Merry Christmas Cheer

Being a flight attendant has some wonderful perks. One is that I get to travel all over and see beautiful places which is extra special at Christmas when trees are up and lights are out. This Christmas tree is at Sea World Orlando this year as you travel to the North Pole to see Santa. ;) I just think it's beautiful. I will try to add more decorations as I travel this month. Thanks for stopping by to check out my blog,
Christy

Blog info

I really want to set up my blog this year and post more for 2010 on a regular basis. I've noticed that most of the blogs that I follow are on Blogger. Someone today recommended tumblr. Has anyone tried that? and what do you think about the comparison of these two? thanks so much for any feedback.
also, I changed my template today..do you like this one better?

Back on the blog again

OK well I got a little lax with my blog and stopped posting. Mostly in the past, I had posted news articles of interest. After reading Sara's great blog at www.theflyingpinto.com, I have been inspired to get back in here and blog away. yay! :)
So it may take some time before I learn how to make it pretty and add neat layout, etc., but I have decided to at least start writing again.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
Christy

Alachua County considers tax increase

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090422/ARTICLES/904221008/1002/stormpost&tc=email_newsletter

SWA uses Pratt & Whitney eco-wash to save fuel and reduce CO2 emissions

http://www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com/usa/southwest-airlines-saves-millions-on-fuel-and-reduces-co2-emissions-with-pratt-whitney-ecopowerr-engine-wash-6787.htm

US Air ups charges for bags

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2009/04/20/daily47.html?ana=from_rss

Woman paralyzed on Continental flight

http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/articles/woman_97122___article.html/plane_fulp.html?referrer=facebook

Gators visit the White House

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090423/ARTICLES/904239902/1136/stormpost&tc=email_newsletter

Firefighting plane crashes in Utah

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517938,00.html

yay DAvid! Our SWA FA on CNN The Shot

Delta flight diverted

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517878,00.html

The most powerful virus is fear not flu

http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/04/25/dr-marc-siegel-the-most-powerful-virus-is-fear-not-flu/

Bird strikes in STL

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/B639EC3A30573186862575A3000E9A0B?OpenDocument

Plane diverted after passenger tries to get into cockpit

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/19277217/detail.html

Texas woman breaks neck and back in turbulence

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=7391144

Treasure trove of Benjamin Franklin letters found! yay! Fabulous

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517860,00.html

15 injured in turbulence

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517836,00.html

Passenger lands plane after Pilot dies mid-flight

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/apr/12/pilot-lands-safely-swfia-after-co-pilot-loses-cons/

Stuck on airplane? Court says deal with it

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/story?id=7309004

Is the economy bad for your health?

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/story?id=7309007

Strawberry Queen

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/story?id=7310512

Schools use Yoga and Learning During Movement increases learning retention

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090403/ARTICLES/904029937&tc=email_newsletter

ABC News Mary Kay video

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?cl=12888517

Elway's son not playing football

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-elwaysson&prov=ap&type=lgns

In-flight passenger arrested for assaulting FA

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,513357,00.html

Portable e-bombs could take out jetliners

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,513295,00.html

In Memory of Corey

Thinking of Corey. May God Bless him and his family


http://www.gainesvillepd.org/index.php/about-us/history-of-gpd/police-memorial/corey-dahlem

Drug-free way to erase memories

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Science/story?id=7249070

Receptionist being called a hero

http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_7731/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=OwnTt2Zg

David Hendricks and Little Kids Rock

http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2009/3/30/454505.html

SWA new coffee, bigger cups, liquid creamer woo hoo!

http://www.blogsouthwest.com/blog/somethings-a-brewin-onboard

Shuttle landing video

http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=4047300&referralPlaylistId=playlist

Video Ashton Allen Double release

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl3MNM7OMi4

Video Flawless by Mark Gaignard and The Also Ran

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmChmYt8HhY

SWA intrigued by food sales

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=63984183.blog

CDC confirms flight passenger has tuberculosis

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,509303,00.html

Could peanut allergy fix be more peanuts

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=7089089

Working PM shift could increase cancer risk

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/16/cancer.nightwork/index.html

NY waterways preparing lawsuit against US AIr 3-16-2009

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/03/ny_waterways_preparing_lawsuit.html

Urgent repairs recommended for some 777 engines

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/11/boeing.redesign/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Court upholds injunction against United pilots 3-10-2009

http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2009/03/09/daily36.html?ana=from_rss

SWA sees unit revenues drop 3-10-2009

http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/03/southwest-sees-unit-revenues-c.html

