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So you want to be a globe-trotting, jet-setting, international kite star?? Let me tell you a bit about how it works... Friday I picked up the mail and of course sorted it into personal, business, bills, and junk. A strange looking large envelope with an address I didn't recognize went into the junk pile. When I was done with the rest, I tore it open, and inside, found a sealed plastic bag. That irritated me a bit. If they want me to read their spam -- they need to make it easy to get to! I found scissors and cut the bag open. |
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Out fell an air ticket to Korea. Susie groaned. Three months ago, I'd received an email asking if I'd like to attend an event in Seoul. I replied that the date was free and asked for more details. I got no response. I wrote and gain and got no response. Then I wrote a third time and sent a fax to the number I had. A reply came back saying that the man I wanted was no longer at that address. So I wrote the whole thing off and forgot about it. Forgot -- until that ticket landed on the counter. |
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So yes, I fly out at 6 am from Portland (on an Alaska Air flight operated by Horizon). I sit for five hours in Vancouver Canada. Then I board a Korean Air flight (operated by Canada Air). I still don't know who is meeting me or where I'm staying. But I'm carrying enough cash to pay for a good hotel for two nights if I need it!! I arrive in Seoul at 5 pm Friday, fly kites for two days, and fly home on Monday morning. Eat your hearts out!! Actually I'm really looking forward to the quick trip and spending a bit of time with old friends. I'm just glad nothing else was scheduled! Meanwhile, the phone rang today and a man with a very strong accent asked if I got the package. "Yes! As a matter of fact I did!! " Then he asked, "Did you get two packages??". I started to worry again. "No -- just one". "That's ok", he replied. "We only sent one...." You wonder how I get confused. And I still don't know if anyone is meeting me in Seoul! |
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Remember this photo of the Shannon thirty square foot parafoil? Once a kite has been taken to the beach, we can't sell it as new... This is a great kite for $280, but for ten minutes of flying time, I'll take off $50 and sell it for $230. Check out the Factory Outlet for all the news on mark-downs, discounts and deals. |
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Early March, we have plans to be in Austin Texas and Yucca Valley California. Hope to see lots of you out there -- if I make it home Monday.... |
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