"So, you want to come to the airport and shove your microphone into face after face after face of my passengers, eh? Just face after face for a full week," the CEOs of airlines around the world muttered under their breath in unison before Christmas. "I guess the foot's on the other hand, now."

Loyal Scaiaholics will recall my penchant for writing blogs on planes. I went back to work today after spending a few days with the family back in Dayton.

One Scaiaholic tweets incessantly about hashtag: transit alternatives. I'm sure he's a thorn in the side of the T, but listen, I'm sure I'm a thorn in their side, too, because I still call them, "The T."

Last year, air travel dropped 60%. Apparently, the International Civil Aviation Organization did not take into account the DFW to Dayton, Ohio route. I flew home for a bit last summer on a plane that was full enough to cause me to take a picture.