As one who flies (I mean, on airplanes) fairly regularly, I've come to appreciate this - there's nothing quite like being surprised at the airport gate by friends. Janet, Evelyn and Allen welcomed me into San Jose with open arms - thanks guys!

Such a greeting definitely made up for the FOUR HOUR delay in departing from Seattle. (To make a long story short - on the plane's previous flight, a leak in the lavatory led to some liquid being spewed out onto the carpet of the first class cabin; they attempted to clean it; the machine didn't have enough gas to power it; they couldn't clean it; and then FINALLY it occurred to the airline to place us on a new airplane. And the entire time, they had strung us along with empty promises of departure at every half-hour. Sigh.)

On a happier note - congratulations to the very cute and silly Mr. and Mrs. Jason and Marcia Kuo, who tied the knot on Saturday. May God bless your marriage abundantly.