After a year in Chicago IL, the statue of iconic blonde Marilyn Monroe traveled across the nation, and is now at her new home in the desert city. Before she sashays on to other cities next year, there will be an August commemoration of the 50th anniversary of her death.

The 26-foot-high painted sculpture of the movie star portrays her in the famous up-skirt-blowing scene from 1955’s "The Seven Year Itch".

If you’ll be in Palm Springs in the near future, stop over to see Marilyn, and join other tourists who’ll be taking photos under the sex symbol’s undies.

Virgin Atlantic now permits cellphone use on its New York-to-London flights. If you’ll be one one of those looooong overseas flights, you probably won’t be doing much snoozing if the person in the next seat is loudly schmoozing. You may get some satisfaction in knowing that caller is paying $10 or more per minute in overseas phone charges.

A Washington Post news item reported that the former  U.S. Secretary of State was given the whole body search at New York's La Guardia Airport.

Although Henry Kissinger was almost 89 years old, the rule about passengers over 75 being allowed through without taking off their shoes and coats apparently didn’t apply to him. Other passengers, who warched the clueless security people do the search, said the former Secretary of State laughed it off.

All we can comment about it is: Hillary, on your next trip, be prepared to strip!

Recent medical statistics report that one out of three Americans is overweight. Our personal flight statistics show that one of them is always assigned to a seat next to us. Other statistics show that in a three-across-seat booking, when we get the center seat, a statistically overweight person will sit on either side.

Next time it happens to you, and the flight isn't fully booked, don't make a fuss and embarrass yourself and bulky seatmate. Politely ask the flight attendant if you can move to another seat.