Julie Parent

@__apf__ @benthompson @united Yes. I have flown this Premium Transcon (now even marketed as Polaris!) twice in the past month, and no wifi, either direction, either time. Extra salt in the wound when they send you the "What to expect for inflight wifi and entertainment" email at this point. False promises.

@benthompson @united no wifi between EWR and SFO on a widebody two weeks ago (in either direction), flight attendant also told me their internet simply doesn't work on these planes. I was pretty annoyed bc they are advertising these flights as having wifi and then none is available

I’ve been a big fan of what @united is doing in general, but from what I’ve heard (via other passengers and flight attendants), it seems they didn’t renew their Panasonic contract for widebodies while Starlink is rolled out. I’m pumped about Starlink and will seek out United once I know it’s available (had it this week and it was awesome). Until then, however, no Internet, particular on transoceanic flights, is unacceptable and a very poor choice by United’s management. I’ll be flying someone else for those for now.

Ice cream update review: Smitten Ice Cream, I once found charming, now it is just average-mediocre. Full review: juliesdiningclub.blogspot.com/2014/05/liquid…

Travelin' Tues: The Air Canada Maple Leaf lounge at SFO - a tranquil option for UA travellers I never knew about before (yes, even domestic!). juliesdiningclub.blogspot.com/2026/05/air-ca…

Travelin' Tues: what happened to the UA clubs at SFO? They weren't ever amazing or anything, but the food my most recent visit was really scaled back (even the snack mixes were empty!). juliesdiningclub.blogspot.com/2019/06/united…

Update review: When i realized that leaving the west coast meant leaving behind Mendocino Farms, I had to go get that cous cous salad just one last time ... juliesdiningclub.blogspot.com/2019/09/mendic…

@__apf__ I grew up on a lake. This scenario is soooo familiar to me - Dad out in some kind of personal watercraft (sailboat, kayak, canoe, windsurfer, etc), epic storm comes rolling in, he doesn't get back in time, poor mom frantically staring out the window watching for his approach ...

from my kitchen table, I watched a storm come in fast over the bay. it hit while I knew my husband was still on the water in his single person sailboat. he made it back safe, after spending some time in the water. I want to kill this man for giving me 19th century ass fears

Snack Foods Fri: Update review of Hawaiian chips. When the kettle chip craving hits, these are a great choice. juliesdiningclub.blogspot.com/2018/11/hawaii…

Ice cream review day: Sugar Mama Desserts, with some flavors I liked, some that were just ok, and one, black sesame brittle, that was crazypants unique and excellent! Full review: juliesdiningclub.blogspot.com/2026/04/sugar-…

Whenever I visit the east coast I make sure to enjoy a bag or two of Cape Cod chips. While they are ~everywhere around New England, I never ever see them in California. Still such classics for me. juliesdiningclub.blogspot.com/2019/08/cape-c…

10 year later update review of Tillamook ice cream: reasonable quality, nice line up of flavors. juliesdiningclub.blogspot.com/2016/01/tillam…

I never went in person, but I did get to try a few dishes from Harborview as takeout over the past few years (including baked coffee lava buns and ajellyfish!), and did quite enjoy. juliesdiningclub.blogspot.com/2020/06/harbor…

I got to try a trio of cakes, and the relatively famous burnt honey pie from Grand Opening bakery. juliesdiningclub.blogspot.com/2026/03/grand-…

Snack foods fri: Crunchy, flavorful, Korean snacks? Yep. I enjoy trying items from Crown, I'd gladly try more. juliesdiningclub.blogspot.com/1969/12/crown-…

Update review: I've had mixed feelings with different flavors of local ice cream Humphry Slocombe, but quite enjoyed the flavor I had most recently, simple Vietnamese Coffee juliesdiningclub.blogspot.com/2012/04/humphr…

Snack Foods Fri: I adore snacks from other countries, and these from Nongshim were no exception. Need more, stat! juliesdiningclub.blogspot.com/2026/03/nongsh…

@hawkinsw Yep - we use them for Firebase Hosting. Close partner. What exactly are you looking for contact for?

Do I know anyone here who has a contact at Fastly? I am attempting to determine whether they recently deployed enabled support for draft-ietf-quic-ack-frequency on their HTTP/3 sites! I am tracking its deployment and noticed a huge jump that all seems to be on sites hosted on their CDN! Updated data at accurecny.cerfca.st

Bakery Update review, in which I try ALL the cupcakes from La Luna. Mostly fairly average, but I did quite like the birthday cake one. Full review: juliesdiningclub.blogspot.com/2015/02/la-lun… #cupcakes

Snack Foods Fri: Truvani protein bars, another date based product that just isn't for me. juliesdiningclub.blogspot.com/2026/03/truvan…

Bakery Update Review: only my second time having goodies from Bernal Bakery, and not things I picked, but they were decent. I'd love to try more. juliesdiningclub.blogspot.com/2023/02/bernal…

Chain update review: I finally had fries and just a basic cheeseburger from Burger King. The pickles are the highlight. juliesdiningclub.blogspot.com/2013/10/burger…