I have flown several times across the country

With our almost 3yo. Often by myself. Definitely a few new toys are always a hit. My son is a big fan of trains and planes, so we try and buy him some new Thomas books, or something he will be really excited about.
Stickers, you can buy packs of 500 at Michaels for $2.00 sometimes. My son loves to just peel and stick.
Though a bit of a hassle getting on the plane, until our most recent trip I have always brought his car seat. It really helps with him taking a nap, and keeping him in his seat. And I try and let him sit next to the window so he can see out.
Leave yourself lots of time and make it an adventure

For the longest time...

Ive been reading classic literature. Basically stuff from the canon, like Joyce, Fitzgerald, Rand, Garcia-Marquez... But these authors all wrote decades ago. Its always been difficult for me to separate the good stuff from all the flashy worthless junk in the New Releases section. Plus it seems like you have to pay a lot more for new books with much less content. I would suggest to simply stick with what appeals to you, and not be concerned with when they were written. The emotions that appeal to us (adventure, love, laughter) havent changed in a thousand years. Anyways, if you like Herman Hesse, I would suggest Gabriel Garcia-Marquez

Here's a kid's book ragging on the 9th circuit

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Katharine DeBrecht and Jim Hummel, the team that brought you the first two HELP! MOM! books�There are Liberals Under My Bed! and Hollywood�s in My Hamper! are back, with their funniest, most outrageous adventure yet.
George Washington Elementary's Christmas program was sure to be the best ever, until wacky liberals and activist judges got into the act (and in front of the TV cameras). One mysterious old document could save the day--but can Johnny and Luke find it before "The First Noel" becomes "The First Toenail?"
With their Christmas pageant in jeopardy, can Miss Bardin�s third-grade class save the holidays?
Johnny and Luke loved being in Miss Bardin's third-grade class, especially at Christmas time, when the class put on its annual...

Hijacking the pube thread for scifi

A new low, recommending books on a thread about shaving pubic hair. No one loved Dune more than me, but every book in the series was worse than the preceding one. Similar to orson scott card's "ender's game" series. I highly recommend the first book, though.
For one of the all-time classics, read "The Stars My Destination", by Alfred Bester. It feels kinda like a comic book (written in the 50s), but with more interesting character development. A ripping good space adventure, that has dated surprisingly little compared to most 80s scifi.
Also, I prefer shaved...