I’m now safely back home in Los Angeles. The flight back was uneventful: no regional jets (instead, a 777 and a A320), nothing lost, and a long layover in DEN where I got a chance to do some work and finish a book. The good news came this morning, when I recieved a call from United in Des Moines (DSM) airport: they had received the forwarded note of lost keys, and … yes … a pair of keys had been found Monday on Flight 7722 from DEN, near where I was sitting, and the description of the fob matched my fob. They are putting them in a FedEx envelope for me. The call came a few hours before I was to head out to the Toyota dealer, so I think I’ll wait and see if these are the right keys (I’m pretty confident) before I pay $350 for a new set!
Day: May 28, 2010
Birthday Wishes for darkfuzzyheart and kethraj
OK, Folks, you know the drill. Let’s gather in front of our large, 13″, Black and White TV set, and watch as a tall, lanky man in a khaki uniform, wearing a Viking hat (horns and all), strides out, introduces himself as Sheriff John, and says:
I know you’re wondering what happened to my sharp lawman’s cowboy hat. We’ll, in honor of today’s song, I’ve decided to wear a different hat. I’ve also asked the Volga Boatmen to accompany me on this song. This is going out to you, darkfuzzyheart.
He then clears his throat, takes out his guitar, plucks an “A” note, and then starts singing: