Before I get started, I saw this on a Yahoo headline and it made me giggle,
“Clinton Taps Former White House Advisor To serve as US Special Envoy for Climate.”

Maybe I need a break, just not in an airport. I’ve been delayed yet again. I’m in the Houston Hobby airport. It’s amazing seeing all of these people. Each a little aggravated, because their flight was delayed. Some have found a little solace with their mates, while others have chosen to “drown their disappointment” with beer or coffee. I have chosen both. This has left me very aware that I’m buzzed and that I need to pee. Sitting in this section of the airport with me is a really nice bald guy reading a “Guns and Ammo” magazine, a very cute newly married couple, and a very ugly couple. I’m sure you don’t want to hear why the bald guy is really nice or why I know that the young couple is newly married. You want to know why the one couple is ugly, right? They’re just ugly. No mystery. He married better than what he should have and now he’s ignoring her. That’s what I’ve picked up in the last three or four minutes anyway.
I was supposed to leave at 7:25 and my flight was delayed until 10:25.

I’ve been a bit of a voyeur watching the newly married couple. They seem so content watching their movie on his Dell Laptop. They’re using her Apple headphones to hear the sound of the movie; one bud in his left ear and one bud in her right ear. He’s got his arm around her and every once in a while he’ll squeeze her like he’s just remembered how much he loves her. She’s freezing so she’s got his leather jacket covering her almost completely like a quilt. He just kissed her forehead. They seem to not care that their flight is delayed. Almost like this is where they hang out on Thursdays.
I keep seeing an older guy walking back and forth in front of the really comfortable seats we’re all sitting in. He keeps looking to see if there is a vacancy. There isn’t. He’s wearing a fluorescent Lime green shirt and khakis. He’s also wearing Black Crocs with White Socks which immediately makes me hate him.
(Kendall Kyle just got paged over the intercom and a lady with a radio voice stated that this was the final boarding call and that Kendall should get his or her behind back to Gate 23.)

On a more serious note, Dan Seals died this week. Very sad. He died of Lymphoma at the age of 61. The Texan from Pleasant Grove had many hits including, “Meet me In Montana” with Marie Osmond, “Bop”, “God Must be a Cowboy”, and my personal favorite that still brings tears to my eyes, “Everything that Glitters is not Gold”. Very sad to see such a wonderful lyricist pass on. His lifelong publicist and friend Tony Gottlieb said, "If you want to honor Dan, you should oppose bigotry, intolerance and prejudice."

Lastly, I just found out that Shane McConkey, a professional Extreme skier, was killed while doing a jump off a cliff with a parachute. His sponsor Red Bull, whose slogan is, “Red Bull gives you wings!”, stated that while they “are sad about Shane’s passing, Red Bull does not in fact give you wings”. Sadly funny. ;-)