[Image]Hannah returned from her work in Salem today and brought with her this interesting tidbit: A print copy of the Statesman Journal. I had linked to them extensively yesterday as I blogged about our experience in Salem, OR and my but it was fascinating to see what came out on ink and paper. If memory serves, this is the first time I've been quoted in any newspaper, let alone a relatively large paper based out of capitol city. I now know why so many people have issues with the media. So much is lost in "translation." Bottom line is that what this reporter remembers me saying and what I remember saying are miles apart from each other but each recollection is probably only half as far from what actually transpired.

I've been on that side of the interview before, in High School. I worked for the newspaper staff, primarily as a photographer but everyone was a writer and so I interviewed business owners and students alike and now I find my self raptured in a sense of dread that perhaps I have grossly misquoted someone in the past. I hope not. And I don't mean to imply that Timothy Alex Akimoff, who wrote the article I refer to, made such an error. I'm impressed he recorded both our names and spelled the correctly and overall got the gist of what I was (in my NyQuill induced state) trying to communicate. In fact, seeing our names in print was great for kicks and giggles.

For the record however I'd like to point out that my wife (and Emma's Mom) works for SkyWest Airlines, not Delta, and that I rode SkyWest's first CRJ-900 into Nashville, (which was also SkyWest's first flight into that city for Delta) and did not take a first flight to Bellingham, WA, but was privileged to be there during that stations opening. I've also, as stated yesterday, been to openings in Abilene, Killeen and College Station, TX.

So Tim (If I may call you that) if you are reading, thanks for not forgetting seats 1C and 1D. This issue of the statesman is something that my wife and I will place prominently in Emma's scrapbook. Congratulations again to the City of Salem, the Williamette Valley and the political and business leaders there who worked hard and took the risks that once again connected Salem to the commercial air network.

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