My Kind of Town, Chicago Is....

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Tue, 06/19/2007 - 07:46 — James Malone

I've actually had a couple of days off and decided to spend the time here in Chicago. So, I grabbed my camera and set out on a self-guided walking tour.

A few weeks ago, the weather here was amazing with not a cloud in the sky! One of the first things that I did, was visit the Sears Tower. This is an amazing building. Next, I was off to stroll down Michigan Avenue. I got some great pictures as you can see. Millennium Park is one of my favorite places in Chicago. It has the cool Crown Fountain , the Pritzker Pavillion (where the Chicago Symphony does free concerts during lunchtime), and also the best duck and fish tacos at the Park Plaza Grill. Millennium Park also has the "Cloud Gate", but the locals call it the Bean. It is a great sculpture that gives you a dazzling reflection of the city.

The next day, my friend Bob and I decided to walk down the lake front of Lake Michigan. We walked by the Field Museum, the Adler Planetarium, and Shedd's Aquarium

. I am planning to visit these places on another stretch of days off, but really just wanted to walk around and enjoy the wonderful weather.

We then took a stroll along the harbor and down to Navy Pier . This is a great place to take the family and enjoy some great food; take a Chicago Architectural Boat Tour or an even faster speed boat tour! By this time in the day, we were hot and tired. So we decided to go to my favorite movie theater to see a movie. It is the AMC River East 21. It is right across the street from what I consider to be the best gourmet grocery store in the city, Fox and Obel. They have a great cheese and wine selection as well as an awesome deli case and restaurant.

I still have a lot of things to see and do, but really enjoyed my days off! If you get a chance to get to this great city, check out some of the things I mentioned, or suggest some of things that you have done and seen, and I'll add those to my "to-do" list.

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James,
The "Bean" looks like it is part of the "spacecraft" that was set down in the middle of Soldier Field.
Blog Boy

Brian Lusk — Tue, 06/19/2007 - 12:48

Ahem... WRIGLEY FIELD.

'Nuff said. :)

Drew — Tue, 06/19/2007 - 13:48

i love chicago. it's a great place to spend the summer. not sure how they survive those winters though. i loved your pictures. it's always great to see cool pics from someone else's vacation. everyone has such a different experience even if they are in a popular city like chicago.

Nourisha — Tue, 06/19/2007 - 15:02

JAMES,

Nice pictures... I promised myself i would never go back to Chicago.. I lot of bad memories.......... MY BOOT CAMP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINTER, MARCHING IN THE BLIZZARDS, HAVING THE FLU IN BOOT CAMP.. After i graduated bootcamp my parents came up and we took a tour of Chicago. There is this pizza place right across from the sears tower... i am not sure what the place was called but it had the best pizza.. so besides boot camp and not being able to see the outside world for two months i am sure chicago is a nice place...

USS BLOG BOY

francisco delgado — Tue, 06/19/2007 - 16:11

Help with Blackberry pearl..unable to connect to mobile.southwest.com with my BB pearl. Any suggestions would be a great help...really don't want to fly delta....

Mike — Tue, 06/19/2007 - 16:13

question I ask SWA fans that I don't understand about SWA!. My question is southwest will be at washington dulles 1 year in fall so I ask swa fans this question what was southwest's purpose of going to dulles? was it to take united airlines down in a price war or what because why have we not seen any new destinations for washington dulles? I am begining to wonder I hate to say was it a mistake for southwest going into washington dulles airport?. Is united airlines to big for southwest to compete at washington dulles?

Greg — Tue, 06/19/2007 - 19:41

I LUV Chicago, too! I think it's a neat city. I also know someone who lives there, as well as someone who's from there. :)

Leah — Tue, 06/19/2007 - 21:19

James,
What a great post! It sounds like you enjoyed some well-deserved "down time" in the Windy City. I've really never spent a lot of time there myself, but I have some scattered memories of a few memorable trips.

My Dad used to travel there for conventions and so I had some opportunities when I was pretty young to travel along and do some family sightseeing. I can remember going to the Field Museum a few times as a small kid before I was ten years old, and then making a return visit in my early thirties with my own kids. Some of the same exhibits were still there, as I recall!

