Airplanes / Aviation

We feel a bit like Senator Joe Biden must feel right now, after his ill-advised comments about Senator Barack Obama. In case you haven’t heard, Sen. Biden paid Sen. Obama’s presidential candidacy some backhanded compliments: “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.” Take […]

Yesterday we put up a post about the mishaps of a federal judge and her family on a recent plane trip. You can read that post by clicking here. A number of you found it amusing. But not everyone was so pleased. This morning we received an email from Judge Alex Kozinski, of the U.S. […]

The story we’re about to share with you is great, gossipy fun. But we must warn you that it’s not for everyone. It’s on the long side, and it’s aimed at a rather narrow demographic. It’s most likely to entertain (1) current or former Ninth Circuit clerks and (2) people who follow the federal judiciary […]

* Would it be a violation of civil liberties if a tracking device were inserted in these videos? [MSNBC] * The most atrocious example of uncivil campus behavior to me? Loud coitus. We can hear you, even when it doesn’t take place in the library. [Balkinization] * In her defense, this fraudster probably spared another […]

* “[P]rosecutors will be investigating the backdating of stock options by companies for ‘years to come.’” [WSJ Law Blog] * “A state appeals court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit by a boy who wanted to compete on his high school’s girls’ gymnastics team.” [Sports Illustrated] * Anna Nicole gets booted from another ex-boyfriend’s mansion. [CNN] […]

* Let’s see. Romney wants the Massachusetts Supreme Court to force an anti-gay marriage amendment onto the ballot if the legislature fails to act on the issue before the session ends January 2. Wouldn’t that be, um, I dunno, activist? [Associated Press via How Appealing] * It’s important to find something to occupy your time […]

Some updates and corrections to our post from yesterday, And Don’t Even Think About Joining the “Mile High Club”. We quoted an AP article that begun thusly: A couple’s ill-concealed sexual play aboard a Southwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles got them charged with violating the Patriot Act, intended for terrorist acts, and could land […]

* Since a dropped debt doesn’t exactly put a developing country in the black, Bono presumably is counting his pennies to continue to benefit the world’s poorest countries. Or maybe that memorabilia was all that they couldn’t leave behind. (More wordplay abounds. Why is it that even a non-fan like me can think of several […]

Jeez, the terrorists really HAVE won. They’ve sucked all the fun out of flying: A couple’s ill-concealed sexual play aboard a Southwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles got them charged with violating the Patriot Act, intended for terrorist acts, and could land them in jail for 20 years. According to their indictment, Carl Persing and […]