An ‘incendiary device’ discovered on a Virgin Blue 737 in Sydney « may (or may not) have been a hoax ». But buried in the article on the find is this priceless ‘graph: ‘A baggage handler found the device on Monday in the cargo hold of the plane when it landed in Sydney after an…
Day: September 24, 2004
Jumbo Jet
It was inevitable, I just wondered how long it would take. « Southwest Airlines has been sued over its oversize passenger policy »: ‘An Oakland man who describes himself as being of “ample proportion” is suing Southwest Airlines, accusing the carrier of humiliating him by asking him to buy a second seat. Lionel Bea, 40,…
In Which I Whine A Bit
Exhausted. Finishing a two-week guest teaching stint at a northwest Ann Arbor middle school. Seventh grade social studies. Some of the kids weren’t even born when Bush 41 got his butt handed back to him by Bill Clinton (thanks, Ross!). Hands/wrists still messed up, so trying not to use them too much, even though it’s…
Same Old Story
« As news comes along that the first of several repressive anti-gay-family state amendments are already bearing fruit for the Fascist FunDumbMentalists », here’s an interesting article being reported tonight on the BBC: ‘American divorce reform planned ‘Changes in the law are opposed by the Republican party ‘The U.S. government says that it is planning…