Mile Hi Wi Fi

First of all, this GoGo free wireless is clutch. Not that my battery can last long enough to keep me online all day, but it's sweet I can post from the sky. The future is now, dammit!

Also, I pulled the old "recent knee surgery" trick and got myself an exit row, so no bruised knees for this leg of the trip. Everything is starting out nicely.

The only negative: "My Life in Ruins" is the in-flight movie. Richard Dreyfuss, Rachel Dratch and Harland Williams' careers have hit a low it seems. I liked it better the first time, when it was called "My Big Fat Obnoxious Greek Wedding Movie!" Right Tom? Right?

Speaking of Tom jokes...um, stewardess?

I'm listening to Brendan Benson's new album "My Old, Familiar Friend" and it's awesome. Just a well written, well produced, pop rock record full of hooks and simple melodies. He's the guy who isn't Jack White in the Raconteurs, and you can see where that band gets some of its pop sensibility. I'll post it up when I get to the archipelago.

And speaking of Hawaii, serendipitously enough, today is the 50th Anniversary of it's Statehood. There's a great article in the NY Times by Paul Theroux. Definitely give it a read.