The World is Such a Wonderful Place

The view from my plane window this afternoon (thank you United Airlines for making me take this Delta Airlines flight):
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Check out those lenticular clouds!

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One of my fondest memories was on a trip with my father to the Sacramento in a small plane, and on the trip back falling asleep and waking up with spectacular Mt. Shasta right, and I mean right, outside the window.

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