Hmmm. There’s a story about US Sky Marshals and their overly smart clothing at SFGate.com which was linked in this month’s Crypto-gram. My favourite quote from the article: “Professional demeanor, attire and attitude gain respect,” said spokesman David M. Adams. “If a guy pulls out a gun and he’s got a tattoo on his arm… Continue reading More security foolishness

I can’t help but agree with the tone of this post” in The Nation. New (or rather old) ways to redefine gung-ho, anyone?

I know, but I still haven’t linked it to the travel page. So visit the Palm Beach page – there’s a video of a lizard!

…thinking about food!Ate at some really nice places last week in Chicago so thought I’d check ‘em out. One, where I had great fresh seafood was called Petterino’s on North Dearborn. It had the impression of being an independent restaurant but I now realise there’s this whole chain of restaurants belonging to a company called… Continue reading just being consistent

Of all the flights operating between London Heathrow and Chicago O’Hare (and there are many – every day) my return flight from O’Hare back to Heathrow on Friday saw me sitting next to the same passenger as I had on the way out on Monday! The odds of being on the same flight as A.N.… Continue reading isnt it a small world?!