and never will stop me unless I have one of them crazy Final Destination moments and reading the news today that some 9-year old boy survived a plane crash that killed everyone else onboard made me feel that there is always a chance, even if things do go pare shaped.
Here is an excellent graphic from the ITO World website that shows the airspace travel over Europe late last month during the stoppage of flights due to the ash cloud. After about 30 seconds the skies start really lighting up with air travel as the various airports across Europe open though Britain takes a little longer.
It’s March now, the Winter Olympics have just come to a close, Baseball teams are in pre-season camps and the five day weather forecasts reads for above zero temperature. This week I will finally transfer the cleats of my old cycling shoes over to the new ones I got at Christmas in preparation for finally being able to hit the road again for the first time in five whole months – that is what a winter in Canada will do to you. Yep, spring is not far away and it’s going to be very welcome when it finally arrives.
I haven’t wrote much on here lately and that is mainly due to one reason: The Winter Olympics are on and I am either glued to the couch watching events or over the PRBsports.com writing about what I am watching. It’s been unbelievable so far as the games head into their penultimate evening with the big Hockey final to come tomorrow. Other than last weekend when we took off to the lake for the weekend I have spent every evening indoors watching games and saving a fortune in cash. These games have been a savings account in disguise for me which has been crucial since I have also booked flights for a trip back to Bangor in April. I’ve seen about 90% of the medal events at these games and the ones I couldn’t see live I recorded while at worked and watched when I got home, or went online to watch the backlog of event video’s on CTVolympics.ca.
When these games do come to a close tomorrow night I’ll be left wondering what to do with myself? Back to the mainstream sports like the Premier League and the NHL I suppose and time to re-join the rest of society and find out what has been going on in the world since I checked out two weeks ago?
Is it just me or does this new iPad thing released today by Apple look like either a really thin and small laptop or a really big iTouch? I don’t doubt what it can do is excellent but can it do more than a laptop? You’d need a laptop bag to carry it around in though because it sure won’t fit in your pocket like the iTouch! I shouldn’t be too harsh on it, I’m doing this critique based on some images on the web I have seen but based on the starting price it’ll likely be a while before I get one to find out for myself how great it actually is.
The last few weeks have been pretty hectic in work as well as getting organized for Christmas and when I have had some free time I have either spent it watching Christmas movies in the fresh scent of the cinnamon candle or writing over on the sports blog and trying to keep up with the fast moving world of sport. With the decade coming to an end I am trying to do some kind of decade in review thing, but with a week and a day left until the new year I am quite a bit behind on it now and beginning to regret starting it. Oh well, it’s all part of the fun.
Today I’m off out of town for the festive season ready to party and enjoy some pond hockey. It’ll also be my brithday tomorrow so double the reason to celebrate.
So just a quick note to say Merry Christmas to anyone reading and a Happy New Year – I had to say ‘Merry Christmas’ for I’m sick of people saying ‘Happy Holidays’ – It’s Christmas!!!