We Need You, Elon Musk

 We're back

in the air

flying the friendly skies...

although some flight attendants might attest to 

some not-so friendly passengers.

I suppose a path for a smooth ride, 

with less bumps...

can be found in a little alphabet soup...

by 

following the 

ABCs of passenger etiquette…

minding our P's and Q's…

having no Xcuses…

and

getting some ZZZs. 

I may not be the perfect passenger…

especially after getting reprimanded by TSA 

for not using the “bins” correctly. 

huh?

I used to be in the zippy TSA Pre-check line, 

but I forgot to renew my TSA clearance 

(dumbo mistake)..

hence,

 I was back in the security line that wraps around the terminal…

adding stress and wasted time to my experience.

A DD line wrapped around the terminal, however, 

is not a waste of time. 

Will wait for coffee.

 

However, I have to say waiting months 

for my TSA clearance interview

has been particularly tough…

especially watching PaulA 

speed skate through the short TSA pre-check lines…

while I’m stuck behind first time fliers…

a family of 6 with 

12 shoes to remove…

not to mention

backpacks, luggage, laptops and 

stuffed animals and pillows for days.  

Adorable to watch tho, for something to do.

The question remains 

why are we all 

hoisting our carry-ons into bins, 

removing our shoes, 

emptying pockets,

removing coats and 

pulling out laptops

?

Can’t someone with AI intelligence and  $ resources help us? 

Enter...

Elon Musk…

we need you on this.

If 

(and that's a big if)...

Elon, or one of his equally smart and successful cohorts, 

Bill and Jeff had to fly 

cattle car moooover style 

and  be subjected to all the human gymnastics 

that we do to get through security…

things would be different.

They would have figured out a better solution 

in a nano 

of a nanosecond.

Anywhoo…

Here’s a big picture idea to get Elon Musk started.

 

Create people movers through security...

a human conveyor belt.  

The public gets on the people mover

 wearing their shoes …

and keeps their carryon and belongings with them

 as they proceed through a scan.

Elon, you figure out the technology 

that scans for illegal possessions.

Do I have to think of everything?

I'm pretty sure Elon reads my blog

and will want to help.

Anyway,

after waiting months for my TSA interview, 

I finally have TSA clearance.

Yahoooooie

So now

I’m back with PaulA 

speed skating through the Pre-check line.

To those back in the security line…

“It’s been real

standing cheek-to-cheek with ya.

I’ve tried to help…

but until Elon is 

"on board"...

I’ll see you on the plane.

This Kat has got some 

speed skating to do.”

Happy BriDay to Brianna

 This birthday is extra special for Brianna...

 

she’s celebrating her first birthday as a 

married lady…

and

her first birthday 

as the First Lady

in their first owned house.  

Bri and Christian are now proud homeowners

 in the 

Boston neighborhood 

of Dorchester or

"Dorchestah" 

as the locals pronounce it.  

Bri and Christian may not 

have the 'honorable distinction' of being

OFD …

”Originally From Dorchester"

but 

they are most def

DBC ...

“Dorchester By Choice.” 

 

Anywhoooo…..

I remember 3 decades and one year ago…

trying to come up with a girl name for my 3rd bambino.

I hadn't settled on a name

(whoops, meant to say "we")

until I first heard it at a 

 "Newcomers group" craft demonstration.

The instructor mentioned her daughter "Bri" and 

told me it was short for  "Brianna."

  I scurried home (with my crafty craft in hand),

looked it up in my Book of Baby Names…

and found the name was 

Irish Gaelic for  "strong one."

"Brianna" seemed like the perfect name 

to go with her Irish last name. 

WE loved it.

Little did we know, 

that Brianna would fit her name to a "T." 

With each year that Brianna grew…

she grew 

                                                                           and grew

 to resemble 

“strong one” ...

strong in 

her convictions, 

her will, 

her loyalty, 

her love of family, love of friends

her compassion, 

her empathy,

her party planner, thrower and goer skills,

physically strong…

(that time Brianna and I

went to get a wardrobe closet  in a huge and heavy box at IKea,…

and I may have whimpered out loud to get someone to take my end.)

If you are looking for someone who will 

have your back, 

keep a secret,

be a sounding board, 

mediate a problem, 

stand up for you,

be a loyal and trusted friend,

work hard,

play hard, 

attend a concert with you,

party with you,

AND

take your end of an extra heavy IKEA box,

Brianna is your girl.

If they could bottle Brianna….

Brianna would be a 

Bourbon Old Fashioned...

Strong 

and 

Sweet.

"Bartender, 

I'll have the BriBourbon Old Fashioned, please."

Cheers to Brianna on her 

BriDay.