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It was the type of trip that could have used bourbon, xanax, and a little meth. Think Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – but a remake, featuring a middle aged man and his 2 year old son, venturing through two airports.

It sounded like a dream come true. Me, Oliver and a road trip of sorts – flying to Charleston for vacation, via Chicago. Some airport time, flight time, window seat time, bonding time, nap time, giggle time, you get the picture. It definitely started that way.

Lea dropped us of at Indianapolis International Airport and we were ready. Our hair was combed neatly. We had twinkles in our eye. Our teeth sparkled. Our shirts were pressed. We had an air about us. Invincible. Confident. Comrades.

My dear, dear Oliver

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We’ve all been stuck at the airport. I’ve had my fair share of unforgettable experiences. I’ve spent the night at Rome’s airport, wearing sweats over my jeans to stay warm. I slept in an armchair at Singapore’s Changi. I’ve been sent to hotels while in Chicago, Tokyo, and Miami because of cancellations. And I’ve spent hours in airports waiting, standing in line, watching the monitors and paying for wifi. I even wrote a fake survival guide to living in the Charles de Gaulle airport, here. My point is, I’m used to it.

When in Rome...

Most of this has happened alone though.

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I’m really looking forward to 2011. I’m not usually one for this type of thing – New Year’s, resolutions, clean slates and all that, but this go around I am. 2010 might have been one of my toughest years on this planet but a necessary experience. One of my favorite quotes from Mark Twain is – “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” So a lot of what I’m doing in 2011 relates to that. I’m also focusing on enjoying life more, finding balance and smiling.

It goes without saying that I want to be a better husband, father, son, brother, friend and in general, a substantially better human being. But here are some other things I want to focus on in 2011. Resolutions, revolutions, you get the picture.

Music

I really love music, but for some reason I’ve never really focused on it. So, my goal is to listen to more music, build a better listening library and expand my expertise of mid-1980′s to early-1990′s hip hop. I’m already pretty well versed in this time period, but I want to become more of historian for this time period – like a Ph.D. And as a treat for you, here’s my favorite song at the moment – “What you Say” with Pete Rock and INI.

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I’m a huge Flickr junky. I love taking photos, adding them to my Flickr acct., and most of the time adding nonsensical descriptions. It’s one of the few creative outlets I have.  Here’s one of my favorite Flickr images, snapped with one of my old phones. This is outside the Rathskellar. He probably had one too many Optimators. Or was listening to Polka Boy.

Dead Clown

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This is the first of what I hope to be a series of blog posts where I introduce some people and blogs I have been lucky to discover during my travels, meetings, conferences and the exploration online.  I hope you enjoy.

So, the first of this series focuses on the blog Stuck at the Airport by Harriet Baskas.  I’m a travel junkie and absolutely adore airports. I wasn’t lucky enough to travel through JFK and see the Eero Saarinen TWA terminal during its heyday, but I would have truly appreciated it. To provide a little background, I’ve been fortunate to travel frequently. My favorite airport is Singapore’s Changi and as an Indianapolis resident, I started the the IND Flickr group. Through my work at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, I convinced Patrick Smith, author of Ask the Pilot, to write a beautiful, compelling blog post, The Jetliner as Art. I love airports, traveling and planes.

The beautiful sterile Changi

But enough about me.

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