Posted by TheGonzoMama on October 13, 2010 · 1 Comment
Nothing satisfies me more than things working out splendidly after they go horribly wrong. Take our recent flight to Baltimore, for example. Mr. Wright accidentally booked me on a flight precisely 24 hours before his. When he realized his mistake, he tried to rebook through Delta’s call center. We figured if the cost of changing … Read more
Posted by TheGonzoMama on May 27, 2010 · 2 Comments
Growing up, I always suspected I was born about thirty years too late. I imagined I would have been a wonderful flower child; barefoot, braless and sticking daisies in the barrels of rifles. Now that I’m grown up, I hate going without shoes, and my post-nursing breasts demand a brassiere. As if that weren’t enough … Read more
Posted by TheGonzoMama on December 2, 2009 · Comments Off
My kids are no strangers to air travel and the finer points of airport security. It’s one of those things that are taught by repetition, like potty training and shoelace tying. If you see a kid in the security checkpoint line at the airport with their shoes already off, there’s a pretty good chance the … Read more
Posted by TheGonzoMama on March 28, 2009 · 3 Comments
Sympathetic physicians have, over the years, helped with my flight anxiety issues – and by sympathetic, I mean they have sympathy for my husband, who has to sit next to me on the plane – by prescribing me Happy Pills of various names, sizes, and colors for flights. Early Happy Pill prototypes provided too much … Read more
Posted by TheGonzoMama on December 25, 2008 · 4 Comments
st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } It was a Good Plan. We’d get up, have a lazy breakfast, carefully pack for our trip to Ellensburg, and hit the road at about 11:00 a.m. After the first big snowfall of the year, we wanted plenty of time to travel over icy Blewett Pass and prepare for our evening event. The … Read more
