Comments on: Observation http://www.sharpsand.net/2010/01/11/observation-2/ Joseph Duemer's blog about reading, writing, politics, birds, food, & weather Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:06:12 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: jd http://www.sharpsand.net/2010/01/11/observation-2/comment-page-1/#comment-10846 jd Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:16:39 +0000 http://www.sharpsand.net/?p=2021#comment-10846 Sam, the rest of the mantra goes: "May I be safe from inner and outer dangers, may I be fully awake in every moment, may I be truly happy and free." Actually, on an airplane, I'd rather not be awake at all, but I think in Buddhist terms you can be "awake" even while sleeping. Sam, the rest of the mantra goes: “May I be safe from inner and outer dangers, may I be fully awake in every moment, may I be truly happy and free.” Actually, on an airplane, I’d rather not be awake at all, but I think in Buddhist terms you can be “awake” even while sleeping.

]]> By: Sam http://www.sharpsand.net/2010/01/11/observation-2/comment-page-1/#comment-10845 Sam Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:32:49 +0000 http://www.sharpsand.net/?p=2021#comment-10845 May I be filled with loving kindness, may I be well in body and mind. . . I will try this when I fly Newark-Atlanta-Baton Rouge-Dallas-Pheonix-Dallas-Baton Rouge-Memphis-Newark in March May I be filled with loving kindness, may I be well in body and mind. . .

I will try this when I fly Newark-Atlanta-Baton Rouge-Dallas-Pheonix-Dallas-Baton Rouge-Memphis-Newark in March

]]> By: chris robinson http://www.sharpsand.net/2010/01/11/observation-2/comment-page-1/#comment-10844 chris robinson Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:45:58 +0000 http://www.sharpsand.net/?p=2021#comment-10844 Welcome home! Good to know you are safe and sound. Welcome home! Good to know you are safe and sound.

]]> By: Sam http://www.sharpsand.net/2010/01/11/observation-2/comment-page-1/#comment-10835 Sam Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:49:37 +0000 http://www.sharpsand.net/?p=2021#comment-10835 I relish every opportunity I have to travel to Asia because the act of travelling is a pleasure there. I flew from Singapore to Seoul once on Singapore airlines and found the biz class seat to be more comfortable than the bed I had had in a 5 star hotel in Shanghai. I flew Air New Zealand, economy, back from vacation last year and that was even a pleasure relative to domestic travel. But, I dread the return. On the latter trip, the United flight from San Fran to JFK was laughably bad by comparison in every possible way of measuring a flight. A coworker of mine hasn't travelled nearly as much as I have and he gets quite uptight with delays etc. I used to. Now, I treat domestic air travel like I treat the horrific motion sickness I get on boats- I just curl up into a ball, submit, and realize that I am unlikely to die and just have to suffer through it for a pre-determined period of time. I relish every opportunity I have to travel to Asia because the act of travelling is a pleasure there. I flew from Singapore to Seoul once on Singapore airlines and found the biz class seat to be more comfortable than the bed I had had in a 5 star hotel in Shanghai. I flew Air New Zealand, economy, back from vacation last year and that was even a pleasure relative to domestic travel.

But, I dread the return. On the latter trip, the United flight from San Fran to JFK was laughably bad by comparison in every possible way of measuring a flight.

A coworker of mine hasn’t travelled nearly as much as I have and he gets quite uptight with delays etc. I used to. Now, I treat domestic air travel like I treat the horrific motion sickness I get on boats- I just curl up into a ball, submit, and realize that I am unlikely to die and just have to suffer through it for a pre-determined period of time.

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