In a sign that the apocalypse is near, I saw a chihuahua wearing sunglasses over the weekend. The owner was out of range by the time I got Mrs. Sneed's camera from her, so I had to get a photo off the internet. This is what the little mutt looked like.

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Mrs. Sneed and I made a quick trip out of town for a couple of days, so I was again reminded of how horrid air travel has become. The longer the checkpoint charade goes on, the worse it gets. They just keep thinking up useless ways to spend money.

I got run through one of those newfangled full body scanners. I feel bad for the person looking at my image. It must have blinded him or her, because despite the powers of the government's magic peep show machine, they still patted me down.

On our flight home, the flight attendant specifically mentioned Kindles in the list of devices that had to be turned off once the plane descended below 10,000 ft. Even if the WiFi is disabled, a Kindle has to be turned off.

The official line is that these devices potentially interfere with airplane navigation. That, of course, is mostly a crock of you-know-what. Digital watches, hearing aids, pacemakers and electronic nerve stimulators can be operated at any altitude. Which only goes to show that electronic devices on a plane are a danger, unless their use is impractical to control, then they aren't.