I was dreaming. It was one of those “now I’m doing this…wait, now I’m over here” dreams. What turned out to be the final scene took place in the familiar environs of my bathroom at home. For a dream, that’s about as exotic as setting a Bond movie final showdown in Scotland. Yes that actually…
I am what people would call a worrier. I worry about everything. I expect things to go wrong. People say I’m pessimistic, and they’re correct. Why be an optimist? Where’s the fun in that? The world is a nasty place where the idiots are in control. If you constantly expect the best, you’re going to…
Opening my eyes was my first mistake. When you wake up, and there is an eerie calm for just a split second, before a mayhem of panics rush at you screaming, you should cancel the day. Squeeze your eyes shut, hard, like a child wishing for something it really wants. Shut them and cut deals…
The Plane Chronicles • Travel Hassles
September 10, 2015
The final part of my fear of flying triptych. You get to actually see the alcohol and valium take effect right before your eyes. Witness a mind unravel in just a couple of paragraphs… This was written on a plane and is totally unedited. Initially we all hate each other. With no indication we assume…
The Plane Chronicles • Travel Hassles
August 18, 2015
The Plane Chronicles No.2 – The Superbowl Unpleasantness The following is a brief document of thoughts that I fired down on a flight to Arizona just before the Superbowl. Once again I was heavily self medicated and none of this has been edited. Saw a fatter bellied man than I of similar age. He is…
The Plane Chronicles • Travel Hassles
July 31, 2015
The following is the actual train of thought I had on a recent flight. I abhor flying and so I usually self medicate with alcohol and a variety of prescription tablets. This is exactly what went on in my head during the flight. It has not been edited. And to my horror I realised the seatbelt was…
