tales from the road

Someone Else’s Sheets

I’m in Huntsville, AL this week for a business meeting. The first flight (to Cincinnati) was decent except for the last 20 minutes when I thought I was going to die (insane turbulence that was lifting me off of my seat). The second flight was a piece of cake. I had dinner [...]

NYC 2008

Well, we’re back — and we had a great time!  Of the original wish list, we were able to do the following:

“National Train Day” events at Penn Station when we arrive (exhibits, simulators, etc)
Stand in the median at Times Square and look up at all of the signs
Window Shopping at FAO Schwarz, Macy’s, Toys ‘R [...]

Air Travel Musings (and more)

I hopped a plane to Rochester, NY this morning for another business trip. My flight was pretty much the University of Rochester express — the vast majority of passengers were students from the UofR, headed home after the Thanksgiving holiday. I had overheard a student saying this to her mom, via cell phone:
“But [...]