Our brains are wired up for God 3-10-2009

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25164615-2703,00.html

Depression may be hard on women's hearts

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,507566,00.html

SWA begins service to Minneapolis St. Paul 3-9-2009

http://www.blogsouthwest.com/video/southwest-airlines-begins-service-minneapolisst-paul

Pilot who landed after duck strike hailed 3-7-2009

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090307/ARTICLES/903071014&tc=email_newsletter

Barbie's Dream House created in Malibu

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jTdZEqls-RVEvOjgdWxcCN34_ogwD96ON3EG4

Fortune names best airlines 3-7-2009

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/travel/minnesota/40844452.html?elr=KArks%3ADCiUMEaPc%3AUiD3aPc%3A_Yyc%3AaUU

SWA takes flight from twin cities 3-7-2009

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/travel/minnesota/40844452.html?elr=KArks%3ADCiUMEaPc%3AUiD3aPc%3A_Yyc%3AaUU

Textbooks distort religion

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,506773,00.html

Faulty altimeter cause of crash 3-4-2009

http://cbs11tv.com/national/boeing.netherlands.crash.2.950272.html

Faulty altimeter played a part in Amsterdam crash

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090304/wl_nm/us_crash_amsterdam_2

2 SWA planes touch on ground in SAN

http://www.760kfmb.com/Global/story.asp?S=9956829

Man jumps off taxiing airliner

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/local/story/574661.html

3-4-09

Show me your friends, and I will show you your future

Artifacts found from Blue Angels crash 50 years ago 3-3-2009

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,504072,00.html

Military says F-18 crash was avoidable

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,504225,00.html

Minor Leaguer dies of heroin overdose

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,504354,00.html

Hackers target Facebook site

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article5834638.ece

Man pretends to be air marshal 2/27/2009

http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/02/27/man-pretends-to-be-air-marshal-in-bid-to-make-flight/

Crash survivors hold memorial Amsterdam

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_NETHERLANDS_PLANE_CRASH?SITE=NCKIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Teen fired for facebook post 2/27/2009

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,501025,00.html

Caffeine may offer skin cancer protection 2/26/2009

http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090226/hl_hsn/caffeinemayoffersomeskincancerprotection

Downed plane in Amsterdam 2/27/2009

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,499867,00.html

Pilots report use of lasers at SEA 2/25/2009

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/02/24/meserve.laser.pilots.cnn

Some injuries traumatize doctors too 2/25/2009

http://news.aol.com/health/article/some-injuries-traumatize-doctors-too/356259

ATC specialist testifies on Capitol Hill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_-8EMaUyj8

Controller thought that plane that ditched was doomed 2/24/2009

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090224/ap_on_go_co/plane_splashdown_hearing

NTSB investigator used to have nuclear codes

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/plane_into_home_investigator

BUF crash probe 2/19/2009

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/19/buffalo.crash.ils/index.html

SWA coming to Logan 2/18/2009

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/18/low_cost_carrier_southwest_airlines_coming_to_logan/

BUF plane crash probe 2/17/2009

http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/02/17/buffalo-plane-crash-probe-ntsb-warns-against-early-conclusions/

Tell TSA how to improve 2/17/2009

http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/02/17/put-all-your-comments-in-a-quart-sized-bag-and-tell-tsa-how-to-improve-the-airport-security-experience/

airplane parts found 2/17/2009

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090216/ap_on_re_us/plane_into_home

FNC Megyn Kelly interview about pill to erase bad memories

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?cl=12065788

Study takes step toward erasing bad memories

http://www.zimbio.com/Reuters+Health/articles/478/Study+takes+step+toward+erasing+bad+memories

Blood pressure pill could lower anxiety from bad memories

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,493486,00.html

Peanust on NWA flight prompts protests

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/16/airline.peanuts/index.html

Engines to be lifted from Flight 3407 site

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,493788,00.html

Texas fireball was a meteor

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,493865,00.html

How to ask out a FA, funny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHXUGFO14GM

Profitable skies still ahead for Southwest

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-ymleckey1409feb14,0,7466514.story

Commuter plane plunged flat to the ground

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,493164,00.html

Flight 3407 update

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,493325,00.html

Plane crashes, no survivors

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,492164,00.html

Plane crashes into suburban house in BUF, NY

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/13/plane.crash.new.york/index.html

Continental commuter plane crashes in BUF, NY

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,492164,00.html

SWA plane's engine flames emergency landing in LAS

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,492005,00.html

US Air Flight 1549 it was a Canadian goose

http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/02/12/us-airways-flight-1549-update-it-was-a-canada-goose/

Man finds out that co-worker is really his Dad

http://news.aol.com/article/co-workers-are-really-father-and-son/340541

Taxpayers may have to pay for octuplets

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090211/ap_on_re_us/octuplets

