My Bags are Packed
“All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go…” I’m hopping on a plane to Denvention 3, the world science fiction convention. The lovely and gracious Anne is putting me up for the weekend, and I’m meeting...
View ArticleTraveling Salesman
I have a travel pet peeve. (OK, I travel frequently enough to have many travel pet peeves – but I’m sharing this one today.) I really detest it when the flight attendants make their sales pitch on the...
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The Dreamlifter
When I drove past this airplane as I left the Anchorage airport this morning, my first thought was, “What is that?” My second was, “I’ve got to get a picture – it’s not particularly attractive as jumbo...
View ArticleConnecting Stories
Thursday night on my flight from Anchorage to Seattle, I had the privilege of sitting next to a fascinating woman. Nadia was the embodiment of the connector, an immediate friend, what Tipping Point...
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Airport X-Ray Scanners
Full body x-ray scanners are being installed and tested this fall at airports across the US, as well as London and Australia, raise privacy issues. A sample image is at right. Some privacy advocates...
View ArticleDomestic Details
This has been a crazy week and I’ve been completely neglecting my blog. (Twitter is a bit easier because I can find time for 140 characters!) Monday: Work all day, fly to Anchorage in the evening...
View ArticleTraveling with Priceline
A friend of mine asked me recently for tips on how to use Priceline. I’m a big fan of using their name-your-price service for hotels for personal travel. The advantage? I can save a LOT of money. The...
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Weekend Adventure: Leavenworth and Apples
Every fall, Bryan and I used to trek across the mountains to acquire a couple of crates of freshly picked Wenatchee-area apples. We didn’t save any money getting them that way, it was just a really...
View ArticleTake Off, Eh!
Tomorrow, I’m taking off at oh-dark-thirty for the great white north and a spot of on-site project work. I’m staying with the awesome, ever-hospitable Barb & Bill, and Pippin-psycho-kitten is in...
View ArticleTSA Screening
In mid-November, after the TSA modified their security screening procedures with the installation of full body scanners (hereinafter referred to as pornoscanners) and the enhanced patdown, I sent my...
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