One of the things that made my trips underground bearable were the subway musicians who played at major subway stations. Most of the people I've enjoyed listening to were located either at Grand Central Station or at the Times Square Station. Sometimes, I'd even find musicians at 34th st/Penn Station and at 14th st/Union Square. Most of the people who performed with the MTA's "Music Under New York" banner behind them were vetted by the MTA and were often worth spending a few minutes as pert of their audiences.
Why do I bring up the subway? Well, later on in the week, I will be traveling to Downtown Manhattan to get my Global Entry interview. Assuming all goes as expected, I will likely have my trusted traveler number that I can use for the next 5 years. And this will be a trip I'll be taking in Mario Mode. 😒
Once I get my Trusted Traveler Number, I will be contacting Kim (of Traveling Transgender) for advice on how to travel and "Fly Pretty". No doubt, she'll have a lot of advice for a person who hasn't been on a plane for a decade. (And I don't miss being on that plane either!) Ideally, my first flight will be to Hawaii, with me wearing my breast forms, wig, and other feminine accoutrements. Hopefully, I'll be able to breeze through security with my big tote in hand and spend the next 12+ hours in peace.
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Recently, RQS took a trip where she had to fly South for a weekend. She texted me before the plane was about to take off saying:
Family of 5 behind me, 1 baby, 1 pre-school, 1 about 5, not speaking English, baby crying. Mom changed him on board, now he's tantrumming. Ugh!
I responded:
Laudinum would help.
Laudanum is a tincture of opium containing approximately 10% powdered opium by weight. Laudanum is prepared by dissolving extracts from the opium poppy in alcohol. Reddish-brown and extremely bitter, laudanum contains several opium alkaloids, including morphine and codeine
Help a lot I'd say. :-)
(I should have added: "Just a spoonful of sugar helps the poison go down....")
This is a typical example of my humor. And RQS enjoys it. There is something about my morbid sense of humor that she finds attractive. What it is I don't know. But I'll take any laughs I can get....
