Tag Archives: TSA

When Did Travel Become Survival of the Fittest?

May 19, 2016 · by James L'Etoile · in airline, are we there yet, author, family vacation, flight delay, humor, James L'Etoile, travel, TSA · 8 Comments

Travel used to be something fun. You remember vacation, right? That time you earned to go and get away from it all. What happened? The fun and excitement of getting away from it all has been replaced by fear and loathing (sorry Hunter S. Thompson). The entire process of getting overpriced tickets, checking in, and […]

Killing Time (At Airports)

April 20, 2016 · by James L'Etoile · in airline, author, character as writing, character development, flight delay, how we see things, James L'Etoile, stress, travel · 18 Comments

I’ve been in a couple airports over the last few weeks, LAX, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Sacramento. Airports, as it turns out, are great places for people watching to pass the time. And there always seems to be time… I do the whole people watching thing and scoop up character details for new stories. You […]