Owing to the vagaries of the airport shuttle from Northfield and the troubles inherent to contemporary air travel, I spent about twelve hours getting to Saratoga Springs, New York, today. It could have been much worse – I could have been one of the several people who had to open their airsickness bags on the bouncy, rocking descent to Albany.
Since I wasn’t, and thus can’t overshare by describing airborne stomach troubles, I’ll offer two trifles related to the flight:
1. Every time I see one of those electronic-gadget vending machines that are now ubiquitous on airport concourses, I wonder about the most expensive item inside. The machine near gate C10 at MSP topped out with the 32GB iPod Touch, on sale for $400.
2. Delta’s in-flight magazine included this gobsmacking item in their July events-around-the-world calendar:
Tours – Michael Jackson – The King of Pop created a frenzy when tickets went on sale for his “This Is It!” performances at London’s O2 Arena. the thrills commence July 8 and don’t beat it until February 24, 2010.
Or not.