YAY I just booked my flight and the airfare actually went DOWN by $10, plus I saved the $5 Travelocity fee!!!  And I got the right-hand aisle exit row on both flights, which is by far my most favored seat on the plane!!!!

Thanks for all the info and advice everyone!!  Ya'll are the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I decided to be a responsible adult and not run up my credit card balance any higher, so I am going to wait until payday (aka midnight) to book my plane tix for Thanksgiving.  PLEASE keep your fingers crossed that the airfare doesn't go up between now and then.  It's still the great price I found through Travelocity, minus the $5 processing fee ( ( Read more... )

YAY I am spending Turkey Day with Jen out in Hermosa Beach!!!  ***Does SUPER Happy Dance***

Found a great flight with Independence Air--nonstop both ways and perfect times.  The Red Eye actually worked out perfectly for this trip and it cost less than $300 round trip so YAY.  Just waiting for Travelocity to issue my tix (my friends told me it could ( Read more... )

Senate Minority Leader Reid Had Mild Stroke

Friday, August 19, 2005


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August 18: At Third Exam, Cub Weighs 4.2 Pounds

We completed our third cub exam this morning. The cub weighs 4.2 pounds, 1.6 pounds more than he weighed at the last exam on August 8, and his total length is 17 inches, up nearly 3 inches. The head length increased from 4 to 5 3/4 inches, and the body length increased an inch, to 9 1/4 inches. The ( Read more... )

News from the Fujifilm Giant Panda Habitat

August 17: Mei Eats More, Cub Rests Without Contact
Mei Xiang is now consuming 1.1 pounds of leaf-eater biscuit and 5.7-8.2 pounds of bamboo daily. She usually eats during four or five trips outside the den, although she sometimes snacks on old bamboo that she pulls into the den. Mei continues to get up in ( Read more... )

Well, that's what it looks like to me anyway...


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Kinky Friedman is on FOX News Live right now (I am listening on XM Radio) and he is HILARIOUS!!!  He's been one of my favorite authors for a long time now, and he is running for Governor of Texas.  He vowed that if he is elected Governor, he will have a listed telephone number and he will answer it himself for a certain number of hours every day.  ( Read more... )