Today I flew out to New York. The first leg was through St. Louis. Jeff Carter was on the flight with me along with another ACDA committee member. I so rarely travel with other people; it was nice having friendly faces, even if we weren’t sitting together. I was in the exit row sitting next to a young Army soldier who just graduated basic training at Ft. Still in Lawton, OK. We chatted a bit and he was quite friendly. He was also very nervous about flying on the regional jet. He made the sign of the cross during take off then tensed up and grabbed on to the arm rests. He got very tense any time there was little bit of turbulence and when the landing gear was engaged. We made it through with no problems.

I had a short layover before the flight into LaGuardia. It was a full flight. The woman sitting next to me on the plane had the biggest diamond ring I’ve ever seen in person.  I had a perfect view of lower Manhattan, the harbor and the Statue of Liberty during our approach.

The weather forecast called for a chance of rain/thunderstorms. It started raining about midway through my cab ride into the city. It didn’t just sprinkle, it poured for about 10 minutes. I was worried that I would get humid, but the shower cooled the city down and the evening was very pleasant. I checked into the hotel and grabbed a quick dinner. I’m going to midtown later for a drink.