On a train or plane, it’s good to have stuff immediately to hand. My solution is a mesh stuff sack that closes with a drawstring and toggle. It’s light and durable, it keeps things together, and I don’t leave random possessions behind when I disembark. My partner and I have been traveling with the same…… Continue reading Travel Gear: Mesh Stuff Sack
Category: In-Transit
Deicing
Deicing at MSP, en route to PDX.
Friday Routine at PDX
My Friday routine (Portland PDX).
Journey to Work
MSP quiet room: rustling newspapers, clicking knitting needles and keyboards, staying awake for my PDX flight.
Trains and Planes and Earworms
I don’t know how road warriors do what they do, year in, year out. My temporary home, Portland, Oregon, is a wonderful place, but I’ve been experiencing an earworm filled with loss and longing as I walk to work. Wikipedia defines an earworm thus: An earworm, sometimes known as a brainworm, is a catchy piece of music…… Continue reading Trains and Planes and Earworms
PDX Carpet
Portland PDX (Old version.)
Quiet Room
Bless Delta Airlines.
MSP Carpet
MSP carpet.
Road Warriors
Tomorrow, I’ll be sitting in an airline club, tuning out the other road warriors. “Just checking in” phone calls to the home office shouldn’t last twenty minutes.Extreme road warriors cluster around departure gates. One may be begging for an upgrade, others are making sure they board ahead of the next-lower class. A common topic of conversation…… Continue reading Road Warriors
Sonny Bono Concourse
I like an airport with palm trees. PSP looking towards the Sonny Bono Concourse. Sadly, there’s no Cher Concourse.