People are confused by travelling the train. Passengers in our car kept demanding the conductor do a safety demonstration and point out the exit doors.  The guy next to me complained bitterly there was no life preserver in case of a water landing. … I made a Facebook post that my wife will be out of town for four nights and I was going make sausage gravy since my Northeastern-rooted family doesn’t appreciate real gravy. There’s something sad about that; your spouse is out of town and making gravy is the way you cut loose. …. The Gaylord National had a vending machine with devices for sale, such as iPod peripherals. This being the D.C. area, there were a couple of representatives and senators available as well. …. Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. has partnered with Nokia to come out with a multi-purpose smart phone. It places calls, insults liberals and automatically records your conversation at a News Corp. media outlet. ... A researcher has uncovered evidence that North Dakota may not have become a state legally. I think that paves the way to enable it to become a nuclear power, but probably not much of a tourist destination. ... Plans to cut the deficit brought forward a promising tax on hot air. However, that proposal was tabled when Texas representatives said the state would be unfairly penalized. .