Comments on: Nanook of the Northwest

By: M.Sam

M.Sam — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:02:00 +0000

I repeat: first class – bite me!

and I owe my wonderful life to Linda & Rob

just think how paranoid I am!

By: Back Nine

Back Nine — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:34:58 +0000

Rob: Sigh. And hearts back at you.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:19:21 +0000

Hmmmm…..(and yes I am the Rob that Linda refers so kindly to….pardon me while I have the huge gash in the back of my head stitched up where she clobbered by with a nine iron and pop a few advil for making her go to Minnesota in January). Ahhh…all better!

Linda’s right, for all of the trials and tribulations ( I came from Columbus, GA and flew coach both ways) it was a great meeting and I had the please of having a very pleasant dinner with 3 old and dear friends who I will miss working with.

We have worked together for 9 years and learned/taught each other a great deal. I consider myself privileged and blessed to have Linda, Kristen and Barry as colleagues and count them among my friends. I wouldn’t be where I am today or about to take on the challenge I’m embarking on without their help, dedication, support and occasional “knock up side the head”!

As I transition to my new role and to steal a often used line from Linda, ” i doff my hat to each of them in thanks and gratitude!”

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:23:40 +0000

Wow, I just flew through the Minneapolis airport on Saturday! Maybe we crossed paths unknowingly. I was coming from Miami, which was a whopping 40 degrees. I think I see three more horsemen in the distance …

By the way, I updated! Thanks for reminding me that I had a blog to care for.

By: TinaNZ

TinaNZ — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:20:39 +0000

Alterted, I’m guessing, by your creative string of #, $ etc, Google mail consigned the notification for this entry to the Spam bin where I only stumbled across it by accident (you were keeping some very dodgy company in there). And I was just wondering – I’m not the only one who tries to work out what word those symbols are replacing based on how many characters there are, am I?

We’re currently having a not particularly warm summer’s day here in New Zealand, but this entry was great for adding perspective

By: willikat

willikat — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:02:56 +0000

Um, I am really sad you were here and we didn’t meet up for some really hot coffee or soul-warming liquor-laced hot toddies.

By: Marie Green

Marie Green — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:11:10 +0000

Minnesotan here, and just wanted to say that 1) we go out in this insane weather because otherwise we’d be housebound from November until at least March, sometimes more like May if we didn’t and 2) you are right that being warm wins out- at least to those of us who are SMART- over looking nice.

This morning my thermometer read -17, and yet I bundled my little family up and took them to gymnastics anyway. Only to find out the classes don’t start until NEXT week.

Here’s what drives me the most crazy about the subzero temps (it’s been below zero here for at least part of everyday for LITERALLY weeks now… supposed to get up to the 30′s next week whooooo!): static electricity, dry skin, chapped lips, and needing to plan ahead enough to warm the car before leaving the house. Also, I really hate the days when I get chilled from an outing and then cannot warm up ALL DAY…

Anyway, I’m not sure I’ve commented here before, but I’ve been reading for awhile now. Found you via Linda.

By: M.Sam

M.Sam — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:42:33 +0000

first class….bite me.

By: Deanna

Deanna — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 06:49:11 +0000

So glad you made it safely. And what an unexpected blessing to be upgraded to 1st class, both coming and going. I love it!!!

Wishing you blessings as you transition into a new boss. They will love you, Linda!