In Philly

Big jump, I know, but here's the latest in my adventures, so just roll with it. I was on a flight to Philadelphia today, sitting next to a guy who was listening to his iPhone, which he had switched to Airplane Mode. Airplane Mode deactivates all the radio transmission features of the iPhone and makes it a touchscreen iPod.

"So what? That describes pretty much everyone on the planet now," you're thinking. What made this special is that it was a good long while after we started our descent to land. For some reason, the guy across the aisle and up a row decided that this single iPod (which the owner claimed was turned off) was going to create enough interference to crash the plane. Or something, but he was so upset he was practically climbing over the seat, yelling at the guy next to me.

As I watched and kind of listened, I wondered what was a bigger threat to the safety of the airplane and the passengers: one guy with his iPod headphones in or a crazy guy, climbing all over the place, threatening to put the iPod somewhere I hope an iPod has never been? The guy was even yelling about it as we waited for our luggage to show up.

After that, we had to find a way to the hotel, so I suggested the transit authority's train. It was kind of a fun experience and not at all as fast as I'd expected it to be. Nothing completely out of the ordinary happened there, it was just a fun experience.