Author: patd

“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Innocents Abroad

Our Trail friend Pogo is taking us on an adventure. Early this morning he wrote:

Well, sitting in Leonardo da Vinci airport on a 7 hour layover on the way to London. The delay may make (OK, allow) my trip to not coincide with SFB’s – although I’d kinda like to see the blimp – the one flown in protest as opposed to the fat one having tea with the queen.  Beautiful new concourse (E), and not very busy. Another couple cups of coffee and I’ll be wired to the gills. Luckily there is free WiFi. Life could be worse. 

Bon voyage, old friend. The most bonniest voyage.

I’ve got a feeling Kansas isn’t even in Kansas anymore, Toto

Washington Post:
‘Large and extremely dangerous’ tornado rips through Kansas, causing multiple injuries and ‘catastrophic’ damages

A “large and extremely dangerous” tornado carved a path of destruction through parts of northeastern Kansas on Tuesday night, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a “tornado emergency” for several counties and the heavily populated Kansas City metropolitan area.

No fatalities have been reported, but at least 12 people suffered storm-related injuries and more than 13,000 were left without power, according to the Kansas City Star. While the full extent of the damage remains unclear, photos and videos from affected areas show what has been described as “catastrophic” scenes. The tornado is the latest product of a pattern of severe weather that has ravaged the central United States in recent days, devastating parts of Oklahoma, Ohio and Missouri.