Phoenix

After a 4.5 hour flight, I'm in Phoenix, Arizona. I'm totally excited about the Women in Ministry Conference which starts tomorrow afternoon. I was looking forward to the heat of the southwest after the windy chills in Baltimore, but it was 90 degrees when I landed tonight, and I started sweating right away. How quickly we can forget how "hot" feels. I was also hoping to breathe freely here, having heard for years how arid climates are so much better for asthmatics, but my seatmate on the plane informed me that Phoenix is very polluted and asthma is terrible here. Oh well. At least the hotel is really fancy; there is a Starbucks in the lobby which I plan to visit tomorrow.

Did you know that US Airways now charges for your luggage? I learned that today at check-in for my flight. They also charged for food, drink, and headsets. What's next? Charging people to use the plane bathroom?

Here's some irony for you: my taxi driver to the hotel was a Palestinian born in Jerusalem. What are the chances?