If I Designed Airports...

I wonder who designs airports,

And I wonder what they are thinking when they do.

  I was sitting in a chair, a rather uncomfortable chair, at my gate in the Phoenix airport and started thinking about this.  Lots of times when people are traveling they spend a good deal of time sitting in the chairs at the gate.  Why do they have to make them so uncomfortable?  I mean look at these!

  Who would want to spend a few hours sitting in these?  If I designed airports I would pick chairs more like these!

That way you can lounge and relax while waiting for your flight!

After I boarded my plane I was sitting in seat 15A thinking about how I was ready for a nap.  I was wishing the seats in the plane were a little more conducive for napping!  If I designed planes instead of rows and rows of seats like these

I would install great plane napping seats like these!

Now, I know if you pay more than the fair for a coach ticket you can get the better first class seats, but what about all of us who can’t afford first class???  And as soon as these thoughts ran through my mind I had already fallen asleep in my uncomfortable coach window seat and I slept my entire flight.  So I guess actually the seats don’t matter all that much to me!  But for all you other people who can’t sleep anywhere I wish the seats were more comfortable for you!

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Shark week is pretty much my favorite week!

Here are some things I learned this year during Shark Week:

1.   Sharks living in frigid waters can heat their eyes using a special organ next to a muscle in their eye socket. This ability enables them to keep hunting their prey in extreme temperatures.

2.  Blue sharks are piggy eaters. They'll keep eating until they regurgitate, after which they go back to eating!

3.  Jaws is considered to be the godfather of all shark movies, but six years before the Steven Spielberg blockbuster, Burt Reynolds got into a wet suit to star in Shark. Real sharks were used throughout the movie, and a stuntman was killed filming a scene with the predators.

4.  Shark fin soup is a delicacy in China and is served at important events, like weddings and anniversaries. When dried, the fins take on a texture and shape similar to noodles.

5.  Shark attacks occur around California because U.S. government protection of sea mammals, like seals, sea lions and sea otters, has increased their populations off the West Coast. There's more food for sharks there, and humans just get in the way.

6.  Until recently, sharks were thought to be immune to cancer. However, recent research proves otherwise. A study at Johns Hopkins University, for example, found 40 cases of tumors in sharks.

7.  Between 30 and 80 percent of a shark's flesh is made of water. A protein network gives the flesh its structure.

8.  Between 30 and 80 percent of a shark's flesh is made of water. A protein network gives the flesh its structure.

9.  Shark I have never heard of before:  GOBLIN SHARK (pictured below!)

10.  Sharks can help people get some sleep. Sharks can continue to swim while "sleeping." Researchers study their brains, which may lead to treatments for human sleep disorders.

I can wait for shark week next year!

 

Domestic Practice!

Poached Chicken with Herbs

Everyone keeps telling me I need to learn to cook a few meals so I can cook for John and myself when we get married.  Cristal gave me a recipe that she thought I could handle!  Tonight I tried it out.  It always makes me nervous to cook chicken…I don’t want to poison anyone!  Despite my worries it turned out pretty good!  So now the “meals I can make” count it at about 5.  Well, at least we won’t starve!

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Days until I'm a married woman!!!