Two years ago, Belguim was building a beer pipeline.  I thought that was pretty awesome.  But then I came across something even more awesome, but it was unfortunately shut down. Authorities shut down a vodka pipeline in 2013 after they discovered it through a routine inspection. From Slate: Kyrgyz customs officials have …

One time I got caught in a crosswind while landing.  We ended up landing so hard, we needed a tow to the gate. Even the most seasoned pilot can struggle in a crosswind.  They can suddenly happen and make landing a lot more difficult. From the Wikipedia article on it: …

When I first moved to the DC are, my friends knew they could come to me to know about any happy hour in the area.  Virginia has weird rules about advertising happy hours, so it made this knowledge even more valuable. Now they don’t need me.  And when I go …