Let me just say today for the ten millionth time that I love Costco. Let me explain why by looking at the banner below you will see they have a 90 day return policy on electronics. All I can say is I needed a video camera for the trip and with in 90 days I will no longer have one due to undiagnosable problematic technical difficulties. Thanks Costco.




It is Chris Anderson's Bachelor party this weekend so I am going up to San Jose Friday night to start a month of indulging myself in beer, wine, spirits, and what ever other beverages I can still grasp onto. I am then going to a SF Giants baseball game Vs. the SD Padres. This game could work out one of two ways: option one: Chris has had enough from the night before and we take this time to enjoy each others company and wisely choose a highly caffeinated carbonated two liter commemorative ball park beverages and chemical cheese covered chips some call nachos or option two: we continue to indulge ourselves and stand by the American motto that you can never have to much and continue to drink smuggled in liquor and over priced light beer. light beer because I am watching calories. After this game the fellas are going to drop me off at the Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport.

From SJC I am flying to LAX with the cheapest fare of them all in the sky which this flight should only take approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes. That is not to bad,,, it is the dreaded flight from LAX to TPE (Taipei, Taiwan) at 11 hours and 55 minutes which I am a little apprehensive about. Then TPE to MNL (Manila) is just a 2 hour nap of a ride. So lets break that down:

SJC to LAX 1:20
LAX to TPE 11:55
TPE to MNL 2:00

For a total flying time of 15 hours and 15 minutes in one day. I believe the technical term for a flight like this is Square Ass. I am convinced that it will be worth it.