But, my most vivid memory is the one of my "big trip". Our Dad had this tradition that when his children turned seven, they got to go on a "big trip" with just him, anywhere we wanted to go. For reasons I don't really remember, I chose to go to Chicago. (due to the timing of one of my Dad's business meetings, he probably slyly 'suggested' that I'd like to go there...) So, on the day I turned seven, he came and plucked me out of my first grade classroom with great birthday pageantry, back in a day when youngsters were NOT routinely taken out of school by their parents unless it was a significant event.

We headed down to the Dallas train station, and boarded a late morning train for Chicago. I remember riding in the train and watching all of the scenery until it got dark. Following a fancy evening meal in the dining car, we retired to our cabin, where the porter had pulled down our beds. I can remember waking up during the night when the train stopped, and asking if we were in Chicago. But, it was only a nighttime stop in St. Louis. I went back to sleep and woke the next morning as we pulled into Chicago.

After a few days of sightseeing and hotel room service (this was the "big trip" after all), it was time for me to return to Big D. However, my Dad needed to stay behind for business (probably so he could write off the entire trip! LOL), so my next big adventure was to go to the airport and board a giant AAirplane (sorry, SWA wasn't around in 1963) for my first airplane flight, which also gave me my first opportunity to be an unaccompanied minor, another pretty rare thing back in those days. Sitting in the window seat and watching my Dad leave the plane after getting me settled, I saw him descend the stairs and stand alongside the wing (also pre-jetway days) waving goodbye.

So, my memories of Chicago go back a long way, but I know there is still a LOT that I haven't seen.

Wait a second, I just thought of something. I never got credited for those AAdvantage miles!! Oh no!! I guess it doesn't matter, they won't honor 'em past eighteen months anymore, so some forty-four year old ones would've expired by now anyway.

Kim
The Veteran Traveler :)

Kim Seale — Wed, 06/20/2007 - 02:03

Greg,

I have already answered your question about IAD numerous times elsewhere in this blog.

And besides, United doesn't need SWA's help to implode:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-06-18-ual-service-usat_N.htm

Paul T. — Wed, 06/20/2007 - 02:41

I'll be going to MDW next wednesday. The people department needs my fingerprint.

Everyone of the bloggers is going to be at my interview.
Ding! boy
Joe

Joe Friedmann — Wed, 06/20/2007 - 22:00

As a Chicago resident (who is hoping to join your team in Dallas soon!) I have to say, the Architectural Boat Tour along the River is an absolute must! It's the best "sightseeing" part of Chicago and you get a complete history of the buildings and the city. I think it ends in October sometime (only runs summer time) so be sure to check it out. It runs from Navy Pier.

If you want a nice summer glass of wine on a grassy roof terrace check out the bar at the Park Hyatt. It's called Nomi. The restaurant itself is a bit pompeous but the roofterrace bar is incredible a la fresco. Enjoy!

Maggie — Thu, 06/21/2007 - 23:52

Thanks for the great post James!
Isn't walking along the lakefront just awesome?! I took a stroll during a blustery day in March from the Shedd Aquarium to Navy Pier, then hopped a bus for a few blocks and walked through Greektown. Had some wonderful gyros, then hit a bakery to stock up on baklava and other assorted goodies....YUM! I can't wait to go back with the family alongside!

Phil Willman — Fri, 06/22/2007 - 21:33

Phil,
Greektown is in Detroit ;-P
You must have had a long bus ride to get there.

Align bottom of peel and stick airbill here.
Ding! boy
Joe

Joe Friedmann — Sat, 06/23/2007 - 01:23

It'd be neat if we could all fly to Chicago for a vacation & have James take us on a tour! We could charter a SW plane. Gosh, it'll be 15 years ago this July since I've vacationed there; the other times I'm in the city, I'm changing planes.

