I have not been online very much in the last month.
Mostly because of one very catastrophic accident that shook my world.
August 20 I recevied a call that a very dear friend was involved ina motorcycle accident.
This friend and her partner once lived here, had moved and she was visiting and partly showing off her 50th birthday gift to herself. Her 150 edition Harley. She has always been a motorcyle rider and always free and happy about riding.
We had dinner and lunch when she was here. She left to visit family in for a week after leaving and then home to Colorado. I had talked with her that day, not two hours after the call that there had been an accident. She was in critical condition, in a coma, from a broadsided hit from a guy that ran a stop sign.
You see she did not wear a helmet, never did. No mater how much I asked why in this day and age she refused.

One month and eight days later she is still in the hosital, semi coma, multiple fractures to the face, head, hip, arms.
Her partner has been by her side willing her to wake up. Speak, move the left sde of her body which she has not been able to move.

One helmet could have stopped all the pain and worry.

 What is this world coming to?

Did I have the gaul to hear on the evening news that several major airlines are now charging for softdrinks. And they have the nerve to raise the booze price.

Now I have to tell you, I am not a frequent flyer, but I do enjoy an ocassional trip back home to Philly or to San Francisco, or Seattle, or .......oh yes an ocassional trip.
When flying to those states, you wait in the crowded airport, buy the expensive food, and overpriced drinks before boarding.  So after boarding the plane it is an easy relief to be able to enjoy the freebie, 5 peanut bag of peanuts and freebie softdrink.
Come on guys, I mean is it not enough that we are just one person on a flight which in some cases is priced well over $400?
While I am on the subject what about this $25.00 per checked bag fee.
I can see charging someone for two or three checked bags, but for one bag? Come on.......people.

We just skip along and allow major corporations to stick us up the rear when ever they feel like it.
I say let's boycott the airlines who have raised their prices in such a middle finger to the public attitude. Scream, show your outrage. American people are too passive.when it comes to what corporations do to us. We don't voice our opinions. I'm not talking about destructive behavior. I am talking about massive writing campaigns, picket lines.
We at one time acted like we cared, but now I think we have become too compacent, to caught up in American Idol, reality TV to take the steps that made America the America it could be.

My favorite Southwest commercial where they are making joke about what airlines are charging for is my favorite.
Pretty soon they will be putting pay toilets on the planes.
Mark my words. I know that memo has gone across someone's desk.
It is just a matter of time.