Looks like Lunch has won the baby name poll, followed closely by Suggestion. But we’re not ready to choose just yet, so I posted some more options. Vote now! I also updated the Baby Box page. Over the weekend we finally cleared out a ton of stuff from BB’s room, formerly known as the Pit of Despair since it was our dumping ground for things that didn’t fit anywhere else. We took a nice overstuffed chair to Jenny’s sister Katy and lots of electronics, a bookshelf, a long table, and other items to Jenny’s parents for an upcoming garage sale. Now you can see most of the carpet in there, and we have an idea about how we’ll set up the nursery. We feel better already!

I worked a rare day shift yesterday as overtime. My sector was longhauls from the west to the east, such as LAS-MDW and SAN-AUS. Longhaul desks have fewer flights to plan, but they are obviously in the air longer and require more attention to the route. One factor I check is the upper-level winds and how they line up with the default route that we use. Sometimes a different route provides a better tailwind or weaker headwind, saving time and money even if the actual distance flown is greater. With jet fuel around $3.00/gallon, and our planes burning over 700 gallons per hour, every gallon counts. Yesterday I easily paid my salary for the day in fuel savings just by doing a little extra work on many of the flights.