Leah J. — Sat, 06/23/2007 - 23:11

It'll be 15 years ago in July that I actually visited Chicago. The last few times I was there it was to change planes. I think we should charter a SW plane, have Lou Freeman & Captain (Ray) Stark be our Pilot & Captain, & Carole A. & James as two of our FAs (I could be the third one); we can take a trip there. James can be our tour guide! :)

Leah — Sun, 06/24/2007 - 03:27

I'm sorry for the DPs on this one, too! *Hands candy corn to Brian. * :)

I forgot to add this to my posts above. For those who make reservations by phone (sometimes I call, sometimes I do them online), you can ask for Ding! Boy (Joe, don't you work in Res?) & Paco, too! :)

SWA LUVer Girl

Leah — Sun, 06/24/2007 - 21:50

No, not me.
I have an interview on Wednesday though. Not for reservations.

I before e except after c
Ding! boy
Joe

Joe Friedmann — Mon, 06/25/2007 - 02:33

Awesome blog....I live in Chicago and it's taken me a years to see what you did in just a few days!!

Janie — Mon, 06/25/2007 - 13:57

Thanks for all the suggestions! I definately had a great time and look forward to seeing the many other things that this great city has to offer. BTW, Cubs sweep the SOX during this weekends cross-town rivalry!! Go Cubs!!

James
MDW FA

James Malone — Mon, 06/25/2007 - 21:42

Sweet pickles, Joe! What position is it for?

SWA LUVer Girl :)

Leah — Mon, 06/25/2007 - 22:20

I did a couple of months in Chicago. It was over the winter, and I had to be there for some trainings. The BEST part of being there was the food. My fav is Bubba Gumps shrimp bucket thingy. I went there at least once a week.

Sadly, Howl at the Moon, a dueling-piano bar, is no longer doing pianos.

Thanks for the reminder of Chi-town.

Rebecca Frank-Hogren — Mon, 06/25/2007 - 22:32

Leah,
Aircraft appearance technician.
What a disaster.
My interview ran late, I got back to mdw with 20 mins to board, Plane was 10 mins late. I got on the plane, we pushed back and waited on the taxiway. Then we pulled into another gate, backed out later, pulled back in deboarded, reboarded and left 8 hours late. Groundstop in dtw then mdw then all eastbounds, flow control issues, dispatcher reworks. Bleh!

Very delayed, but not imitated
Ding! boy
Joe

Joe Friedmann — Thu, 06/28/2007 - 10:59

Oh, wow, Joe! I'm sorry about the delays! :( I hope your interview went well; I bet it did. Please keep me updated!

Leah J. — Thu, 06/28/2007 - 22:29

Leah,
I don't have any fingerprints left as they took them all!

Do not use for reordering purposes.
Ding! boy
Joe

Joe Friedmann — Sun, 07/01/2007 - 17:03

Oh, no Joe! :) I had mine taken when I had my second FA interview, but for some reason, when I had my second CSA & RSA interviews, they didn't take them.

Leah — Mon, 07/02/2007 - 02:22

Maybe you are already in the FBI database? There were quite a few f/a applicants there and they all knew each other. I guess it was their 2nd interview as 2 different people talked to each of them.
Only 3 others for what I applied for.

Important information- see reverse side.
Ding! boy
Joe

Joe Friedmann — Mon, 07/02/2007 - 18:18

Hmmm, Joe, that could be it! I wouldn't be surprised! *Scratches head & asks, "Now why didn't I think of that?"* :)

Leah — Tue, 07/03/2007 - 00:08

Hello SWA,

On June 23rd in Alameda CA, I had a group FA interview and was asked for a second interview the same day.
I got a call today from another applicant at the same interview. She also, was asked for a second interview that day and also was finger printed and asked to answer questions on the computer.
Do I still have an opportunity to become an FA for Southwest if I was not asked to be finger printed and to input information into the computer?

What I was told was to look for an email from People & Leadership Development Dept. I have yet to be contacted.

