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Date: December 24th, 2007

NORAD tracking Santa

24 December, 2007 (21:41) | Aviation, Human Interest | By: ricjames

For those of you interested in sharing a special treat with the kids in your life, check out the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center on-line. Current location of Santa’s sleigh with special SantaCam vids were a real hit in this house tonite. Here’s hoping you all find the best under the tree tonite and tomorrow. [...]

Illegals packing up and leaving Arizona due to employment crackdowns

24 December, 2007 (10:25) | Uncategorized | By: ricjames

Illegals in Arizona are finding it harder and harder to get work after new laws cracking down on businesses who employ illegals were passed. Now, there’s evidence they’re packing up and heading back to Mexico – or other US states. The whining about how oppressive it all is and how we poor, stupid Americans will [...]

Surfing at 30,000 feet – proximity in airplanes might make internet access a more social problem than technical

24 December, 2007 (10:13) | Aviation, Human Interest, Internet | By: ricjames

Accessing the Internet while flying from point A to point B has been a secret desire of many since the dawn of more ubiquitous public access capability. While laptops have been letting busy execs turn flight time into (semi-) productive time for quite a while, the link to the Internet and the head office has [...]

Holiday travels

24 December, 2007 (09:41) | Blogging | By: ricjames

Like many of my fellow Americans I’m traveling for the holidays which puts blogging on the back burner. I’m trying to find some time here and there to post stuff but you might find gaps in my posting coverage. Bear with me. Please let me take the moment to wish you and yours a very [...]