For as long as I can remember, I've been obsessed with all methods of transportation. Planes, trains, automobiles, you name it.

When I was 4, I saw the Union Pacific's Challenger-class locomotive, No. 3985, the biggest operating steam locomotive in the world at the time. When I was 19, I got up at 5 a.m. to drive two hours to see UP's Big Boy No. 4014, even bigger than 3985, on its restoration tour. 

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I've been to Formula 1, IndyCar and NASCAR races to scratch my automotive itch.

On Saturday, like many of you, I finally got to see the U.S. Navy Blue Angels in action.

These aviators are among the best in the world at their craft. Imagine the task you're best at - whatever it is, those pilots are probably better at flying the F/A-18 Super Hornet than you are at that task.

I mean, these pilots fly closer together than you or I might drive by each other on Interstate 8, but at 700 miles per hour instead of 65. Unreal.

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