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CONTEST ALERT: Southwest Sundance Cinema Challenge

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Jan 07 2013
Cinema's a big deal for us right now.  Once again, we're lucky to sponsor the Sundance Film Festival as the official airline.  Have you ever pinpointed the moment when you're watching a film and you feel in your heart that you're witnessing cinematic history?  In my younger years, Macauley Culkin's signature jaw-dropping yell in Home Alone comes to mind, or Meg Ryan'... read more

The Real Geeks Invade Nuts About Southwest for CES!

By: Ian Webb, Guest Blogger iwebb

Jan 04 2013
Greetings Southwest Nuts!  We’re The Real Geeks, a technology blog...but our friends call us TRG. For a few years now, we’ve been dishing out daily tech news and product reviews to our readers, and now, our good friends at Southwest have given us the opportunity to share our experiences from the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show to you right here on Nuts About Southwest! ... read more
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Flashback Fridays: Five Best Flashback Photos of 2012

By: Brian Lusk blusk

Jan 04 2013
This time of year could be called “list season.”  I have to admit that I am a list junkie, and I devour any “best of” (or better yet, “worst of”) list relating to a subject in which I am interested, and I don’t think I’m alone.  Why are we so interested in lists?  My take is that they give us a chance to compare our judgment with those of others.  So here’s your opportunity to... read more

Jesus Tours McCarran

By: Matthew Deal, Guest Blogger mdeal

Jan 03 2013
Years ago in Philadelphia, I had a friend whose wife was volunteering with the Big Brother Big Sister Organization, and told me about the program.  I knew it was something I wanted to get involved with, and I knew I would eventually jump onboard, but for one reason or another, I kept putting it off. It wasn’t until I moved to Las Vegas that I finally committed, and I have never looked back... read more
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Inside Spirit's January Issue

By: Jay Heinrichs jheinrich

Jan 03 2013
I don’t know that I’ve ever seen magazine editors have more fun than they did in making this issue--which, in a travel magazine for Southwest Airlines, is saying a lot. The main topic was “Learn New Tricks,” and some of the staff decided that they would take on the assignment themselves. That’s why you see Associate Editor Noah Bunn kicking a football on the cover. Noah’s many talents do not... read more

The Year of 100 Coasters Part 3: Putting a Positive Spin on Things

By: Justin Surguine jsurguine

Jan 02 2013
After a very quick break from the four-week stretch that I wrote about inThe Year of 100 Roller Coasters Part 2, it was off to one of our newer destinations—Atlanta.  Georgia Scorcher twists alongside the entrance to Six Flags Over Georgia. Once in Atlanta, two of my “roller coaster connoisseur” friends and I went to Six Flags Over Georgia, and found ourselves staring at borderline... read more

Spirit Star of the Month: January

By: Katie Boswell kboswell

Jan 01 2013
As a student at Aviation High School in Queens, New York, Wayne Wright always knew what he wanted to be when he grew up—a line mechanic for an airline. And even after 17 years doing the job at Southwest Airlines, he still enjoys every minute he spends helping to keep our aircraft fit and ready to fly.  All around Southwest, Wayne is affectionately known as “Goat Head.” “In a roundabout... read more

Going Green: A Resolution to be Green in 2013

By: Katie Boswell kboswell

Jan 01 2013
If you’re like me, you make a resolution on the first of January each year and then completely forget what you’ve set out to do by the time February hits. Now, I know I’m not alone in this; there’s a strange dichotomy that exists with New Year’s resolutions. Almost everyone makes a resolution with the best of intentions to succeed, yet, the majority of people do not. So this year, let’s make a... read more
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