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Synchronized Kites in Laredo

Monday, September 26th, 2011

When I was sitting on the beach yesterday, I noticed something off in the distance out of the corner of my eye. In a split second, my unconscious pattern recognition neurons decided I’d seen a flock of birds. After several seconds of gazing at the phenomenon a kilometer down the beach, I’d determined that they [...]

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Spanair A320 Legroom is a Disgrace

Monday, July 25th, 2011

On my recent return from the United States, I had the displeasure of taking Spanair flight JK 6116 from Madrid to Bilbao on an Airbus A320. I’m not a big air traveler, but I take about ten flights a year. This A320 had the least amount of legroom on any plane I’ve ever been on. [...]

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Airline Security and Underpants Bombs

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

On Saturday, we flew from Bilbao to Munich to Charlotte. There are a few good anecdotes from the journey to share, so I thought I’d commit them to the Internet. I was expecting extra tight security, as that’s what the US and European media …

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