Traveling
On the road for a few days, posting is light. As “Linda Richman”:http://www.angelfire.com/tv2/coffeetalk/ would say, “Tawk amongst ya’ selves.”
Heading to San Francisco
I couldn’t resist flying to Kaleefornya for tomorrow’s inauguration. (Actually, it’s a press tour, I’m meeting with a number of tech pubs in the next couple days. But that doesn’t sound nearly as intriguing.)
Anyone out there want to join me for a dinner Tuesday night?
2002: My security profiling suggestion
When the “TSA”:http://www.tsa.gov/public/ announced they would stop asking those asinine questions at airport check-in, I had a “follow-up suggestion”:http://www.rklau.com/tins/001480.html to the TSA which has oddly enough _not_ been implemented:
bq. People sitting _next_ to me tend to be a bit odd. Whether they’re a threat to the plane, they’re certainly a threat to me getting anything [...]
Heading to SF
I’m at O’Hare, and will be boarding for San Francisco in a few minutes. Posts will probably be light until the weekend. Feel free to post whatever’s on your mind in the comments; I’ll check in when I can.
Life on the road - it’s all glamorous
My itinerary today:
* 9:30am flight: Chicago - DC. Cancelled. (Got the last seat on the next flight, got in a half hour ahead of my meeting.)
* Got into DCA after my meeting to fly to Raleigh and noticed that flights to Raleigh were delayed 2-3 hours. Rather than wait until 8:45, I noticed the 5:30 [...]
Good Chinese restaurant in San Francisco?
A friend needs a good recommendation for a moderately priced Chinese restaurant in San Francisco. Should be casual and can accommodate a medium-sized crowd (20 or so).
Any suggestions?
… In an upright and locked position
CNN.com - Passengers take it off at take off - May. 5, 2003
MIAMI, Florida (AP) — When the chartered Boeing 727 reached cruising altitude, 87 passengers took off more than their seat belts. They removed their clothes.
Don’t Mix Shoes, Batteries, a Power Strip and Cracklin’ Oat Bran
From CNN.com, the latest tale of complete idiots cluttering the skies:
WASHINGTON (CNN) – A Maine couple’s attempt to make a political statement by rigging up a fake bomb in their checked luggage led to their arrest, officials said Thursday.
Paul Kenneth Donahue, 50, and Teresa Marie Wood, 46, had been scheduled to fly from San [...]
Please Remove Any Metal Objects Before Walking Through…
As bad as my travel has been lately, I must confess that I’ve never come close to having a day go this badly while on the road:
WINNIPEG, Canada (Reuters) – It took an airport metal detector to give a Canadian woman a clue to why she was suffering from persistent stomach aches four months after [...]
I’m Not Dead Yet!
I’m still alive. Quiet and exhausted, but alive. Yesterday was fairly typical of days on the road lately:
5am: alarm goes off. In a fog, I stumble out of bed. “Where am I?” Phone says Marriott Courtyard, Crystal City. “Right. DC.” “Why am I in DC?” “Why’s the alarm going off?” Shower clears the fog. I [...]
