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Looks like it will cost $150 to change the date of the return flight, plus the difference in fare and taxes, if any. Working with this travel agent is like pulling teeth. I've got to spell everything out for him. Asked him about 3 specific return flight alternatives with Cayman Airways on Sunday and Monday, and he came back with a generic answer.

Shoot, I wish I would have known about this yesterday. Just booked a ticket for a business trip that has me returning from London to Miami on Wed Nov 13th, and I don't really need to be back in Cayman until the following Monday. Don't know why I didn't schedule several extra days in Miami to begin with. I'm teaching on Mon and Wed this quarter, and the meetings I have overseas are on a Tues, so I'll have to cancel both classes that week no matter what, thus giving me lots of cushion on the return flights. I've just emailed the travel agent to see how much flexibility there is on that last leg from Miami to Cayman. If I can push that back until Sunday or Monday, then I'll be there for the drunk fest.

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I'll be baking you a pumpkin pie soon...

NBA legends Mugsy Bogues (5'3" and a dunking machine at that) and Yao Ming (7'6"). Mugsy might help his cause a bit if he didn't wear an oversized suit which makes him look even smaller. Incidentally, Ming's playing weight was 310 pounds. At 314, I'd be just a little overweight if I were 18 inches taller.

The guy's name is Steven Stone. Didn't he once pitch for the Cubs? Don't trust him. He's a loser!!! (Ok, so he won a Cy Young when he was with the Orioles... but still, he's got the Cubs taint which can never be erased. Case in point: Bill Buckner. Need I say more? Buy this DAC and one day you'll be boarding a flight and you'll drop it just as you're stepping onto the plane. It will fall right between your legs and down into the tarmac.)

Happy birthday, Dusty. Hope you have a great day!

Enjoy it, Hirsch! Growing older beats the alternative, right?

Glad you explained, because I just see the inside of your car and some shrubbery. I thought perhaps you wanted one...

Meh... I've got no horse in the race at this point, so I'm just wanting to see both series go 7 games and down to the wire in each of those 7th games with lots of drama. So to that end, Go Dodgers! and Go Tigers! in their respective Game 6 performances! Then if Boston and St. Louis can close it out in Game 7, more power to each of them. That said, it would still be evil fun to watch a full stadium of Cardinals fans sitting there with stunned looks on their faces as the Dodgers celebrate on their field. Then Al could really get pumped up about his Red Sox beating his nemesis Dodgers in the WS. But truthfully, I can't see either the Tigers or Dodgers pulling it out at this point. That closer for the Red Sox is lights out. Automatic. You bat now. Ok, sit down. Now you bat. Ok, sit down... he doesn't even let anyone get on base!

Happy birthday!

Roses are red, So is Bacon. Poetry is hard, Mmmmm bacon! Penned by one of my Santa friends and posted on Facebook.

Happy birthday, Carl. Have a good one!

ImageUploadedByTapatalk1382035484.303098.jpg There's a guy that look a little like him here in Cayman that I've been going out to see for years now. It's been a while, but I'm told he's still there. They're very territorial and like to hide in little caves of sort, but the dive guys know how to draw them out, mostly with food. You can get to within about 10 feet, but no closer or he'll jump out at you and then quickly repel. It's fascinating. Wish I had an underwater camera housing, but I don't dive often enough to justify the cost. Thankfully, the guy I go to see stays put and hasn't moved in years and years. In the open water, you MUST stay clear of them, or they WILL come and get you. Watch the video of this dude...

Pop Market, Aqualung box set. http://www.popmarket.com/jethro-tull-aqualung-40th-anniversary-deluxe-box/details/26770473 Not really a "deal" as such at $105 for yet another of these "super deluxe" anniversary box sets, but maybe saves $15-20 off of the Amazon price. In any case, the point is that there is ALWAYS something about these box sets that presents a "hook" and in this case it's the Bluray (audio only) that is included in the box set but not otherwise available in any way, shape or form. Not just any ole Bluray, but a magic disc that allows the listener to hear Aqualung as it's never been heard before in a brilliant quad mix (produced in 4.1, although it's called 5.1) that is apparently extraordinary. So, really... it is a big deal... and I really want to freaking hear it... but for $105!?!?!?! URGH. Making matters worse, now that EMI has been sold, it's anyone's guess as to how long this box set may be available. What sucks is that everything else in the package is throwaway. I've got the 180g vinyl version already. I've got all of the CD mixes. I don't give a crap about the book and more pictures of Ian Anderson's ugly mug... This on the heels of having spent a very similar sum of cash just yesterday on the SMiLE Sessions box set (which has been available for a couple of years now)... finally caved in, because it too had the hook of revealing all sorts on interesting discoveries about the whole mysterious process surrounding the album that never was. So you either shell out the dough, or you never get to hear it for yourself. They're smart, these mega box set making motherfuckers, especially when they can add a hook that they know will get you because of its exclusivity.

Time to see who is wearing the big boy pants now, in both series. Getting interesting...

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Sorry, just wrong. But too funny not to post.

Congrats to the Sox fans. Dang, so many pitching duels in both of these series.

Woo hoo! Dodgers!!! (Ducks from Al's show flying through the room.)

Happy birthday, Queen V.