Well, its official, the new DV camera I brought with me to film the Mono event was stolen from my bags somewhere between DFW and Logan airport. I want it to take the bag with me on the plane, but NOOOOOO!
The lady said: "Sir, that bag is too big you have to check it in".
I replied: "But, it is not too big, Targus sold it to me with a sticker that says carry on friendly. Here I will show you" -- as I frantically and fruitlessly pushed it into the metal frame template they have to test for size.
It's like Joe Pesci said in Lethal Weapon 2 -- they Get you at the drive through.
NOTE: In the movie, Joe's character Leo Getz, spells "Get" with an FU on it.
So, I am checking my email from a hotel in Cambridge, and got an update form my co-worker Dan Garvin. It had to pieces of information: