I’m about halfway through and very much enjoying this book by David Weinberger (who also cowrote THE CLUETRAIN MANIFESTO, and which I also enjoyed).
You might be interested in reading the prologue and first chapter available here.
Read more, people!
May 29, 2007
Everything Is Miscellaneous
I’ve Had It With These &*@# Snakes On These #!!*$% Planes!
“CAIRO, Egypt — Customs officers at Cairo’s airport on Thursday detained a man bound for Saudi Arabia who was trying to smuggle 700 live snakes on a plane, airport authorities said.
“The officers were stunned when a passenger, identified as Yahia Rahim Tulba, told them his carryon bag contained live snakes after he was asked to open it.
“Tulba opened his bag to show the snakes to the police and asked the officers, who held a safe distance, not to come close. Among the various snakes, hidden in small cloth sacks, were two poisonous cobras, authorities said….”[Rest of article]