Category Archives: Travel
Working the angles at Gate 14A
The thing about people is, we’re not to be trusted. We call ourselves civilized society but really we’re standing on the bottom step of the evolutionary ladder and have to grab the railing just to hold on there. Let’s say … Continue reading
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Seven Things (not 10, since I was on vacation) I Learned on Summer Vacation
• If the TV in your rented summer cabin gets only two channels, they will be the evangelism channel and the country western channel. If it gets only one channel sometimes, it’ll be the evangelism channel. • The only machine … Continue reading
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Patients with Patience
As a follow-up to “How to Put Your Child Through College Housing,” my daughter just traveled to Costa Rica and Panama with other pre-vet students, to learn while helping villagers with their animals. This little guy showed up with a … Continue reading
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Delta Pilot Who Steered Around Geese Will Sit 58 Rows Behind US Airways Pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger at Yankees’ Season Opener
“If only I had it to do over again…” Continue reading
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Once upon a thyme
Once upon a thyme and twice upon a basil, Ernie the Squirrel and Marty the Rabbit were tromping along through a verdant forest together. “Get the hell off my herb garden,” called a farmer, and they did, and continued to … Continue reading
Filed under Imagine, Til death do us part, Travel
Pondered while delayed at two airports during snowstorms this week
How do we know cats don’t have tattoos? ~ ~ ~ What do you call an auto sales manager who dances around the airport gesturing at the sky while on his cell phone yelling “We should be moving a dozen … Continue reading
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Americana Airlines: what goes around, flies around.
Statistics show that for every 5 people who fly commercial airlines, 7.3 people complain about it. I was never much good at statistics, but I sat next to a friend in class who was, which improved my odds of passing … Continue reading
