Tics on a Plane! (Handling Tourette’s While Flying)

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Josh Hanagarne has Tourette’s Syndrome. He deals with it. Here’s how.

At Night I Fly: The Good Life Introduces Spoon Jackson, a Poet Behind Bars

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Spoon Jackson writes from prison of the freedom he enjoys as he flies: ‘My heart pounds behind no chest.’

Life Keeps Getting Easier

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Despite present-day injustice, unequal distribution of wealth, tragedy, and even petty inconvenience, we have much to be grateful for, including the fact that progress marches on.

Snacks on a Plane!

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To eat well at 32,000 feet, plan to brown bag it, says one seasoned traveler. Greg White on airport cuisine.

Air Canada Forced Me Out!

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Before he can ascend “high above the mountains,” Donald D’Haene has to get to his assigned seat.

“When we accept discrimination on the basis of one gender, we accept all gender discrimination.”

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This is a comment by Random_Stranger on the post “Virgin Airlines: Men Can’t Sit Near Unaccompanied Minors”.

The Road Diary of a Stay at Home Dad

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Don’t pity stay at home dad Jeff Bogle: he manages to get away a few times a year.

Technology: Technophilia for July 17, 2011

Flying cars and more in this weeks summary of Technophilia from our webcast, “It’s Komplicated.”

The 10 at 10

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Stephen Colbert sings ‘Friday,’ Obama is coming back, and Southwest has sunroofs.

Ten things I’ve learned from riding a bicycle

I learned how to ride a bicycle later in life. It was embarrassing at the beginning, but thrilling by the end. Cycling is just a question of momentum. It’s when you stop moving that you have problems. “It’s as close as I have ever gotten to flying.” – Aaron S, my friend, on riding a [...]