It’s Professor ‘Twitter Girl’ now, thank you very much
I tried not to be offended when he ran out of class in the middle of what students usually describe as the …
Stranded in Albuquerque (and surprisingly thankful)
People ask me all the time: “How did you do it?” Until standing at the ticket counter today, not yelling at the gate …
Six years in the blogosphere: The Blue Muse in review
Seems like just yesterday that I typed my Maiden Voyage post, launching the Blue Muse on August 3, 2009 as a mechanism to …
Sky Ops Surprise: That one time I was an under-cover agent
The goddamned rivets blew my cover. For nine months, I ran a quiet operation. I blended in, asked around a little, mostly …
The April Fool’s joke that won’t quit
Fun fact: I haven’t worn this shirt again. I keep thinking it will go away long enough that I can forget what …
Ellen DeGeneres says I’m doing it wrong
Is that me on the Ellen DeGeneres Show?! I thought my sister was kidding when she announced on Facebook that I had …
#100HappyDays: A little Spring snow in the Sierras
Spring over the Sierras on Tax Day, April 15. Apologies for the radio silence this week. I just got home from a …
Giving thanks where it’s due
On a recent flight from Denver to DC, a passenger brought in a bunch of dark chocolate for the flight attendants. The …
Fly Girl in Training: Finding AvGeek community on Southwest Airlines
Look who’s “flying” a Southwest Airlines 737 jet! My favorite part, aside from meeting new pilot friends, was viewing the see-through glass …
A moment in travel
Coming or going, I couldn’t tell you. But I noticed this family standing opposite the small crowd awaiting an airport tram at …