Flying is often a necessary inconvenience on the way from here to there. The Transportation Security Administration has started a blog called Evolution of Security to advise you of what they do and why they do it. They also permit you to leave comments. Most of it is informative, some of the comments are interesting and it is a good way to understand why they do what they do.

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Tomorrow’s the day! Football, parties, and commercials! Check out the top 10 commercials shown during previous Superbowl broadcasts, game info for Superbowl XLII, Giants info, and Patriots info. Enjoy the game!

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Do you also get lots of “junk” mail delivered to you each day by your mailperson? In 2008, I have resolved to “clean up” as much unnecessary mail as I can. I have canceled subscriptions to the magazines I don’t read (besides, I can go to the Wilton Library to read all the magazines I want for free!). Most importantly, I have signed up for catalogchoice.org, a free service that allows you to “opt out” from receiving catalogs you don’t want to receive. If the catalog you would like to remove yourself from is not shown, you can suggest it to catalogchoice.org. Canceling unwanted catalogs is also good for the environment–less trash and less stuff to be recycled.

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