There is some kind of hellish cold going around that's sent people from all over running to their doctors for a z-pack (to the uninitiated out that that would be pack of Zithromax, the antibiotic du jour these days.) But what if you're trying to stick it out and fight it off with a wing, a prayer and some echinacea? There's always chicken soup (especially if you've got someone to bring you some to you!).......

It's relaxing, in a way, on those short flights - especially if the scenery is beautiful and you're on vacation. Flying over the Dodecanese Islands a few summers ago, I was actually grateful for my window seat, hypnotized by the varying shades of blue and green. Then again ... A go! airliner overshot Hilo International Airport by 15 miles last week, and the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether the pilots were sleeping. "We're......

One of my few gripes with Los Angeles is that it's not a 24-hour town. Las Vegas? Gimme, gimme more. New York? Reasonable facsimile. Los Angeles? Not so much. My bio rhythms are royally screwed up. I have no problem staying up until 5am. I also have no problem waking up at 4am. I often say to myself that sleep is for the weak -- until I pass out and wake up 18 hours later,......

While most of you are dreaming about flying, LAist is awake putting together your favorite web site for you. In fact last night we didn't get to sleep until 9am, only to get back up at 1pm as our buddy called us to offer to take us to the Laker game tonight. LAist believes that you can sleep when you're dead. But because our friends always give us a hard time about our weird......