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Hey Tony, What's in Your Bag?

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When he's traveling with his kids, T grabs his largest backpack, the one with lots of pockets, and adopts a survivalist mind-set. Here's what adds up to about 30 pounds of essential carry-ons:

A 17-inch PowerBook "I set the DVD viewing window to a quarter the size of the screen so that the boys can watch while I get some work done. I dim the screen as much as possible to make the battery last."
Wallet of DVD's "Everyone likes SpongeBob; maybe I do even more than the boys."
Headphones "I stick with Sony, and I always get the folding kind—who has room to waste?"
Stash of Willy Wonka candy "Bribery for good behavior."
T-Mobile Sidekick "With this handheld communications contraption, I can check my e-mail, browse the Web, and IM my office from anywhere. It also works as a backup cell phone."
Periodicals "Skateboard Mag, Harper's, Popular Science, Colors."
40-gig iPod "I have a playlist for every situation, and one for each of my kids."
Toiletry bag "It has all the usual, plus plenty of Neosporin, Band-Aids, and Steristrips. I used to be the one needing to be repaired, but Keegan has surpassed me in the danger department. Everybody who watches him calls it 'death patrol.'"
Diapers and wipes "I can change a struggling child in a cramped airplane bathroom in under two minutes."

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