Terrorist profiling isn’t just for Middle Easterners anymore.
A young whitebread American professional was recently held by TSA agents in the St. Louis airport. Did he mistakenly leave a screwdrivier in his carry-on? A pocketknife in his suit pants? He did verbally threaten someone or carry prohibited substances? No. Nothing of [...]
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Secret Secrets
Posted in Daily Life, Personal Insights, tagged art, baggage, infection, luggage, poems, secrets, TSA, writing on December 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We live in a world full of secrets, lead lives full of secrets, try to manage heads and hearts and minds full of secrets. Some are massive, life-altering secrets and some are small, almost imperceptible, inconsequential… Almost. Because if it is a secret of any sort, it holds some importance. Otherwise we wouldn’t mind it being [...]
Going A.W.O.L.
Posted in Daily Life, General Mischief, Humorous, tagged airport security, coffee, frisk, national security, travel, TSA on April 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Just so you don’t think I’ve gone and abandoned you, I hereby give notice that I will disappear for the next couple weeks. Fear not, faithful visitors, I will return in early May with tales of mystery and intrigue. Or at least stories of waiting in line for the requisite frisking by TSA agents in case [...]
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