Travel – The Word Zombie

12 Proposed Common Sense Airline Rules

By Daimion | October 14, 2011 | Comments 0 Comment

I have what might be best described as a love/hate relationship with flying. I love to travel and see new places – I hate the ridiculous amount of regulations and “theater of the absurd” rules. I’ve written about many of my adventures on airplanes and in airports in the past. This week, I hit a new level of the absurd. It would be laugh out loud funny if it weren’t true.

On a flight to Los Angeles this week, I had taken my seat and was getting settled in for the trip. I’m a quirky traveler, but I have a system that works for me. I pulled out my iPhone and headphones and dialed up my “Plane Music” playlist. I took my book and a thermos of hot tea (brewed after the security checkpoint, of course), and put them in the seat pocket in front of me. I checked my Blackberry, answered a few messages, and then turned it off for the flight. All systems checked out – I was ready to go.
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“One Freaking Apple” – What I learned on the road last week

By Daimion | September 30, 2011 | Comments 0 Comment

If you’ve been with me for the past year, you’ll know I always seem to learn something interesting when I travel. It might be that my cordless mouse is a threat to aviation security, that some restaurants have no business advertising, or even that “Unskinny Bop” is a song that will follow you, no matter where you go.

This past week I had two trips, back to back. One was a sales meeting for work and one was a mini family vacation to the Great Wolf Lodge waterpark resort. Besides being completely exhausted, I again managed to learn a few things along the way. Since it’s been over two weeks since I posted anything, I thought I would get back in the swing by sharing a few of the pearls of wisdom I’ve gleaned during my most recent travels. Enjoy!

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“My wireless mouse will imperil the plane??” – what I learned on the road this week

By Daimion | July 18, 2010 | Comments 0 Comment

I travel a fair amount for my job – not as much now as I used to – but enough. It never ceases to amaze me, the things that I learn when I do travel – things about myself, things about my traveling companions, things about the general public. It can be quite an educational experience, and this last week was more educational than most. It was a veritable cornucopia of discovery – so much so that I thought I might share it with you. Some things were profound, some were annoying, some were just strange – I’ll let you be the judge as to which was which.

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