While waiting for my flight once, I had a seat right next to the end of the moving walkway.  Thanks to a three hours delay, this has been burned in my mind forever: Caution. The moving walkway is ending. Caution. The moving walkway is ending. Caution. The moving walkway is ending. Caution. The …

Walter Olson at Overlawyered wrote about an article on Napa Wineries.  His lead in got me: Regulation is helping make the Napa Valley “a weird museum for rich people†… Naturally, I was intrigued. He linked to an article on Coyote Blog that talks about the different regulations new wineries have …

A 16-month long report by the Associated Press has released some scary results.  They discovered that the water in Rio has viruses  at rates that would be 1.7 million times the level that would be alarming in the US and Europe. They estimate that athletes only need to ingest *three* tablespoons …

Amazon has a deal on The Bourne Classified Collection (Bourne Identity / Bourne Supremacy / Bourne Ultimatum / Bourne Legacy) (Blu-ray + Digital HD).  It’s on sale for $19.99.  In addition to that, Amazon is giving a $5 gift card to everyone who purchase this collection today.  You’ll get the …

Last week, I wrote on about the travel items I always pack for a trip.  In addition to these travel essentials, I have some items that never leave my bag. When packing for a trip, I always seemed to forget something essential, so I started buying  a travel set of everything …

There are “mistake deals” where the fare is too cheap to “be real” (but are sometimes honored).  And then there are really good deals that are intended.  That’s what’s going on right now. There are some good deals to Europe right now for around $400. For example,United – $493: Washington D.C. …

Southwest Airlines has a history of policing offensive t-shirts on its flights.  While it does not have an official dress code, the airline does allow its flight crew to make decisions based on the specific situation. A man was thrown off a flight (and rebooked on another) after a disagreement …

Tech problems always seem to happen at the worst time.  Like when my harddrive failed in law school before a final paper was due.  Or when my phone stopped working and I needed to order an Uber. But the consequences of these events–a lower class score and having to walk …

Recently, there’s been an influx in cases of bad behaviors in flight resulting in diversions.  A lot of these diversions were alcohol related, which led to some bloggers questioning whether or not alcohol should be served in flight. View from the Wing suggested that very thing: To be sure most …

What a deal.  We’ve only recently started being able to fly to Cuba, and now we have our first flight deals to Cuba courtesy of JetBlue. Pizza in Motion covers whether or not you should actually go to Cuba. It strikes me that there’s probably a narrow window to get …