Saturday, July 21, 2007

Arrived, almost

Just got to LAX, worked my way through customs, and arrived eventually at my gate for the flight to Santa Barbara, which is delayed. So maybe I'll have a chance to upload some shots of Greenland, which was the only landform on the whole trip that wasn't hidden or playing peek-a-boo behind clouds.

See you on the far side

Getting ready to fly from Heathrow to LAX, then SBA. On monday it's SFO, then BOS on Wednesday. The beat goes on.

Fist flow

That's what the lift at my last hotel called the first floor. In the U.K. they have talking lifts*. All the voices are female. But they differ. The elevator in Birmingham told me when I arrived at the "second flaw". That would have been "second flow" at the London hotel.

* What we call "elevators" in the U.S.

Not speaking of which, my Guadec photo set includes some shots in downtown Birmingham that combine the largest and most absurd assortment of atchitectural styles ever assembled, I think. Start here.

Big boy goes to bat for the rest of the boys and girls

Google on Our commitment to open broadband platforms: With any concerns about revenue to the U.S. Treasury being satisfied, we hope the FCC can return its attention to adopting openness principles for the benefit of consumers.