http://www.agentcooper.net The World of Carl Gibson... Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:13:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yesterday I had the oppurtunity to fly through London Heathrow's new Terminal 5. I didn't really know what to expect but was definitely expecting the worst based on reports I've had heard in the news since it's opening two months ago -- long queues, useless baggage handling, lost luggage, etc. ... http://www.agentcooper.net/index.php/2008/05/30/terminal-5-british-airways/ I'm back in the British Isles... by that I mean I'm in London. I haven't been here in nearly three years and frankly things haven't changed much. Although this time things seem to be a bit more exciting -- the first day and half here I've seen a sworm of ... http://www.agentcooper.net/index.php/2008/05/25/back-on-the-british-isles/ Woohoo, a blog post! To the friend (you know who you are) that e-mailed me stating that I don't blog enough... all I have to say is is the link to your site has been updated. I must be living an exciting life if this is the ... http://www.agentcooper.net/index.php/2008/03/30/apparently-i-dont-blog-enough/ Ok, so I haven't blogged in awhile... sue me. That aside, I've recently been looking at getting a Plush Bag though I've been debating the last couple of weeks on whether or not it's worth the cost as the model I've been looking at would be ~$400. Anyway, yesterday ... http://www.agentcooper.net/index.php/2007/10/07/timing-is-everything/ Yesterday was the first day of ground school, so I decided to leave work a bit early and get out in the afternoon for another flying lesson. I got down to Boeing Field about a half hour early to give me some time to brush up on some of the ... http://www.agentcooper.net/index.php/2007/07/03/slow-flight/ I went out with the flight instructor again on Saturday for practicing maneuvers, some of which were quite interesting. We did some basic climbs, descents, and turns at various speeds. At one point I was requested to do a climb at 50kt which wigged me out a little bit because ... http://www.agentcooper.net/index.php/2007/06/26/state-of-body-and-mind/ Yesterday was an absolutely awesome day. Last weekend I signed-up for taking an introductory flight at Wings Aloft at Boeing Field. It was my day to fly, and I was *excited*… ok, perhaps I was a little nervous as well. ;) We were assigned a Cessna 172P for the flight and ... http://www.agentcooper.net/index.php/2007/06/17/introductory-flight/ Ok, so I understand folks get a bit delusional when they lose a close loved one, but the actions of Josh Hancock’s father is completely not comprehensible. If you don’t know who Josh Hancock is, he was a relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals who died last month after ... http://www.agentcooper.net/index.php/2007/05/24/time-for-me-to-vent/ Located in the Green Lake neighborhood I took the 358 straight up – I definitely like how the bus stop for the return trip home was *right outside* the front door of the pub. Moving on to overall pub importance – with their huge selection of beer this place ... http://www.agentcooper.net/index.php/2007/04/21/pub-night-7-%e2%80%93-%c7%95ber-tavern/ I was at McCormick’s Fish House earlier during their happy hour and while I was there Mac & Jacks was having a promotion giving out raffle tickets to those drinking their brew. Eventually the raffle drawing comes about and I don’t win a thing as their giving out pint glasses, ... http://www.agentcooper.net/index.php/2007/04/17/law-of-karma-surfaces/