had an exit row aisle seat for the wedding but we had to move. #fb

At the Hilton in Scott’s Valley for a wedding.

saw Cheech and Chong at FAT today. #fb

One of the first things I was greeted with this morning was a story about Ryanair considering charging for use of their toilets on board. The story I looked at first came from RTE, who were reporting on something said by CEO Michael O’Leary on the BBC. I didn’t quite believe it at that point. Later on, I got to see the video of the interview. The man is clearly having a laugh. It was an offhand remark that the interviewer didn’t pick up on and actually called O’Leary on. Take a look at the video - right around 0:38, O’Leary can’t believe that this guy actually believes him and decides to have some fun.

So far, the tally of places I’ve seen this story is as follows:
RTE, BBC, BoingBoing, Consumerist

In an article on Engadget titled Switched On: The “phonetastic four” versus Windows Mobile, Ross Rubin mentions that of the four major US mobile phone companies, not one of them has a Windows Mobile phone as their “flagship offering”. AT&T (my current provider of choice) has the almighty iPhone 3G (again, my current phone), Verizon has the BlackBerry Storm, T-Mobile has the Android powered G-1 and Sprint will be the first to offer the upcoming Palm Pre.

He mentions that Verizon Wireless might be Microsoft’s best shot at getting a WinMo phone back into the spotlight and I tend to agree, partially because of his arguments, but also because of another reason – the similarities between the two companies. Both are behemoths in their respective industries and neither one seems to quite “get it”. I have sampled the wares of both of these giants, for work purposes in both cases, and have always been left feeling a little short changed. I actually have similar feelings toward the suggested manufacturer – Lucky Goldstar (going by their more chic initials these days).

Enjoying a free sammich courtesy of Quiznos.

Synergy failed. Oh well, I’ll try later once I get done with this inventory.

is attempting synergy #fb

The powers that be at US Airways have decided that charging for non alcoholic beverages is a bad idea after all. The main reason for this, from what I can gather is that nobody else jumped on board with this particular charge, unlike the extra bag fees. I have admitted previously to having paid this fee, and it wasn’t all that painful, but if it’s free again, I’m not complaining. I guess it’s one less thing to pay for on my next trip.

Should a restaurant play Temple of the Dog’s “Hunger Strike”?