Views from Airplanes -- Houston Hobby to DFW

Looking out the window of an American Eagle regional jet just after boarding for my afternoon flight home from Houston Hobby

Local ground crew grabbing the gate checked carry ons

Delta Connection bird just a couple of gates down. Probably going to Atlanta

Vision Airlines 737-400 (N742VA) came in just before takeoff. Found out later that this was one of their final flights into Hobby before pulling out of the airport altogether

Views from Hotel Rooms -- SpringHill Suites Houston Hobby Airport

Looking north out the window of a somewhat unimpressive SpringHill Suites. There wasn't really anything wrong with the hotel. People were friendly, and the room was comfortable. Just can't say it was anything more than 'average'. Maybe it was the view of concrete that made it feel so bland.

Ahh a view of the parking lot for the hotel next door. Score!

The hotel was remodeling and using the shipping crates for storage

I wonder if the other Marriott has a better view. Bet they do. Lucky bastards.

Views from Airplanes -- DFW to Houston Hobby

Random view from the American Eagle regional jet taking me down to Houston on a very warm/humid day

Nothing much going on out my window today

Always wonder why American Airlines always seems to have either a bunch of empty gates, or a bunch of parked planes just sitting at them. Noticed the same at Chicago/ORD too. Seems like the planes would make more money if they were constantly in use, and then maybe (just maybe) they wouldn't need to pay rent on so many gates they don't really need

Now Triskaideca-Certified with IBM SiteProtector Goodness. . .

From the IBM Software Middleware Group on February 24th, 2012:

"In recognition of the commitment to achieve professional excellence, this certifies that Christopher J. Marcinko has successfully completed the program requirements as an IBM Certified Development Professional -- Security SiteProtector System v2.0 SP 8.1."

Date of Certification:
February 24, 2012