Jumping From Airplanes

A guy walked into the student newspaper office and asked “does anybody want to jump out of an airplane?”
Without a moment’s hesitation, I said “I’m your man.” It was only afterwards that I confirmed a parachute would be involved.
Well, that was ten years ago (can’t you tell, I look young — young!), but the video [...]

Carry-On Restrictions To Carry On?

The Mercury News’ QA on carry-on restrictions answered a big question I had:
Q Can I still carry my laptop, cell phone and iPod on board?
A Those items are still OK as long as you’re not traveling to or through the United Kingdom.
But a Reuters story posted at C|Net suggests the restriction on liquids won’t be [...]

On Flying

If I didn’t like flying, or at least if I couldn’t tolerate it, I wouldn’t making my third distant trip in as many months. And though I know many others spend a whole lot more time in planes than I do, I still think Vasken has a bit of a point in the following:
I couldnt [...]