We stayed at Caesars Palace for the couple of days. It was our first time there and overall it was very nice. I grabbed a few shots during the checkin process before we headed across the street for dinner at Inn-N-Out.
Caesars Palace First Look
Viva Las Vegas
I’m going to make a few posts about my recent trip, mostly because it was a very special one. I got married this week and I wanted to fully document it.
First up, let’s take a look at Southwest Boeing 737-800 N8671D which whisked us off to Las Vegas.
It was a fairly new plane which seems to be a trend for any flights I have to Las Vegas. Also note it was fairly cloudy and dreary in Columbus and the Las Vegas weather was set to be in the 80s, so it was nice to get away. One nice thing about Las Vegas is that flights are usually nonstop.
Hello Houston
This week I was off to Houston for the first time ever. On this trip, I was scheduled to get a ride on my first Boeing 767 ever, but the weather had other plans. However, it was for the best because I ended up getting direct flights both ways. I guess there was a silver lining this time, but I still have that box to check and get on a 767.
The first flight was provided by United N88331. I was able to get some pictures of it coming into the gate.
Finally Spring in Columbus
On Friday, the weather in Columbus was actually nice for a change. So, before the weather decided we had too much of a nice thing and change on us, we took a walk downtown along the Scioto Mile. I grabbed a few pictures before it got too dark.
The first picture is of the Main Street Bridge, along with Miranova Place, and the CoverMyMeds building.
Trip to Tulsa
This past week, I made my first trip to Oklahoma. For this trip, American Airlines provided all of my flights.
My first flight was provided by CRJ-200 N262PS for a quick trip to Charlotte. I was supposed to have a quick connection here and was afraid I would miss it since the first flight was delayed 30 minutes, but my second flight had already been delayed. Here is N262PS after we landed in Charlotte. We did not have a jet bridge, so I was able to grab a great shot of it from the ground.
Trip to Memphis
I was able to grab a few pictures during my recent trip to Memphis. This trip was a split of American Airlines and United Airlines.
On this trip, I was able to fly my first MD-83, at least from what I can remember. I might have flown one when I was younger, but back then I wasn’t as interested in the types of planes I was getting to fly. This plane has an interesting layout with 2 seats on the left side and three seats on the right side. Say hello to N9616G!
April is for traveling
It looks like I will be traveling just about every week in April. I hope to document some or all of my flights to finally start putting this blog to use. During my trips I will also get to check off some states and airplanes I have not be to or on before.
Here’s hoping to no major delays or cancellations!
Yellow Springs Trip
On Friday, we took advantage of the long holiday weekend to take a trip out to Yellow Springs, OH. First up were the sunflower fields. 
There are around 400,000 plants in this field and it was amazing to see so many of them at once. I think we were a bit early still because many of them hadn’t bloomed yet. It was also cold and wet so I am sure that didn’t help.
After the sunflower fields, we went a bit to the southeast to Clifton Gorge.
Continue reading “Yellow Springs Trip”High School Football Is Back
High School Football is back for another season. On Friday, I was able to watch the Hilliard Bradley Jaguars defeat the Findlay Trojans 55-20. Of to a great start already this year and hope to see many more wins. Up next is New Albany. I hope to have more pictures next time.
It is time to adopt year-round DST
Here in the United States, we moved our clocks ahead one hour and moved into Daylight Saving Time (DST). This time setting will last 238 days (65% of the year) until November 5th and then we will move back to Standard Time. I agree with most of the complaints that changing clocks twice a year is quite a hassle and should be discontinued. This problem is compounded because not all parts of the United States conform to DST let alone other countries which may change on different dates. It also can be a huge problem for software and constantly keeping up to date with any legislative changes to DST.
However, unlike most of those complaints I contend that DST is the superior choice for year-round time setting and we should adopt it as the new standard. What DST does is move the sunlit hours into the time period in which more people can use them. If we were to stay on standard time throughout the year, at the peak of sunlit hours in the summer, most of them would be wasted since the sun would rise at almost 5am. I put together some poorly editted examples from a graph I got from TimeandDate.com of the current sunrise and sunset times for my location. I also put in lines for my approximate hours of activity from 7am to 10pm or 0700 – 2200.
Current Setting
All Year Daylight Saving Time
All Year Standard Time
As you can see from the above, the Current Setting does a decent job at keeping all of the sunlit hours within my active hours. DST does the best job and moves more of those sunlit hours into later in the day which is especially nice during the winter because when I get home from work it is usually already completely dark. With DST year-round it would be somewhat dark but not completely. Finally, we see that all year Standard Time is the worst choice. The amount of sunlit hours wasted is incredibly high compared to all the others.
I believe that we will continue to endure with having to adjust the clocks twice a year for some foreseeable time. It is a good fit even if it is a hassle and causes issues albeit for a short period of time that it takes us to adjust. However, should we desire to abolish the time adjustment completely the choice is clear and it be DST that perseveres.