The Atlantic has an interesting in-depth article about what we've learned in the six years since Malaysian Airlines flight 370. It's worth a read, but in case you don't have the time, a summary is that

• Pieces of the plane have been washing up on the western shores of the southern Indian Ocean for a few years
• The known portion of the flight path can ( Read more... )

At 9:40 a.m. on Saturday, July 28, 1945, a B-25 Mitchell bomber, piloted in thick fog by Lieutenant Colonel William F. Smith, Jr., accidentally crashed into the north side of the Empire State Building, between the 79th and 80th floors, where the offices of the National Catholic Welfare Council were located. One engine shot through the side opposite ( Read more... )

Due in part to excessive personal hygene, tamheals was running quite late for her flight to Orlando this morning. When we hit traffic on I-70, I informed her that she would not arrive at DIA in time to check her luggage. After a rough decision about high heeled shoes, I consolidated her luggage down to one carry-on bag and one personal item, the latter ( Read more... )