Honeywell in the News

Honeywell has made the news a couple of times in the past few weeks:

Tech Industry CEOs Back Obama's Rescue Package
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123318835721826641.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Dave Cote is CEO of Honeywell International. I am 6 degrees of separation away from him. I feel like that's pretty close but considering that I am that far away from everyone in the world, I guess I'm not that close to the top. But still, he got to meet Barack.

Honeywell device may have aided US Airways flight in Hudson River landing
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2009/01/19/daily73.html
I'm pretty happy about this part of the company.

A big year for Travel

Over the past few days, we have planned some really exciting travel times for 2009:

Either the first or last weekend of March: Wilmington to see the fams

March 13-15: Wes has some CBF Georgia thing in Columbus, GA that he's not really looking forward to and it probably won't be that great but the ACC Tournament is here so when he gets back we'll go try and get the tickets from the losing teams' fans. (OK, so that's not travel, but you know)

April 24-26: Rehoboth, Deleware for Wes' aunt's birthday celebration at her beach house

May 22-26: Cancun, Mexico with Wes' best friends to celebrate their 30th birthdays

June 7-10: I will be at a trade show in Houston (not all that exciting but a trip nontheless...plus frequent flyer miles) and Wes will be in Asheville or Knoxville for the Phish shows

June 12-13: Bannaroo (with a free hook-up from a coworker if everything works out...that's right, FREE BANNAROO) and I won't have to take off because I'll have comp time from working the trade show golf tournament the Sunday before :)

July 3-4: Wes has to go to Houston (to the same conference center I am going to ironically enough) for the CBF General Assembly but I'm not going with him

July 16-19: Wilmington for Jamie and Patrick's wedding

September 4-7: Wilmington for family/Labor Day

So all these trips and I only have to take off 6 days! I still have 7 to play with. Well, not 7 because at least 3 of those will go toward Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's always good to save one up for that day in the summer that I will take off to go Kayaking or to a Braves game or in the Spring for camping. All in all, I think 2009 will be a great year!

I've restored my faith in Dentistry

If you read my blog a few weeks ago, then you know I had an awful experience at the dentist. Well, just to let you know, I had a great experience today. I went to Kimball Bridge Dentist and they were wonderful. No, I do not have periodontal disease and the Dentist there thought the Dentist at Coast was crazy. I also found out that Hygenists work off commission at Coast and other corporate places...so watch out!

They can't be serious...

Today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution had an article that was a little weird. Read this.

I can't imagine that they think the government is actually taking them seriously. I mean, give me a break. First, the quotes from this article are as if big guys in the the industry actually think that Americans can't be sexual without pornography. That's just insulting. Secondly, a porn star actually commented that she thought it was crazy that these gentlemen are asking for a bailout. She seems to be doing fine since she makes $1,200-$2,000 for one scene in an "adult film". I can't imagine what senators and representatives will think or do when they actually ask for this. Or maybe they already have at this point. Still, I'd like to see their faces during the request. CNN's Campbell Brown even reports, "They concede the $13 billion industry is in no fear of collapse, but say in this environment, why take chances?" People are losing their houses to foreclosures, being laid off after 30 years of service and losing their retirement savings because of the economy and this is where American tax payers money should go?

Thoughts?

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