. . . and if you're
really lucky you may find one with a plain, brown, corduroy "bag", such as the one I began to use more than 30 years ago for note taking in 3 hour interviews, especially when I have been assigned an office for my work at a client with no really convenient table, just chairs!
It's been x-rayed so many times in airports over the ensuing years, someday I expect to see the "beads" begin to glow in the middle of the night.
Oh yes. And, if you are able to sneak it on board a plane as an uncounted extra "personal item" it works really well as a substitute for those ridiculous (and often, these days) misaligned. misnamed "tray tables".
Road Warrior Hint Nr. 237