Five hour flight to Los Angeles. USAir only brought along "20 or 30" meals that had to be paid for--first come, first served. The movie was the Christmas one about Ralphie from Cleveland who wanted a BB gun for Christmas. Had to pay $5 for headphones. The majority of fellow passengers seemed to be engaged with their own personal electronic devices. The woman in the row in front of and across from me watched Nicholas Cage's recent movie about 9/11. Strange choice for a flight across the country.

We were all impressed with LAX, especially the public art and architecture around the airport ... [MORE TK]