Corrupt PA judges

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090211/ap_on_re_us/courthouse_kickbacks

Inconclusive election results in Israel

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-02-10-israel-elections_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

SWA testing In-Flight Wi FI

http://mystateline.com/content/fulltext/?cid=48381&shr=addthis

Airline stocks move lower

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/10/airline_stocks_move_lower/

SWA SI swimsuit model on plane

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=62690603.blog

article about fumes on SWA flight

http://kingcounty.injuryboard.com/miscellaneous/fume-event-aboard-southwest-airlines-flight-756.aspx?googleid=257052

US Air crew on Larry King Live

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/10/lkl.hudson.crew/index.html

Amazon.com new Kindle

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/live-blogging-amazons-kindle-20-launch/?apage=8

SWA rates high for on-time performance

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2009/02/09/daily8.html

US Air flight crew on Greta Wed night

http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/10/interview-with-the-us-air-fllight-crew-that-landed-that-airbus-in-the-hudson-river/

Aikman gets college degree

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-aikman-collegegraduate&prov=ap&type=lgns

SWA gets fewest customer complaints

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2009/02/09/daily33.html?ana=from_rss

Never blow your nose when you have a cold?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/health/10real.html

SWA Adopt-A-Pilot program for students takes off

http://www.swamedia.com/swamedia/fs_swamedia_news.html

SWA tests the Information Superskyway

http://research.tdameritrade.com/public/stocks/news/story.asp?docKey=100-041p6177-1

SWA mechanics find no electrical problems with plane

http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9804811

Amazon plane crash

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,489646,00.html

WestJet ready to expand

http://www.financialpost.com/scripts/story.html?id=1254763

California medical board probes octuplet birth

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,489468,00.html

It's a Small World ride gets update

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Popular-Disney-ride-gets-character-infusion/ss/events/en/020609itsasmallworld/im:/090205/482/11d990feaff64b5bbe6d8db012eb187f/

US Air crew to be on CBS 60 minutes

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml

SWA working on new frequent-flier program

http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/02/06/southwest-working-on-new-frequent-flier-plan-cell-chatter-at-ryanair/

US Air new blanket pack

http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/02/06/us-airways-new-blanket-pack-worth-7/

Iraqi passengers sue American Airlines

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,489386,00.html

Boeing jet orders tumble

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-02-06-boeing-slump_N.htm

Pilot ditches plane in Australian harbor

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,488985,00.html

Florida clinic botched abortion, baby born alive and thrown away

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,488644,00.html

US Air pilot told them he was going down in Hudson

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090205/ap_on_go_ot/plane_splashdown

Unk air contaminant on SWA plane

http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=9798367&nav=menu102_2

Ancient snake was longer than a bus

http://news.aol.com/article/fossil-of-massive-ancient-snake-found/329070

Possible tax break for home buyers

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090205/ap_on_go_co/congress_stimulus

Anyone can fly

http://onthescene.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/02/04/anyone-can-fly/

WestJet ready to expand

http://www.financialpost.com/scripts/story.html?id=1254763

SWA loads down

http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2009/02/02/daily30.html

Football recruiting

http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=908884

You can't strip in airports

http://www.gadling.com/2009/02/04/apparently-you-cant-strip-in-airports/

Octuplets family not getting freebies

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,487518,00.html

New planet found

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,487485,00.html

Man threatens to use infected needles on crew

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Delhi/Mohala_threatened_to_use_infected_needles_on_crew/articleshow/4068035.cms

SWA shares lowest price ever

http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/02/southwest-shares-hitting-new-l.html

Aeroflot Pilot drunk?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article5651516.ece

Aeroflot Pilot might have suffered a stroke

http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/02/03/fearing-their-pilot-was-drunk-aeroflot-passengers-revolt/

TSA overcharges SWA

http://www.eturbonews.com/7572/court-orders-tsa-recalculate-security-fees-airlines

Jet Bird Strike

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090203/ap_on_re_us/jetliner_bird_strike

SWA Mechanics ratify contract

http://www.star-telegram.com/business/story/1174207.html

SWA Pilot's contract

http://www.star-telegram.com/189/story/1175780.html

Nasa: Birds cause dangerous mishaps

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,486249,00.html

Alaskans brace for Redoubt volcano eruption

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,485048,00.html

Amazon second generation Kindle

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/books/2009-01-27-amazon-second-generation-kindle_N.htm

Back to Life video

http://living.aol.com/morning-rush/back-to-life-today/2402378

$5,000 offered to US Air passengers

http://news.aol.com/article/is-5000-for-us-airways-passengers-enough/319128

Apolcalypse in 2012 theory

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/01/27/2012.maya.calendar.theories/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

