1am in at the airport in Shannon, Ireland. Our charter plane is layed up for a couple of hours for fuel and a new crew. We're sitting here, buying stuff we don't need at the duty free (no alcohol!), using the wi-fi, and staring longingly at the bar.
I actually love this place. Last here in July of 2005, en route home from Iraq. We landed at 7am and they suspended the no alcohol policy for a couple of hours. We tracked the manager down, got them to open up the bar, and several pints of Guiness later, we stumbled onto the plane singing "Come On, Eileen," the closest thing to an Irish drinking song we could come up with. It was beautiful.
Not today. Headed to war, rather than away. But there's a pint with my name on it they're keeping cold for Summer '09, when I head home.
Next stop- somewhere in Central Asia.
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Felipe,
Went into a meeting right after reading your blog for the first time yesterday.
We are looking at the impact on public safety as the domestic economic situation gets uglier. Being "Felipe-trained" I pushed for historical analysis (Depression era stats), metrics, observeable issues, etc. If we're lucky we'll develop a quantifiable operating picture that will guide planning/actions. Really needed you in the room. We settled for second best and are reaching out to our academic partners (USC, UCLA, etc.) to assist us.
Going back to Harvard in December for another executive leadership course. Yep, I'm sneaking into Harvard through the back door. :-)))
Stay safe,
jim
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