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Katy:  I just made the mistake of checking my retirement accounts. I’m a financial cutter.

I don’t think I’m breaking any news here when I say that air travel has become a pretty miserable goddam experience lately.  

Between the delays, the fees, the lost bags and the troubling proximity to “other people” it’s tempting to give the whole industry a hearty “Up Yours,” but really, most of the time, what can you do? A couple of months back I needed to go to Portland for work. What was I going to do? Walk? 

But I think we have a choice more often than we realize.

Recently I was getting set to book my ticket home for the holidays / LittleSister’s Elaborate Wedding Extravaganza. Fortunately, Christmas and the EWE fall close enough together that I’ll be able to roll it all into one trip, and it was looking like I’d be able to score a pretty reasonable fare.

Not so fast.

When I travel, my so-called “personal item” is often a scruffy little 16-lb terrier named Mr. Henry, who travels in a soft-sided carrier under the seat in front of me and is pretty much always passed out before takeoff. For this privilege, United wants to charge me $175. Each. Way.

So, United, up yours. You’ve finally nickle and dimed me to the point where I’m just going to say, Fuck it. I’m driving, from Los Angeles to Denver. Happy goddam holidays.

Okay, nevermind that vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin got duped by a third-grader, or that she seems to believe that the VP is “in charge of the Senate,” but seriously, though, what the hell kind of red leather zip-up cowgirl space suit is she wearing there?

I know we’re not supposed to talk about lady candidates’ “clothes” because we’re supposed to be taking them “seriously” or whatever, but my god, what IS that?

There’s absolutely no way I’m not going to start abusing this service.

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I appreciate the shiny new tile and automatic soap dispensers in the bathroom, I do. But maybe now we can shift our focus to getting all three toilets working at the same time?

kthx.