“Is this Wrong???”
Is it wrong when you hail a cab in Dublin, open up the boot to put your bags in and you see a 4-pack of Guiness sitting back there.
September 26, 2006
Airport Security… continued
(Read the post below first) OK, fast forward about three weeks from the time of the previous post. It’s the end of September; a month since the British terror sting. I’m back in Fort Lauderdale airport. There’s a few more 8×10 Xeroxed pages scotch taped to the walls, columns, and counters but not much else. (more…)
Airport Security… Why do we get it so wrong sometimes…
Let me open by saying that I know there are a lot of hard working TSA people out there and I salute them and appreciate everything they do (to borrow an SCCA phrase “Thanks Workers!!!”). You’ve been kind, courteous and respectful and you make a sometimes trying ordeal bearable.
There’s also a group of not so wonderful TSA people out there supposedly to protect us and guide us through the airport security process. You’re a rude, arrogant, and cranky bunch of people. To all of you I say, “I’ll have fries with that burger.” <hint, hint> (more…)
Finally… A few minutes to breathe…
It seems like the day after I started this blog, I’ve been on the run and haven’t had a chance to catch my breath. There’s always something going on. So far this year, (year??? Yeah right, try this summer) I have been to Australia, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Ireland (x2), and England. That’s a lot of time, in a lot of planes, in a lot of hotels, and in a lot of airports. Now that I think about it, it’s also a lot of
- Magazines
- Movies
- Books
- Skype minutes
- Cell phone minutes
- Taxi’s
- Trains
- Expense reports
- <insert electronic device here> battery recharges
- Snatch and jerks of the backpack
- Starbucks coffee’s
- and a lot of things I can’t even recall
One of those trips were self inflicted, the rest were work related. I like visiting new places and try and take advantage of the opportunity and “soak in the local culture.” But, it can wear you out. I know my wife is happy that I’m done for the year. Well, except for a trip to Orlando for work. :-O But, after all of this traveling, a three hour drive to Orlando is a piece of cake. And, my wife will be joining me.
Anyway, here’s a few items that I wanted to mention as I have … (see posts above). Oh, I do have happy thoughts, two of the items above are just fresh on my mind and tend to make me rather cranky. I realy am generally a happy person. 
Web site "outs" advertising fine print
I came across this article this morning on MSNBC’s “Red Tape Chronicles” site. It’s a column (are there really columns anymore??? If you can post a comment to something, does that make it a blog???) run by Bob Sullivan. He covers Internet scams and consumer fraud for MSNBC.com.
The article talks about a web site that “outs” deceptive advertising and tells you the true story behind all of that fine print, or mouseprint as it is apparently called.
