I've never been . . .
Well I’ve never been to Greenland
And I've never been to Denver
And I’ve never buried treasure in St. Louie or St. Paul
And I’ve never been to Moscow
And I’ve never been to Tampa
And I’ve never been to Boston in the fall.
(from We're the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything)
And I've still never been to Boston in the fall. But it feels like Chicago in the fall. *nods*
We're at another presentation of These Amazing Shadows. George is on the Q&A panel tonight, followed by a reception. Then tomorrow there's a 2 hour panel followed by another reception.
I need to figure out if there's anything we want to see while we're here (I'm sure there is), and see if we can fit it in tomorrow.
Also? I loath with a white hot passion the backscatter x-ray machines they have at the airports, simply on principle. Not for invasion of privacy, but for risk of health. Don't get me wrong. I'm all for security measures at the airport. But how on earth can it be safe for us to be full-body bombarded with x-rays when similar technology in hospitals and dentists offices requires personnel--and the patient--to be covered in lead to protect everyone from the radiation? Particularly pregnant women. And that's not even considering the TSA personnel who have to stand by the thing all day.
I could have opted out of it, but I didn't know the metal detector was an option. The only reason I didn't put up a fuss was because I know I'm not pregnant.
Also, I might have grumbled at the poor guy who tested my saline solution (for my contacts) because it was a full bottle. But, hey. That I understand.
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And I've never been to Denver
And I’ve never buried treasure in St. Louie or St. Paul
And I’ve never been to Moscow
And I’ve never been to Tampa
And I’ve never been to Boston in the fall.
(from We're the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything)
And I've still never been to Boston in the fall. But it feels like Chicago in the fall. *nods*
We're at another presentation of These Amazing Shadows. George is on the Q&A panel tonight, followed by a reception. Then tomorrow there's a 2 hour panel followed by another reception.
I need to figure out if there's anything we want to see while we're here (I'm sure there is), and see if we can fit it in tomorrow.
Also? I loath with a white hot passion the backscatter x-ray machines they have at the airports, simply on principle. Not for invasion of privacy, but for risk of health. Don't get me wrong. I'm all for security measures at the airport. But how on earth can it be safe for us to be full-body bombarded with x-rays when similar technology in hospitals and dentists offices requires personnel--and the patient--to be covered in lead to protect everyone from the radiation? Particularly pregnant women. And that's not even considering the TSA personnel who have to stand by the thing all day.
I could have opted out of it, but I didn't know the metal detector was an option. The only reason I didn't put up a fuss was because I know I'm not pregnant.
Also, I might have grumbled at the poor guy who tested my saline solution (for my contacts) because it was a full bottle. But, hey. That I understand.
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