Bloody Banana Bread
I grumbled that I have to go through security check on a connecting airport. It turned out that my domestic flight had landed in the international section. There was no secure passage connecting it to the next terminal. I crossed the security checkpoint at LA airport, and after wearing my shoes, I was waiting for my bag to come out of the scanner. βSir, is this your bag?β a tall African-American TSA personnel looking at me, said, βit turned the light red on the scanner, we need to recheck it.β I was pretty sure the bottles were empty. I was not carrying anything sharp except keys which TSA people have seen before. She opened my bag in front of me, checked and pulled a banana bread out. βWe have to test this,β she said. ...