Thanks a million!
Catherine "Cat" Yarrow

Cat Yarrow — Tue, 07/10/2007 - 02:23

Hi All, and to Leah too! I think you were the one I had some chit chat with a while back. =) I"m on this blog because it's MDW where I want to be an FA, so here's my question: I submitted my resume in March. My sister's friend who is in her 40's and used to be a stay at home Mom, starts training in September. I've yet to even get a call for an interview. I'm getting more and more sad everyday. I've got years and years of sales and customer service experience and just can't figure out what it's going to take to just get an interivew. If I could just get in front of someone, I know they would see that I'm so incredibly passionate about this. Any help would be great! Hey Leah... did you ever get the FA job? I seem to recall you have lots of contacts at SWA but also was having difficulty getting in. It seems like everyone BUT SWA is calling me for an interview. I'm flying into Dallas in a couple weeks for an interview with American. Maybe I'll sneak into SWA while I'm there and dazzle 'em! =D

LisaM — Sun, 07/15/2007 - 05:04

Hello, Lisa! Don't give up! No, unfortunately, I didn't get picked for FA training; I didn't get picked for CSA or RSA training, either. :( I tried to find out what I could do to improve my chances of being invited for it, but never got responses. :( I won't lie & say I wasn't sad; I shed some tears, too, I admit. However, I'm not giving up! It'll be awhile before I try again, but I'm going to! I've wanted this for a very long time, & I'm a very determined person!

Please keep us updated, Lisa!

SWA LUV! :)

Leah — Mon, 07/16/2007 - 00:15

Hi Leah! I know what you mean. I'm the type of person who is always happy to hear good news for others. But when my sister told me that her friend got the FA job with Southwest, I did also shed some tears. =( She didn't even try.... she said she just submitted her resume on a whim. It's not of course that I wasn't happy for her, but sad that there seems to be a secret formula that they are looking for on a resume to even grant an interview, and I wish I knew what it was. This will sound silly too, but everytime I've gotten calls for interviews or invited to training with other airlines, it makes me sad that it's not the one I really want to work for. I've passed up United, Continental, Skywest and Northwest. This is the last airline that I'm interviewing with next week. I pray that somehow someway, someone from Southwest at least gives me a call for an interview. I sure don't mean to sound ungrateful for having been chosen to attend training with those other airlines. I know how hard it is to get in. But I didn't realize that I just don't want to be an FA, I want to be an FA for Southwest. Hey Leah-- I'd love to be able to communicate off the blog. I don't want anyone to think I'm just on here trying to put my credentials on display. I was just hoping if I acted like an employee in my heart, that eventually the good energy will carry over to those who pick the lucky few who get to interview. When you get a chance, send me an email at lisamarovich@gmail.com. I won't be around for a few days, but I'll talk to you soon. I'm a singer (not full time!), and my boyfriend is a musician and his band is performing at 10,000 Lakes Fest in Minnesota this weekend. It should be so much fun! We're taking the band's tour bus, and the guys are all great so it makes what will be a ten hour drive, an absolute blast. The coolest thing to me is, all the band members are college grads. The bass player used to be an attorney for the Chicago DA's office! They're actually all geeky smart. It seems I'm rambling, but point being, it all makes for some stimulating and intelligent conversation with people who are too "together" to get into the whole "scene" that can come with being a musician. Don't think we're not tossin' back a few Guiness though! heheheheh ;>) Anyhow.... shoot me an email and I'll talk to you in a few days, and we can keep each others spirits up til our dream comes true! Luv and Hugs, LisaM

Lisa Marovich — Wed, 07/18/2007 - 12:24

Oh, I know Lisa! I really feel I have the qualities it takes to work for SWA, & I can't figure out why I wasn't picked for training. I know I'm overqualified, so that could be it, or at least part of the reason. I, too, am happy to hear good news about others. Who knows, maybe we'll work together someday as FAs!

I'll be out of state, too; I'm going to MCO (Orlando) this Friday for a United Methodist Congress of the Deaf (UMCD) Conference. I'm flying SWA, of course! By the way, I LUV music, too! :) I always have.

Thanks for your email address! I'll send you a message so you'll have mine.
We can swap trip stories.

LUV & hugs!
Leah

Leah — Wed, 07/18/2007 - 23:07

Update for you Leah,
I am having my background checked and took the drug test. They say I'll know some thing in a few weeks.

