Archive for September, 2005
An Open Letter to the Transportation Safety Administration
It was Monday, the day after the fourth anniversary of 9/11 and I’m flying weekly now and will be for the forseeable future. I’m currently reading Tom Clancy’s The Teeth of the Tiger about terrorist threats to the US. Do I feel safer today flying than I did four years ago? No. In fact, [...]
Crying Babies
Last night, flying back from Philadelphia to Atlanta there was a baby on board. That wouldn’t have normally been a problem but this baby cried almost the entire flight. The few minutes of reprieve we would have from this baby he would be hanging on to the back of the seat looking at the woman [...]
Stuck in Chester Again
I’ve been in Chester, PA for the past week and I just found out I’ll be spending the next two weeks or more here. I get to come home on weekends so it isn’t intolerable.
Tonight, during dinner, I had reinforced something I learned long ago. People will look to software to solve all the problems. [...]