I had the opportunity to travel with the Saint Mary’s Basketball team as part of the pep band last week. We went to Houston Texas for the third round of March Madness. On the flight down there, they had inflight internet. The only downer was that it was 8 bucks or I should say $7.95. A small price to pay to keep up on my facebook status stalking and my “texts from last night” browsing. I also probed the network to see how many of my fellow passengers (it was a chartered flight) were partaking in the mile high internet club. I also wanted to see the little network that Delta airline had constructed. All the photo’s are from my iPod Touch and from 35,000+ feet.

The photo below is from the web browser after you enter the code. “You’re on the inter-webs”. It was definitely a good sight. A few minutes later they rolled out the ice cream snack and I knew this flight was probably the best flight I have ever taken.

The Frankenstein is a burger created by Luxe Burger Bar in Providence, Rhode Island. The burger is essentially two burgers joined at the hip. The official description does it justice and you get a fair idea of what you are getting yourself into. “Piled High” and “Jumbo Kosher Hot Dog” were the two combos that caught my eye. Below is the official description from their website.

A MONSTER SANDWICH of 2 Gold Label Burgers, Jumbo Kosher Hot Dog, Double Smokehouse Bacon, Double American Cheese, Piled High with Sirloin Chili, Cole Slaw & Sweet Relish on 2 Buttered Rolls.

The atmosphere of the burger place was great. The music was good and it was pretty packed. We got seated pretty quick and our waiter was attentive. The madness begins at 7:32. The burger arrives with fries. The fries are amazing. As I decided to enjoy most of this eating endeavor, I chose to enjoy the challenge rather than to scarf it down. It took me about 20 minutes to tackle this beast. Apparently, the record is a little over 6 minutes by a tiny person.

As I was playing in the Saint Mary’s jazz band last week, one of the members asked for brass to accompany the pep band to March madness. I, of course, wanted to do it and am going to Providence, Rhode Island tomorrow for the basketball game. They are playing Richmond and our game is on Thursday at noon or sometime around there. So today I prepped my desk for the inevitable onslaught of paper that will pile up over the next 4 days. I have posted a picture of my desk below, it rarely looks this clean because I hoard work for times when I have little work. I really shouldn’t do that because work seems to find me and I am always doing something while at the dealership.

This is my desk in all its glory. I can only imagine the amount of paper in store for it (and me when I return). I am predicting that everything will be covered in at least 6 inches of paper. I’ll post a photo when I get back this weekend, assuming they win. If you look to the left, you’ll see a pile already forming. I was handed it as I was leaving and to the desk it went.