News & a little humor for the road warriors
by Elizabeth Blair York | March 13th, 2008Since the MoGo devices were originally geared towards the mobile warriors among us, we know that a lot of readers tend to be on the road at any given moment. So today I’m breaking with the hot!new! tech news and for you, a post with some humor and timely tips.
News: Did you know that if you want to keep using your driver’s license for ID to travel, you’ll need to get it updated in the next 6 or so years? According to a new regulation published by Homeland Security in January (but passed back in 2005):
“The American public’s desire for greater identity protection is undeniable,” said Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. “Americans understand today that the 9/11 hijackers obtained 30 drivers licenses and ID’s, and used 364 aliases. For an extra $8 per license, REAL ID will give law enforcement and security officials a powerful advantage against falsified documents, and it will bring some peace of mind to citizens wanting to protect their identity from theft by a criminal or illegal alien.”
Read the USA Today article to get all the details in plain speak.
News: Ever wonder when restaurants will finally make a to-go meal that fits in your cupholder? Well, wonder no more! BBQ Chicken, a fried chicken fast food chain in New York, New Jersey, and North Carolina has launched a new meal that is served entirely in…cups!
No, really. Check it out. (Thanks to the Road Warrior Blog for the item.)
Funny: Once upon a time, I used to collect hotel toiletries from my many travels and donate them to a local shelter. But my Marriott hunter/gatherer ways were nothing on my old man (also a road warrior). Notoriously thrifty, I once saw him pouring the contents of about 15 itty bity bottles of shampoo into the regular-sized bottle in the shower.
Like no one would notice.
The combination was a frightening shade of milky green and smelled something like a gas station rest room.
My mother, bless her, has a lively sense of humor. Perhaps in revenge, she sent me this via email a long time ago. Still cracks me up. The original hysterical tale of a traveler, a hotel maid, and a whole lot of hotel soap.
Funny: Dave Barry. Wrote about airplane travel. Don’t try to read and eat at the same time, you could hurt yourself.
Funny: You say you’re stuck at the airport again and ready to commit mayhem? Just sit back, point and click yourself here, and relive the witty goodness of those early West Wing years.
Here’s one for free, just because:
Tags:cupholder, drivers licenses, homeland security secretary michael chertoff, mobile warriors, new tech news, road warrior, timely tips usa today Sphere: Related ContentJosh: You’re going to be reading a bit today about your secret plan to fight inflation.
Bartlet: I have a secret plan to fight inflation?
Josh: No.
Bartlet: Why am I going to be reading that I do?
Josh: It was suggested in the press room that you do.
Bartlet: By who?
Josh: By me.
Bartlet: You told the press I have a secret plan to fight inflation?
Josh: No, I did not. Let me be absolutely clear, I did not do that. Except, yes, I did that… I denied it for half an hour, they wouldn’t take no for an answer!
Bartlet: You were clear?
Josh: I was crystal clear! They said, “Do you think that, if the President has a plan to fight inflation, it’s right that he keep it a secret?” I said, of course not!
Bartlet Are you telling me that not only did you invent a secret plan to fight inflation, but now you don’t support it?
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