Baggage Allowance

I was checking out the baggage allowance page to see how many milligrams of lotion, how many millimeters of clothing, or centimeters of baggage I can bring on board, and I came across this:

Transportation of the Deceased

The Jim Wilson Desk at AA Cargo (1-800-228-7878) handles the transportation of your deceased loved ones, in coordination with a funeral home/director. Our Passenger Reservations personnel (1-800-433-7300) will make travel arrangements for any escort accompanying uncremated remains.

Cremated Remains
Cremated remains traveling with a passenger are handled in the same manner as carry-on baggage. No special documents are required for travel within the United States. For international travel, refer to that country's consulate and/or burial advisor.

Crematory Containers
Certain crematory containers such as urns are unable to be screened at security checkpoints by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). An American Airlines airport agent may consult TSA personnel to determine if your container may be transported as carry-on or checked baggage. Please seek guidance from a funeral home to help determine if a particular crematory container will pose any difficulty at a TSA screening point.

Reading Slump

For several years, I was in a reading slump. I couldn't find anything to read that I felt I couldn't put down. I was constantly looking for something to read that was a great story and something I couldn't put down.

I finally discovered it. At the library book sale last spring, I finally picked up a book I had been dying to read, "Water for Elephants". This awakened a need to read, if you will. I could not put it down. I was on my way to DC to visit my friends. The plane was delayed for over an hour on the tarmac in OKC. I started reading the book before we boarded and I could hardly put my suitcase up because I was dying to know what happened. I read the book for the hour we were stuck on the tarmac and the whole 3 hours in the air. I had 45 pages left when we landed. I tried to read it in the car but I didn't want to be rude to my hosts, so I put it away. We went onto our Steve Miller Band concert and partied the night away.

When I awake the next morning, I had to finish those 45 pages. I told my friend we couldn't do anything until I finished this book. So, I sat on her couch and finished it. Every 5 minutes, she would ask me if I was done yet. I was like 10 more minutes.

When I was done with it, I was elated. It was fantastic to read a book, a great book and feel good about finishing it.