Visit to USS Midway Museum

For Hanukah, my parents gave me and my brother-in-law a trip to the USS Midway Museum. Today was the day that we visited it and got to try out a flight simulator. My father took us and I think we were all pretty impressed with the carrier. The flight simulator was amusing, but our flying skills are pretty bad so we saw a lot of nothing.I went a bit trigger happy and managed to take 66 pictures in just a few hours. I took pretty random pictures, but some are pretty neat. I've put them all in a gallery for everyone's viewing pleasure.

Tax Refunds

Why does it seem that many people are excited to get tax refunds? H&R Block is advertising a double your refund back giveaway implying that their customers get tax refunds. If someone gets a tax refund, it means they paid the government too much tax. The government got to use that money instead of the individual using it. While the amount of interest on most people's refund doesn't amount to much, it is the principal that matters. I haven't gotten a refund in years and I like it that way. The goal is to pay as close to possible as the actual tax bill as possible without going over. People shouldn't be excited about refunds.

Driving in Snow

It's been a number of years since I've driven in snow and I had the opportunity again this weekend while we visited the San Jacinto Mountains. It wasn't a particularly pleasant experience as my wheels were spinning a little; luckily I wasn't going fast and was able to recover quickly. However, it is definitely a reason to get a four wheel drive vehicle if I plan on coming up to the snow more often than once every few years.

Cell phones glued to people's ears

I understand how much of a tool a cell phone can be, but can't people go a few hours without using them? I got on the plane to come home yesterday and this lady who is yapping away on her phone sits down next to me. She continues to make calls until the doors are closed including during the time that the flight attendant is making the safety briefing for those of us in the emergency exit row. Then as we're getting off the plane, she starts making more calls and takes her sweet time getting off the plane and going down the jetway. If she wants to talk, wait until we get off the jetway, move to the side, or speed up so people don't have to pass her.

Uggh.