No status required
Ding! boy
Joe

Joe Friedmann — Fri, 07/20/2007 - 21:38

Yea, Joe! That's great! Please keep us updated! I'm now back home from MCO, unfortunately. I never want to come home from trips! Anyway, I told several of the FAs that that's what I want to become. One of them on my flight from TUL to STL took my name & address (I gave him my email, too), & he'll pass it along! After I got off & while I was waiting to get a picture of me with the crew, he asked an employee-it might have been an Ops agent, I forgot-if they had any openings in STL. I thought it was very nice of him to do that! So, if Scott from SWA Flight 537 from TUL-STL on July 20 reads this, thanks again! :)

For those of you who watched Airline (I watched & recorded several episodes), I saw one of the Captains who was on the show once when I arrived at MCO! I can't remember his last name now, but he was on the episode where a mother from PDX brought her son to PHX to have surgery to stop his seizures; the Captain & his wife (he's based in PHX), has a son who had the same problem. Anyway, I heard his name & recognized it, so I asked if he'd been on the show. When he said yes, I told him which episode I saw him on. Another pilot seemed impressed I remembered! :)

More later!

Leah — Mon, 07/23/2007 - 05:03

I forgot to say that FA Scott is based in PHX.

SWA is
So
Wonderfully
Awesome! :)

Leah — Tue, 07/24/2007 - 03:36

Hey Leah, they are hiring ramp agents in St louis!
I thought you were from Tulsa?

After you write your message, push the post button. ;-)

Ding! boy
Joe

Joe Friedmann — Wed, 07/25/2007 - 01:38

Yes, I'm from TUL! I saw on the Careers page last night (on the website) that TUL is hiring for Ramp Agents.

Leah — Wed, 07/25/2007 - 23:16

Still nothing yet. Leah.
Someone else who I didn't meet but went to Mdw the same day I did got hired as a CSA. Maybe my phone will ring soon? Or do they send out letters if you don't get hired? I got a stack of those.

hoping for the phone to Ding!
boy Joe

Joe Friedmann — Tue, 08/07/2007 - 14:16

Thanks for the update, Ding! boy. I'm thinking that since you've not heard yet about the results of your BG check & drug test, it must be good. If it's good, you get a call; if not, you get the letter. I looked to see when you posted about your BG check & drug test & saw it was July 20. You're surely going to get the position! :)

Leah — Thu, 08/09/2007 - 22:25

Leah,
Got my phone call today fianlly.
I passed the background and drug tests. Now I am in a pool waiting for a job to open up. I'm not quite sure how that works. Maybe they are waiting to see how many people take the buyout? Or I need to bribe Brian with some candycorn.

Getting ever closer to employment at southwest
Ding! boy
Joe

Joe Friedmann — Fri, 08/10/2007 - 19:54

Congratulations Ding! boy, you are getting closer to being an Internal Blogger! I know it's nerve-wracking waiting to climb out of the pool. I can remember when I was waiting for the final call to start in Reservations.
Blog Boy

Brian Lusk — Fri, 08/10/2007 - 20:44

Congratulations, Joe! *Throws a party & passes out cake, drinks, candy corn, peanuts, plane crackers, & pretzels; there are also balloons hanging; throws confetti.* Can you tell me what you did to help you get on, so that when I go for it again I can try what helped you? :) Well, I sent Brian some candy corn last week, for real! Maybe that can count as bribery from you & me. :)

Leah — Fri, 08/10/2007 - 22:57

Thanks Brian! I hope the invite is still open when I make it down to Dallas to train.

Only $19.95 after $5,000,000.00 mail in rebate!
Ding! boy
Joe

Joe Friedmann — Sat, 08/11/2007 - 01:57

Leah,
I thought of really sending candycorn, but all of the places I looked at online were quite pricey. Maybe I should just grocery store it and mail it? I thought it would melt.
I didn't do anything special, I just did what Lisa's sisters friend did and did it on a whim! I get the feeling that the job I applied for isn't as external customer related as the ones you applied for so maybe I didn't need to be as outgoing? I don't think the plane will be laughing at my jokes as I clean it. Unless it is ticklish!

Now play online
Ding! boy
Joe

Joe Friedmann — Sun, 08/12/2007 - 19:57

Hey, Joe! Yes, I bought mine at the store, put it in a small box with some tissue paper, & mailed it. I didn't think about how it might melt! :( Grrrrrrr! Well, Brian, if you got your candy corn & it melted, I'm sorry! I'll have to figure out something else!

