Wednesday, February 8, 2012

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No Sweat: Blacking Out At 30,000 Feet

MEMOIR

Mat Zucker passes out at 30,000 feet. He’ll be fine.

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Another Bad Air Day

HUMOR

A winter storm tortured DC, Boston, Baltimore, NYC and a wide swath of the Louisiana Purchase, and Delta Airlines had tempted folk to reschedule three days forward by rescinding its change-fee, so Judy Prince readied to leave LA on 13 February, a holiday-packed weekend…

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The Battle

TRAVEL

Matthew Gavin Frank, travel-drunk gringo belched from a tardy plane, attempts to navigate airport security in Guadalajara without a fabulous grasp of Spanish.

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Olaf’s Smile

MEMOIR

There’s nothing like a desert adventure. Nick Belardes reminds us that deep in the Chihuahua Desert there are magical moments to be had.

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The Ambien Effect (AKA Attack of the Pillow People)

HUMOR

Let me begin by saying that YES, I am aware that what I’m about to say sounds crazy. And not just any kind of crazy. We’re talking Stephen King nuthouse crazy—a room with padded walls and a warden named Large Marge who goes about 6’6” and 250 and hasn’t smiled since the Reagan administration, partly [...]

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