44 pax aboard already…Magic 8-Ball says of my chances at getting an exit-row seat “outlook not so good.”

Heading (wsh?) home.

You can barely hear yourself think over the racket all the bugs are making. :)

Truth for bands: “The more you drink, the better we sound.” :)

…and a bit of Journey

Already most of the way through my first new beer of the day: Riverfront Roebling Vanilla Espresso Imperial Porter. Quite tasty. :)

Just a bit of music

One of the many bands playing

First beer of the day: Sierra Nevada Octoberfest

Whatever’s been plugged up in my right ear the past few weeks/months (eustachian tube, perhaps?) has finally cleared up. That Labor Day weekend trip to the Grand Canyon was the latest of several episodes where high altitude made my right ear feel like someone was stabbing it with something. A few days ago, something popped…now I’m on a plane, and the stabbing isn’t happening.