Joe, please keep us updated! When I become an FA, I'll have to ask if you cleaned my aircraft! :) Oh, where will you live? Do you have to move?

Future SWA RSA, CSA, & FA!

Leah — Mon, 08/13/2007 - 00:14

P.S. Joe, maybe I should also try to become a Provisioning Agent; then, I can stock the plane with candy corn! :)

Leah — Mon, 08/13/2007 - 00:20

Ding! boy Joe, I answered my own question, I believe. You'll be moving to Chicago, right?

Leah — Mon, 08/13/2007 - 00:27

Leah,
No, I wont be moving.
My sister lives an hour from Mdw. I'll have to see what arrangements I need to make. The shift is at night 10p to 630a. So in theory I could fly back and forth everyday but that may not be practical. I'll figure it out after I get the job. Did you see the backlog for F/as? No more apps until the fall.

Write out loud
Ding! boy
Joe

Joe Friedmann — Mon, 08/13/2007 - 03:00

Well, Joe, that's good you won't be moving. :) Yes, I did see the backlog for FAs! Wow. I plan to wait a year or two before trying again for RSA, CSA, & FA, even though I can really go again for them this year; I'm not giving up, though! :)

Leah — Mon, 08/13/2007 - 22:17

Leah,
Has Brian received his candycorn yet?

If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find me, maybe you can hire the Ding! boy

Joe :-)

Joe Friedmann — Thu, 08/16/2007 - 21:02

Joe, I'm not sure! I would think he did though, because I took it to the UPS place near my home on a Monday evening two weeks ago, I believe. I'm assuming they sent it out that Tuesday, so surely he received it! :) I'll feel embarrassed if it melted, though. :(

Leah — Fri, 08/17/2007 - 02:48

You can track it with the z number. Then you would know it has been delivered. Brian seems to be missing from here lately. I haven't seem Kim either.

Collect and win
Ding! boy
Joe

Joe Friedmann — Fri, 08/17/2007 - 21:39

Yes, I've noticed they've been missing lately, too! :( Hopefully, they'll be back soon.

I hope I can track down the candy corn to see if it's been delivered! I'll have to try. Thanks! :)

Leah — Sat, 08/18/2007 - 02:58

Well, now we know where Brian is, have you heard from Kim Leah?

Joe Friedmann — Mon, 08/20/2007 - 20:51

No, Joe, I haven't. I can send him an email to see if things are okay.

Leah — Tue, 08/21/2007 - 02:31

I just sent Kim an email, Joe, so hopefully I'll hear from him soon!

Leah — Tue, 08/21/2007 - 02:37

Leah,
Still no Kim yet?

Congratulations you are NOT a winner!
Ding! boy

Joe Friedmann — Sat, 08/25/2007 - 20:56

Hi, Joe. I did hear from Kim not long after I made that comment on the 20th. He has a lot going on now. Hopefully, he'll be back on soon! I don't know why I didn't say sooner that I'd heard from him.

What did I not win? Will I be a winner next time? Maybe I'll win a date with a Southwest employee! Ha, ha; the chances of that happening are as high as it snowing on my birthday, which will never happen!

Leah — Sun, 08/26/2007 - 03:00

That was just a tag line. Of course you are a winner.
I had a subway game piece here that said I won a cookie.

Now play online!
Ding! boy

Joe Friedmann — Sun, 08/26/2007 - 15:47

Ha, ha, Joe! :) I knew that. Is it a candy corn cookie that you won? If I win that kind, I'll share it with you. *Breaks candy corn cookie in half & gives some to Ding! boy Joe.*

I've been hearing about the bad weather around Chicago lately! Wow.

