Archive - April 2006

London – Day One

After enduring the nightmarish Flight with the Undead Arm, and a three hour bus ride, I arrived at the Wembley Plaza Hotel, my home for the next four days. It always takes a little while to adjust to the United Kingdom, things are a tad different here. For example, the elevators talk...

Dear Neilsen Media Research

Neilsen Media Research770 BroadwayNew York, NY 10003 April 20, 2006 Dear Mr. Leslie Neilsen, I’m not really sure how you have time to figure out who is watching what in addition to a busy movie career. Airplane! is one of my favorite movies of all time, better even than Police Squad. In...

Undead Arm

Well, the London trip started off well. Two hours into the eight and a half hour flight, I asked for a glass of red wine to help me sleep. In Business Class, wine is complementary, but back in second class, it’s five bucks a bottle. The wine comes, a nice little bottle of La Palma...

Dear Northwest Airlines

I sent Northwest an e mail about this a few weeks ago, but never heard back. Maybe I will have better luck with a letter. Their website says they will respond within sixty days. We’ll see. Northwest AirlinesCustomer CarePO Box 1908Minot, ND 58702 Dear Customer Caregiver, As a...