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The unnecessary safety video preceding every flight I'm on cautions me: Remember to fasten your own mask before helping others. Why? I can't imagine a scenario in which the person you're inclined to help is more capable than you in terms of dealing with

While in Missouri my productivity tanked when my laptop suddenly decided that it would only function up-side-down (while on battery power); an inconvenient arrangement to say the least. More than one person helpfully suggested that I could place the keyboard on my feet while lying on my back.... I was

I'm sitting in the Memphis Delta Sky Club this evening, enjoying cheese, crackers and wine while waiting for my delayed connecting flight to Atlanta. There aren't very many circumstances in which an unplanned over-night stay is a bonus, but this might be one of them. Well,

Halloween is without a doubt my least favorite "holiday" (if ever there was an ironic use of Holy Day, this is it) of the year; my only consolation is that Halloween is immediately flanked by Thanksgiving, which is undoubtedly my favorite holiday (no quotes necessary). A number of