Leah — Sun, 08/26/2007 - 19:02

I must have reached my posting limit as my reply to you Leah about the chicago weather was deleted. :-(

The deleted ding! boy
Joe

Joe Friedmann — Mon, 08/27/2007 - 21:43

Sorry Joe
Some legit comments got sent to tghe spam queue today. I found one of mine over there and another disappeared into cyberspace
Blog Boy

Brian Lusk — Tue, 08/28/2007 - 00:58

Oh, no Joe! It's time to send Blog Boy Brian some candy corn! :)

Leah — Tue, 08/28/2007 - 02:42

Your comment got sent to the spammer?
That is some powerful spammerware you have! Or is someone else working behind the scenes that no one knows about? It is a shame that you even need this kind of software but I guess it goes with the times.

Filtered, pasteurized, blended,fully cooked, and sanitized
Ding! boy
Joe

Joe Friedmann — Tue, 08/28/2007 - 10:58

Yeah Joe,
Finding my comment in the spam queue was like coming home from school and finding that your parents had moved and not told you. Please tell Leah that I am fine candy corn-wise.
Blog Boy

Brian Lusk — Tue, 08/28/2007 - 12:24

Okay, I won't send any more! Beginning now (well, as soon as I finish this comment), I'm going to go a week without posting on the blog! I LUV reading & posting, but I put too many comments.

Leah — Tue, 08/28/2007 - 22:18

Leah,
Please don't stop blogging just because I have been sated with candy corn. I look forward to reading your comments every day!
Blog Boy

Brian Lusk — Wed, 08/29/2007 - 12:23

Says you Leah! You don't post enough.

The spam o rama got carried away last week while Brian was unable to wrestle it and deleted all of our comments. Then it welcomed him back by deleteing his!

I cut the board twice and it is till too short!
Ding! boy
Joe

Joe Friedmann — Wed, 08/29/2007 - 21:49

Oh, Blog Boy, I'm not stopping for awhile because of that; honest! :) Okay, I'll not stop.

Leah — Wed, 08/29/2007 - 22:24

Ha, Joe! That's a good one. :) SWA LUV!

Leah — Fri, 08/31/2007 - 00:44

I have a shirt from Old Navy that says Old Navy Chicago on it! :)

Leah — Fri, 08/31/2007 - 02:05

Did you go to the HRC (Hard Rock CafÃƒ

Leah — Fri, 08/31/2007 - 22:16

Still in the pool.
The good news is, it never expires. Now I just need to get Brian to talk to Nedra about getting me out of the pool ;-)

" I want the dog fed, the kids bathed, the laundry folded and tell the milkman no more Cheese!"

Ding! boy
Joe

Joe Friedmann — Sat, 09/15/2007 - 15:44

Thanks for the update, Joe! Maybe I can talk Brian into getting me into a pool! :) I know-we can bribe him with candy corn! I'm kidding; I'm sure he's full of that candy. SWA LUV! :)

Leah J. — Sun, 09/16/2007 - 01:26

Here's another idea, Joe. We could get Mary's cake recipe, bake it, & send it to Blog Boy; we can bribe him that way! :)

Leah — Sun, 09/16/2007 - 04:31

test?

Joe Friedmann — Mon, 09/17/2007 - 21:16

What are we testing, Joe? :) I want to go to Chicago again. I've visited the city, but the last few times I went, I was changing planes; once, I was going through customs, too.

Leah — Tue, 09/18/2007 - 01:33

I tried to post a comment and it never made it to the "your comment is awaiting moderation" portion. I think the mini skirt issues has the rest of the blog tied up.

repost- I thought Jeff was going to put in a good word for you Leah?
I aslo know the real reason you were gone for a week. You were flying on AAnother AAirline weren't you LeAAh? ;-)

Two sheets of looseleaf is all you need.
Ding! boy
Joe

Joe Friedmann — Tue, 09/18/2007 - 21:46

Joe, maybe Jeff will do that, if he hasn't already. :) Oh, no, I certAAinly wAAsn't flying AAnother cAArier! No wAAy. :) SWA is 6,181,971 times better than that other cAArier, definitely.

I think I need more than two sheets of looseleaf paper! Can I use spiral if I need to? Ha, ha!

Leah J. — Wed, 09/19/2007 - 01:22

At the sound of the ding! tone the time will be 231 pm edt Thursday October 11 2007.
Ding!

"Air transportation provided by southwest airlines."
Ding! boy
Joe

Joe Friedmann — Thu, 10/11/2007 - 18:33

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