Sep 30 2006
Going Nowhere
A quote from CNN for a change:
>>A Wisconsin man who wrote “Kip Hawley is an Idiot” on a plastic bag containing toiletries said he was detained at an airport security checkpoint for about 25 minutes before authorities concluded the statement was not a threat.
Ryan Bird, 31, said he wrote the comment about Hawley — head of the Transportation Security Administration — as a political statement. He said he feels the TSA is imposing unreasonable rules on passengers while ignoring bigger threats.<<
New security measures are coming up in November here on this site of the ocean. As a person who rarely travels I find the comments about security hassles while boarding planes quite interesting and amusing. Being firmly hooked up to the Internet I see little reason to meet people on the other side of the world – as long as I have three messengers, a conference program and two e-mail clients installed.
Call me agoraphobic, but I enjoy ‘the great indoors’. I am 51 and I have seen enough strange faces, buildings and landscapes to last three lifetimes.
The picture above is taken on one of my odysseys – somewhere near Guerrero Negro (Mexico) where I once celebrated my birthday. All the buildings of the village were plastered with posters telling ‘Gringos’ to leave Mexico. I think the photograph really shows my love for traveling.