Tag: air travel

Hard to Please

Posted on July 8, 2023 by

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Apologizing in advance for what one has cooked for dinner is so feeble. I hate it. Never apologize! Take no prisoners! Bring me echoes of every man I have known, on a platter, with parsley. I explained to my husband who usually cooks on… Continue Reading “Hard to Please”

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Awake

Posted on March 2, 2018 by

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I always sit by the window for this very reason. You never know when this might happen, when you are suddenly flying above the dawn and the magic of the light paints the plane’s wing pink and yellow. You don’t even know why this… Continue Reading “Awake”

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The Curse of C-24

Posted on January 2, 2016 by

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What does it mean to be C-24? If you are flying on Southwest, it means that your place in the boarding order was after all the people with numbers A-1-60, B-1-60 and C-1-23. It also means you are going to be sitting in a… Continue Reading “The Curse of C-24”

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Hard to Please

Posted on January 4, 2015 by

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Apologizing in advance for what one has cooked for dinner is so feeble. I hate it. Never apologize! Take no prisoners! Bring me echoes of every man I have known, on a platter, with parsley. I explained to my husband who usually cooks on… Continue Reading “Hard to Please”

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In the Travel Bubble

Posted on June 6, 2013 by

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The three older women on the plane could have been related, could have been sisters, maybe triplets, their hair cut short and practical, each with a big bag full of electronics, wearing their traveling clothes and dozing off and on for the three and… Continue Reading “In the Travel Bubble”

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The Airplane Window

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

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On my way home from San Diego last night, I stared out the window of the plane for two hours. The cabin was dark with only a few tiny lights on, many empty seats. And silent, no whispering conversations or headphone spillover, no babies crying… Continue Reading “The Airplane Window”

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