Siliconchef by Brian Richardson
From the monthly archives: July 2002
Me, my laptop and some music.
The scenery is altered, the airport is foreign, the local language may be beyond my linguistic abilities … but I have three constants on my journeys.
Me, my laptop and some music.
Wednesday, July 24, 2002. 7:09PM.
I recline in the large leather chair. Clouds drift past my window as Brooke, the tall yet perfectly proportioned stewardess, refills my glass. I take a sniff of the Australian Shiraz, a full bodied wine with just enough spice to match my freshly grilled steak. Pierre has managed to produce [...]
Tuesday, July 23, 2002. 1:48PM.
“Please remove any metal objects from your pocket and face the table with your arms to your sides.”
This is the second security check of my travel day. While Atlanta Hartsfield security was happy to let me through with my techno-luggage, the “Gods of Random Screening” decided I needed to [...]
Time to fly again. This trip is a bit more domestic than most, I’m just going to New York for two days. No, not the cool New York with the big buildings and unusually good Italian restaurants … the flat New York with trees and shopping centers. One takes business where one finds it.
