Is that an Onion headline? I love that McCarver tells everyone Jeter received the award without a hint of irony. Giving back!? The guy avoided paying NYC taxes for like 8 years and had to pay restitution! Come on.
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Derek Jeter Gets Roberto Clemente Award For Giving Back
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Let's End This Charade
The lady at Long Beach Airport just confiscated my toothpaste. Apparently, the 4.6oz container was outside the scope of sizes allowed. When questioned about it, she told me that I wasn't allowed more than 3oz. When I pointed out that there was clearly less than an ounce left in the container, she said it didn't matter. So, by that logic, I can bring a full to the brim 3oz container of toothpaste, but I can't bring a nearly empty 3.1oz container. What exactly are we trying to prevent with this policy? Also, how is it that this very same toothpaste container survived 6 straight security checks at the airport, with way more toothpaste in the container? Where is the equal protection under the law? Why is Crest selling a travel container of toothpaste that violates the letter (but not necessarily the spirit) of the law? Why do we continue with the "no liquids" charade at the airport when they turn around and dump all of these "potentially" dangerous liquids into one big vat of a garbage bin?
Normally, I don't blame TSA for this, because they are just doing their jobs and a ton of travelers are insanely obnoxious. But this time...TSA GFY.
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
Golf
I had my first sub-100 round of golf this summer this past weekend. It's been a pretty up and down season since finishing last summer consistently shooting in the high 90's. I was down in FL for a friend's wedding and chose to take my own clubs with me, rather than rent. This was my first opportunity to use the travel bag jobus got me and it worked great. I'm not sure why I thought checking my clubs would inevitably lead to their breaking, but they came through totally unscathed. I wonder if "throwers" are more careful with golf bags (and surf bags) than traditional luggage. It's 100% obvious that there are delicate/expensive items inside vs. normal bags which can be full of easily throwablr clothing, toiletries and other delicates.
Either way, I think I'm going to always bring my clubs when travel golf is on the horizon. The $15 bag check fee that the airlines charge is offset by the savings on rental clubs.
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