Father, Forgive Me For I Have Sinned

Today was one of those "go to the doctors" days. Why I schedule appointments so early is beyond me. To even make matters worse, the scheduled appointment that I made in the office for my future visit is 40-minutes earlier than today's appointment. Go figure. There was good news to be found during today's visit. It seems the new medicines are working like they are supposed to work. I got to see the  chart with the latest run after the pace test. It was very obvious that something was working well as the graph showed a marked decrease and that is the results the doctor and I were trying to achieve. 

When I was called to come get the vitals done, starting with the weigh in, I stepped up on the scale  and said to the scale: "forgive me Father for I have sinned". Since the last visit, I had been out to eat with my brother, went off the sugar wagon and had some donuts---and some killer double chocolate ice cream---and, oh! least I forget, the dutch apple pie. I figured that if I had been to confession in real time, three hail Marys and three Our Fathers would not be enough to cover the atonement for that list of no-nos. In all fairness, the dutch apple pie with  double chocolate a la mode was really good.

After bidding farewell to the doctor, nurse and receptionist, I headed back toward the pharmacy. We are under a Winter Storm Watch for a sleet and freezing rain event beginning tomorrow and going through Monday so I really wanted to get my errands done and get home and pray that no one looses power from any ice bringing down power lines. I have a fire place but have not used it in so long that I would not want to use it if the heat did go out. Maybe I should have a chimney sweep come check out the chimney again.

The wait at the pharmacy was right on cue. The technician said it would take 20-minutes to re-fill the script and that's exactly what it took time wise. Next stop would be K-rogers.  I always spend a bit more at the grocery. It's just one of those things that I don't even worry about anymore. I am still taking weight off for the most part, despite the extra pound gained at the doctor's office. Of course, we didn't do the less three pounds deduct for clothing, shoes, jewelry, etc.,etc. It's taken some wrangling to keep the health in eating, but for an old man, I've done very well. Of course, now you have to watch everything because you don't want a Type II diabetic to sneak up on you. Still, I do reward myself for sticking to my healthy life style diet.

Forgive me father for I have sinned. It's been three weeks since my last confession. I'm Presbyterian by the way. And, of course, before someone gets their knickers all out of sort, I am not making fun of  my Catholic friends and family. There could be a full length novel on religious cross-overs in the written text don't you know.

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The Mysterious Aircraft Parked at Love Field.

There is a Boeing 747 parked at one of the Fixed Base Operators at Love Field. There are all kinds of reasons why such a plane would be there. Every thing from air worthiness certification to new avionics. But, there is a very big reason why it caught my eye. On the tail (and you can't miss that on a 747) there was a logo and the words,  "STATE OF (redacted)". Someone doesn't want that plane to be identified. And, of course, the FBO isn't going to  tell anyone anything. Well, at least those outside their own circle.

This could be a plane from a foreign government. It could be a plane of many colors, in fact. But, the fact that Love Field is owned by the City of Dallas and does receive federal money in the form of grants, etc., etc., adds a great bit more of intrigue to the fact that it is sitting there at a FBO at Love Field  at all.

There is also another not so mysterious jet parked just down the block. It's a Boeing 767. According to the FAA's registration, it's airworthy certificate is expired, but it flew last week, too! There is something more unusual about this plane that smells something like a Maverick Basketball teams ride. In fact, this is Pace 5 Heavy. It once flew as Australia's Ansett Airlines and was used by a world tour on Rolling Stones on a leased charter. Mark Cuban carried the trophy home to Dallas on this plane, complete with cigar.

One final note on the mysteries of mysterious planes. There is an out of country (tail registrations give that away) business jet parked up against a fence.  I guess it's time too call up a few brokers and see who's in the market for new planes. Speaking of that. Has one seen the golden falcon that Walmart is now flying? It's got that WOW factor! Of course, the last count of registrations showed that they had about 14 executive jets total in their fleet. This one, I would think carries some very top brass. Walmart has been blocking live tracing of their planes for some time now. Most of the big companies now do anyway. Yes, including Jerry Jones and the N1DC. These guys are so gun shy today. They are afraid someone is going to be able to tie them to something if they or their planes are spotted. My dad always said that," if you think someone is going to see you do something you shouldn't be doing, then don't do it at all." My dad would love the world we live in today, don't you see?

Oh, and to my critics. I didn't want to say, " I told you so", but now that Doug Parker is in control, there is  a lot of discussion going on about the change of logos on the American Fleet. Just as expected, the ugly tail on a few hundred of American's fleet was a transitional move between the old logo, the new logo and the NEW AIRLINE logo. Dang, I also hate to say it, but," Sometimes I hate it when I'm right"

Beware of desert runways that are very, very long. There might be another logo hatching soon in or near Victorville. It's the stuff that movies are made of eventually.

A very big Maverick

Rolling Stones used this plane for a World Tour once.