FedEx plane crashes in Texas

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/27/fedex.crash/?iref=mpstoryview

Birth of Octuplets

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,483371,00.html

Evdience suggests that US Air jet hit object that damaged engine

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,482708,00.html

Pilot gets hero's welcome in hometown

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,482551,00.html

Video of passengers escape

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4747520n

Searchers find object same size as US Air engine

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,480949,00.html

JIll Biden lets slip that Joe could have had Hillary's job

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNZjs-ji6FU

SWA song video

http://www.blogsouthwest.com/video/southwest-airlines-flight-attendant-song

Passengers report scare on previous US Air flight 1549

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/19/hudson.plane.folo/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

US Air plane had malfunctions 2 days prior to ditching

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,480807,00.html

Bush commutes sentence of Border Patrol Agents

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/19/bush-commutes-sentences-border-patrol-agents/

TSA confirms pepper spray in cabin of plane

http://www.my58.com/news/18513805/detail.html

Wife of Pilot says family is proud

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,480204,00.html

Heroe Sullenberger

http://www.tmz.com/2009/01/15/hero/3

757 Bird strike video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KhZwsYtNDE

US Air crash update

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ariH8jeqAa1I&refer=home

How to survive a crash

http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/01/15/us-airways-hudson-crash-how-to-survive-a-plane-crash/

US Air pilot commended by colleague

http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/01/15/us-airways-crash-pilot-held-his-cool-according-to-colleague/

How birds can down a jet

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,480109,00.html

US Air pilot was Air Force pilot

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,480108,00.html

US Air ditches in Hudson River

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,480078,00.html

All passengers safe

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090115/ap_on_re_us/plane_in_river

US Air plane goes down in Hudson

http://www.courant.com/news/nationworld/hc-ap-airplanehudson-0115,0,2885017.story

Bushes move back to TX

http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/92173?fp=1

F-22 video

http://www.militarytimes.com/multimedia/video/index_da.swf?fa=armytimes&wa=armytimes&wd=575&ht=324&cp=21772&bw=&state=vid&em=false&fn=%2Fflv%2F20080714_rc_f22

Pilot not charged, nosy passengers

http://www.theotherpaper.com/articles/2009/01/14/front/doc496e630112a7a413512886.txt

SWA wins reduction in jury award

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/biz/6210233.html

The WatchMaker video

http://kids4truth.com/watchmaker/watch.html

Prayers for Chris

http://bbcboards.zeroforum.com/zerothread/351809-prayers-needed

Passengers pounced on man

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-rapper-airline-bomb8-2009jan08,0,7307915.story

Columbus travelers claim pilot was drunk

http://www.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/article/port_columbus_travelers_claim_pilot_was_drunk/11570/

Disclaimer! (SWA)

The thoughts posted on my blog belong to me and not those of Southwest Airlines Officers, Directors, or Employees.

Prayer request for Chris Crosby

http://bbcboards.zeroforum.com/zerothread/351809-prayers-needed

Astronomers find new runaway stars

http://news.aol.com/article/astronmers-find-new-runaway-stars/297717

Shih tzu Duncan steals the treats

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqnIuS1zp6s

SWA Dec load factor rises

http://www.rttnews.com/Content/QuickFacts.aspx?Node=B1&Id=816608+&Category=Quick+Facts

SWA closes $400 million debt sale

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/01/06/ap5884680.html

Denver accident possibly crosswinds

http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/01/07/denver-runway-accident-probe-eyes-crosswinds-as-a-factor/

Drunk pilot

http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=54361622754&h=DJRgh&u=bZ9OM

Man threatens flight, passengers assault him

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,477625,00.html

Johnny giving them the pickle

http://www.stservicemovie.com/land.html

Doggie video on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sUL0KCIc48&eurl=http://us.mc386.mail.yahoo.com/mc/showMessage?fid=Inbox&sort=date&order=down&startMid=50&.rand=701062396iurl=http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/0sUL0KCIc48/hqdefault.jpg&feature=player_embedded

Scientists find gene that makes cancer spread

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090105/sc_nm/us_cancer_breast_gene

40 drunk passengers on plane

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1104517/Airliner-hell-40-passengers--drunk--run-amok-flight-Gatwick-Cuba.html?ITO=1490

Israel

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090103/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians

Cardboard testimonies

http://www.rhchurch.org/pages/cardboard-testimonies/

Sinus rinse

http://www.neilmed.com/usa/products.php

get the sinus rinse kit with the bottle..not the neti pot thing

John Travolta's son dies

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,475324,00.html

AirTran removes passengers

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AirTran removes passengers

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