You've seen cities overrun with those dockless rental bikes. Now, it's electric scooters. Soon, there won't be room to walk. Blame the tech bros. (Source: New York Times)

Pink turned a spotlight on her high school guidance counselor at her Philly show last week. If only I had a guidance counselor worth a spotlight. (Source: WPVI-TV/Philadelphia)

You might not get a straw with your drink at a restaurant unless you specifically ask for one. Do you NEED a straw? (Source: Wilmington News-Journal)

The Southwest engine explosion exposed something more than mechanical issues: Turns out that a lot of passengers don't know the stuff they tell you in those safety demonstrations. (Source: Hearst Television via WGAL-TV/Lancaster)

A flight to New Orleans had a little trouble landing in a storm. There was a TV reporter on the flight, so it's news. (Source: WWL-TV/New Orleans)

Another airline wants your carry-on bags to be smaller. Of course they do. (Source: Los Angeles Times)

The good news: No airline has yet purchased or installed these stand-up "seats" that would fly you while you're standing all the way. The bad news: They exist, and persist. (Source: Travel and Leisure)

Dire wind warnings gave me a lot of concern for my flight from Vegas Thursday. I need not have worried. But I did.

A new study suggests that eating pasta three times a week might not make you fat after all. In fact, it COULD help you lose weight. Maybe. (Source: Science Daily)

You know how Waze and other navigation apps send you to side streets? And how sometimes they send you into trouble? Here's an epic case where drivers are encountering a hazard they wouldn't have seen without an app. (Source: Los Angeles Times)