Here's a quick post for the weekend. Be sure and read our newest posts below.

Tom Greer, airport director at Monterey, CA (MRY) is one of my favorite people in the aviation world. Like me, Tom is from a suburb of Birmingham (BHM). Unlike me, Tom has at his disposal a litany of Southern sayings that are deeper in meaning than you might at first realize. One of my favorites of these is, "you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar."

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I love family reunions. We've had them on my mom's side of my family for almost 70 years now–annual weekend pilgrimages to the home of the Nichols clan, the lovely (if hot) little Texas town of Glen Rose (population: 2,308).

About 11 years ago, I started reporting directly to our President, Colleen Barrett. She told me at the time that my job would require me to do some pretty "off the wall" things from time to time. I was so excited about my new position that I eagerly nodded in agreement without giving it another thought.