This one is for Hunter...

A Lithuanian company has unveiled plans to launch an island in the Maldives that will be exclusively run by blondes.

According to this BBC article, the company is run by blonde women and operates in a variety of businesses.   Though it's opening is slated for 2015, it is already attracting a lot of criticism from folks as they dub the project 'Rascist'. 

It's an interesting concept, as a guy, i'm definitely liking the idea, but it may be one of those projects that seems great on paper and fails in execution.

Good day folks.  As some of you may have noticed i've been rather absent in my blogging duties.  Unfortunately that thing called life has taken away most of my spare time.  With that said, i'm working on devoting some time to the blog and be a bit more regular.  I've got some cool topics which I hope you all enjoy in the coming weeks.

New York senator Chuck Schumer has decided that it is time to crack down on airline food quality.  Recently there has been some disclosure about the sanitary conditions of certain airline kitchens. 

According to a USA Today article, current fines against health code violations are $1000 per incident.  Schumer is proposing a $50,000 per incident fine. 

While I'm all for clean kitchens and properly processed food, levying such stiff fines could cause an additional burden on airline catering, which in turn impacts the very people he is attempting to protect -- paying passengers. 

I am surprised that the state of New York is currently going through a fiscal crisis and Schumer is worried about airline catering.  Schumer has voiced his opinion on other airline issues in the past, often with no real basis other then wanting some attention, so this really shouldn't be of much surprise.

Well it appears that Delta and US Airways have given up on attempting to slot swaps at LaGuardia and Reagan National.  The deal was originally announced almost a year ago and has been the subject of heavy scrutiny by the government and other airlines.   The deal was also being fought by US Airways pilots union as it was going to mean the closure of another base.

While both airlines attempted to make some concessions in hopes of getting approval, ...

So I've been laying low lately with a number of things going on in the other parts of my life and I'm noticing all the "Save the Tulip" campaigns.

Really folks?  Do you have nothing better to do than worry about the logo an airline?  Sure, the UA logo is unique, but it's dated and the use of primary colors reminds me of something I'd expect of my nephews.

And yes, I do like the CO logo better.  I think it does a far better job ...