A Seattle man was nearly sucked out of a plane at 20,000 feet when the window he was sitting near blew out. The man, who was a flight nurse on a medical aircraft, was saved by the headset he was wearing to communicate with the pilot.

The man suffered injuries to his head and arm and required 13 staples to close a wound to his head.

Original story posted on King5.com.

Find yourself in the market for new summer sandals? If so, let me recommend the Teva Terra Fi 2 sport sandal. I have a pair of these and man are they kind to the feet.

They dry fast if your caught in that rain storm. They look great with shorts or pants. Great for around the house, out hiking a trail, or out on the town. They’re the kind of sandal that you can wear all day and not have your feet screaming at you at the end of the day.

Your feet will be glad you thought of them.

I’ve always been intrigued by Patagonia and what must be wonderful expeditions there. How, if time and money were of no concern, I’d sign up for an adventure in a heartbeat.

For those of us stuck many miles and dreams away, the New York Times has as article that shows us Patagonia in a New Light.

I have been trekking all over the world, from the High Sierras to the Himalayas, and no place I’ve been has, at such a low altitude, the jaw-dropping mountain scenery of Patagonia, whether in Torres del Paine National Park in Chile, Los Glaciares National Park in Argentina or any number of other wilderness preserves.

Makes me want to grab my backpack, tent and gear and head off for a great adventure.

Image via Kevin Moloney for the New York Times.

It could soon be coming to an airport near you. A new x-ray screening device has been put into testing at airports in Phoenix, Los Angeles and New York.

The new machine has the ability to peek underneath passengers’ clothing to search for guns, bombs or liquid explosives. Initially, the machine will only be used to scan volunteers, but that may change.

From the New York Times:

Security officials examining the head-to-toe images work in a closed booth, hidden from public view, agency officials said. Special “privacy” software intentionally blurs the image, creating an outline of a body that is clear enough to see a collarbone, bellybutton or weapon, but flattens details of revealing contours.

Several issues are at debate here: privacy and health concerns due to the radiation used in the scanning, to name a few.

How do you feel about the extra screening?