Jeanne Marie Hoffman

Former bartender, still a geek. One equal part each cookies, liberty, football, music, travel, libations. Stir vigorously. +Jeanne Marie Hoffman Jeanne on Twitter

Mysterious Illness Takes Down Plane

a man in a suit and tie sitting in a plane

People were tweeting earlier about a flight that suddenly descended at an incredibly fast rate.  We all assumed something mechanical happened.  Turned out something very strange was going on. According to NPR: Some passengers say part way into the flight, they started having trouble breathing, and felt dizzy and nauseous. …

Read More »

More Gogo Internet Pass Winners!

a space shuttle taking off

Thanks everyone for a great launch! I did a giveaway where you told me your favorite blog post to enter to win passes.  Random.org has spoken, and these are our winners. The winners of one Gogo Pass: Bradley B. April 16, 2015 at 9:34 pm http://lechicgeek.boardingarea.com/the-ultimate-avgeek-romantic-gesture/ Dan April 18, 2015 4:02 …

Read More »

Amtrak Wifi Even Worse Than I Thought

a sign with white text and numbers

Amtrak Wifi is pretty horrific.  In fact, I usually switch to tethering off my iPad’s 4G rather than use it because I’ve found it pretty slow. I guess I’ve gotten so used to switching to 4G that I haven’t realized just how slow it can get. I loved that Amtrak had …

Read More »

Volcano Eruptions Cause Flight Cancellations

a dock on a lake

Calbuco in Chile has erupted for the first time in over 40 years, causing flight cancellations in the area. According to Bloomberg.com:  The government declared a state of catastrophe in the area surrounding the Calbuco Volcano, about 960 kilometers (600 miles) south of Santiago, after two eruptions in the past 15 …

Read More »

Another Big Hyatt Website Bug

a close-up of a staircase

I keep running into the weirdest Hyatt bugs, but this one would have been particularly bad.  This has also happened to me at least once before and luckily I noticed it after booking and Hyatt was able to undo it.  In this case, I noticed during booking. I was looking …

Read More »

Yoda Appears in a Medieval Manuscript… Seriously.

a close-up of a character

When I was in college, I traveled out to Salisbury to see the Magna Carta in person (well, one of the surviving four).  I think I just found another work worth pilgrimage-ing out for. Yoda makes an appearance in the Smithfield Decretals.  The resemblance is striking. According to the Telegraph: British Library …

Read More »

The Funniest Flight Attendants Ever

a woman with a hat and finger on her lips

Someone, for whatever cruel reason, just sent me the clip from the flight attendant zombie attack in World War Z. After I climbed out of the corner I was slowly rocking myself in, I decided to pull up some real, more uplifting clips of flight attendants. Here are the best ones …

Read More »