Tag Archives: Air-travel

The Kids Have Been Deported to Louisiana

Saturday morning I flew down to New Orleans to drop off Ellery and Henry for a week with their grandparents (my parents) in Belle Chasse. How did it go? It went so well that people complimented their behavior when we … Continue reading

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Who’s Up For A Road Trip on September 18?

I’ll be in Baton Rouge September 15-18 to give a seminar at LSU and go to the LSU-Middle Tennessee State game. I’m flying in and out of New Orleans because it saves you taxpayers a lot of money — see … Continue reading

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Sour Charlotte

So here I am at the Microtel Inn Charlotte (Airport), stuffed full of Cracker Barrel, instead of home with Misty and the boys. What’s the deal? Bad weather in Northern Virginia/Washiongton/Baltimore, including severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. My flight from Gainesvillle to Charlotte … Continue reading

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The Unfriendly Skies

Since Kristy raised the issue in a recent comment, here’s what’s going on. British authorities claim to have foiled a plot to destroy several UK-to-US flights. The plot is said to have involved liquid explosives of some kind. The Transportation … Continue reading

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Back from Georgia

I’m too tired from my trip to write much. I was happy about being on a 757 from ATL to BWI b/c I thought that I could listen to the cockpit voice loop, but trial-and-error suggests that it is United, … Continue reading

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