Friendlier Skies

Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006 - 2:38 a.m.

Okay. I'm due to fly again in about six weeks, and I'd been concerned about whether or not I would get any grief for the actual wearing of my ostomy pouch.

Here's the most up to date information here on the TSA site:

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/specialneeds/editorial_1370.shtm#3

A person with an ostomy should be okay.

I believe the message here, I think, is if passengers are wearing ostomy appliances, we should go ahead and just volunteer the information to the security personell, along with the actual gear we will have with us during the actual flight. In other words, the less surprises they face, the better time of it we'll have. I plan to bag a single 'change kit' consisting of a pouch, flange, skin barrier wipe and tape all in a ziploc baggie, through carryon inspection, and flap it in their faces with a big toothy grin and tell them what it is.

Also, being moderately nuts during the 23 years I've had my appliance, I am also not afraid to drop trou to anybody who starts asking questions.

In general, the prevailing theory is that if you volunteer your supplies and/or medication to the security staff, and let them eyeball it and monkey with it before they find it themselves, you are less likely to get grief than if they found it in xray in an unusual nook or cranny as if you were trying to be sneaky.

I think the restrictions are probably going to be considerably less by the time my flight rolls around anyway, but that's what I've been able to find.

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Been watching 'Family Jewels', featuring the family of Gene Simmons, which is among the lastest crop of A&E reality shows -- I'm enjoying it a lot.

Yes, I was a big fan of KISS back in the day. Proud to say it and not ashamed at all to stand by those words for the rest of my life.

WOW, did Gene and Shannon make pretty babies!!

And I'm going to begin petitioning the powers that be right now, in the MTV Unplugged special that featured KISS, Gene had the most beautiful acoustic bass I have ever seen, and I want one. Thank you.

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In other news, I taped the final episode of 'Da Vinci's Inquest' last night from WGN.

What this means, kiddly diddlies, is that it's starting over again today. 'Da Vinci's Inquest' is on twice every weekday, at noon and ten pm Pacific time on WGN.

If you like procedural crime drama shows like 'Numb3rs' or 'CSI: Wherever' I recommend 'Da Vinci's Inquest' as a valuable addition to your oglefest.

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All right, that's quite enough. Have a Tuesday and happy Ides of August. Or something.

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