A good start to the Big Vacation......

I'm sitting here on the couch in my hotel doing the special beach thigh shuffle.....lift...ah ....lift....ah.....

Damn....I sprayed sun tan lotion all over....when I hit the beach yesterday....but forgot the back of my legs....and I am so paying for my omission....thank god I brought all those skirts.....cause these hot babies are not going to slip into pants today.

My flight out here to Laguardia...was decent as far as airline travel goes....I was only 4-5 hours late....and all my luggage found me. I guess nowadays that considered a successful trip.

Both flights were full....even my little regional airlines flight to Chicago. As I snuggled against the window to give my flying partner more room (she was a large woman)....I had the strange feeling I was on Greyhound bus versus an airplane.

Not that I have a lot of experience on Greyhound ...but I did take a trip on the bus once in college (I'm not sure where ) and I do remember the bus was packed and people carried on all kind of bags and food.

When our plane took off...and the air kicked in....a strange yucky smell....a combo of greasy McDonald's breakfast sandwiches and egg and cheese croissants filled the cabin....which somehow reminded me of that long ago bus travel adventure.

Of course carry on luggage is a big thing now with the extra surcharges...and folks were standing in the aisle reshuffling and beating their bags into submission to fit in the bins.

Sometimes strangers worked together to reorganize a bin...with the advice of seated passengers.....acting like back seat drivers..... "No ...no ...no...but the black bag in head first and slip the red bag not the blue bag next to that one."

All the crowds and congestion....certainly made my layover in Chicago zip by....I'm a devoted people watcher in airports....and now with cell phones.....whether you want to hear it or not....you get dialogue. Shipping orders, phone calls to mom and business meetings.....are all booming in the waiting area.

Since I was sitting at the busy Chicago to LaGuardia gate....the people watching was especially juicy....with a mix of businessmen...tony New Yorkers....and what looked like semi-celebrities....all packed in one area.

I sat next to a couple of businessmen....who had such excellent phone skills....such beautiful diction....and intelligent prater.....I made a mental note to myself....to be more conscious of own my speaking pattern in professional calls.

And what a fashion display....bags ...sunglasses...interesting shoes....but the most interesting look... went to a young man...who was in a plaid suit.

Now a brown and blue plaid suit is enough to lift your eyebrows....but his suit....was skin tight....and ended far above his ankles...plus his jacket was very short....the classic Pee Wee Herman look. He even sported short short hair with just a little tuft for a bang. I noticed some of the business guys smile as he passed by....I imagined they were thinking....ah just let him come in for an interview dressed like that at MY company....lol....

The beach was a fun experience....#5 lot at Robert Moses brimming as always with interesting folks. But I'll write about that later....sorry no personal pics...yet....my iPhone seems to get confused in the NY area...so I haven't been able to send a pic yet...
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