Month: July 2008

The Captain on my flight to DFW last night informed me that he’d just finished a drug screening, and his first attempt to produce a sample of sufficient quantity had failed, and he’d had to sit around drinking water until he could produce another. As a result, he was well hydrated and was likely to…

The best food in business class is something which I think they call an egg quesadilla. It’s not, but it’s good. It comes with sausage and salsa. The only other breakfast choice lately is corn flakes, fruit and yogurt. The fruit tends to be cut fancily, but generally isn’t that good. Well, the strawberries are…

If a pilot ever offers to let your cat ride in the cockpit, you should thank him. We had a very full flight to Chicago a few days ago; during boarding the flight attendants told me that a woman brought a cat in a box that was too big to fit under the seat in…