BACK IN THE SADDLE

Security tight at this White House, too (10/1/03)

It wasn't my first trip to the White House.But it was my first trip to this White House.

Heading out again to Asia (9/10/03)

The guy said in his e-mail, "Pack for Denver."And I found myself wondering, what the heck does that mean?

Insecure about security (10/15/03)

It’s 4:30 a.m., and you’re sitting on one of the cold steel benches at Manas International Airport, a squat little concrete structure outside of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, not far from where U.S. Air Force troops are based in support of the mission in Afghanistan.

Step forward, two back (10/29/03)

One step forward and two steps back.

OT times seven

We should have known better. But then that’s often the case.

Remembering a good friend

Chances are you never met Jack Powers. Your life would have been enriched if you had.

Small stories of air travel (10/8/03)

Apparently, Mr. Yakelov wasn't a very big guy.

Locked out of his house (10/22/03)

The black cat crossed my path in Markle.

Severe software syndrome

For about three months now, I've been bouncing between desks.

Will he go? Too soon to tell (12/10/03)

"Going anywhere soon?"It was a familiar question, and one that I've asked often with all of my globe-trotting the past few years.

Map needed for wall (1/14/04)

Like my new cologne? It's called Murphy's Oil Soap.

Santa on 8 mm (12/24/03)

The big sweaty guy in the rented red suit and the fake white beard can be pretty scary.

Story behind the story (1/21/04)

Sometimes there’s a story behind the story.

Author can't read own book (1/28/04)

It’s done.Finally.I hope.

Trying times in Osh (2/11/04)

Chances are, you haven’t heard the latest out of Osh.
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