I'm in Baltimore for a couple of days. Flew into Dulles on Southwest because it was cheaper and then was going to drive up to Baltimore. Was starving when I got off the plane and wasn't sure what to have. Then I remembered how many Vietnamese people live in the area so grabbed a quick bowl of pho. Just as good as Oakland but not quite as good as San Jose and Santa Ana.
For those of you who travel a lot with your laptops, this is a sweet bag. Not only is it x-ray friendly (don't have to pull your laptop out for the x-ray) but it has great shock protection all around. I used to have a neoprene sleeve which lacked a handle. This one has a nice pop-out handle that can be retracted. They even have a program that buys carbon credits to offset the manufacturing of the bag. Apple is having a sale on these ($10 off) or if you want to buy directly from the Brenthaven website, you can use this coupon they gave me for 15% off (WTY-15).
For those who don't know about Penny-Arcade, the above comic by itself may be taken the wrong way. Be sure to read the commentary that comes before the comic to better understand the true intent of the writers. It does bring to light a pretty serious topic but like Tycho, I don't necessarily know if the campaign achieves its goals. I understand the intent but again, I'm not necessarily the people they want to change. I think the task of changing the way people speak is kinda akin to turning a lion into a vegetarian. Not that it hasn't been done before.......
The past few days were pretty rough food-wise as we didn't have time to really explore the cities we were in (Baltimore and San Diego). Every meal was pretty much based on what was open late at night (when we usually arrived) and/or what was in the immediate vicinity of where we were at. My flight from San Diego landed in Oakland at 2:45pm and the first thing I did was get a bowl of noodles. Ahhh...
