Why Note Changed Alternate?

I enjoyed reading Richard Aarons' "Over Gross, Over Tired and Iced Over" (Cause & Circumstance, June, page 80), but why did the article state twice that the pilot neglected to notify ATC of his change in alternate? Is this a purely factual statement or is the author making a judgment that the pilot...

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