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June 24, 2014
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I've flown first class about five times, a few of these were thanks to frequent flier upgrades, and another was thanks to an attentive flight attendant who must have assumed I wasn't married. It's nice in first class: you use cloth napkins and drink out of real glasses instead of the plastic cups, the meals are pretty decent, and the extra seat room is fantastic. Whenever I board a plane and pass the people in first class, I always wonder who they are. Are they really wealthy; are they business people flying on the company's dime, using their own frequent flier miles, or a VIP? Regardless, they never look at you when you pass, and they sit in their comfy leather seats and stare downward or play with their electronics. I make my way into the cattle car called coach and a curtain is drawn between the classes, as if seeing how well they are treated might incite a riot. I find nothing fun about flying. As I write this, I'm sandwiched between a young man who could be a college football player and a computer geek. The huge young man might be comfortable in first class; instead, he squeezed himself into the space by the window and is snoring lightly. I'm really hoping his head doesn't land on my shoulder and that his half-full cup of coffee stays in his hand. To my right is a computer geek who is returning from his 30-year college reunion. He works for Intel and you can tell he's really, really, smart—pleasant too. He's also tired, after a quick weekend with his old buddies and a lot of golf. So now I'm hoping his head doesn't rest on my other shoulder—that would make an amazing but unwelcome picture for someone. I'm about 20 minutes into this 5+hour flight, and I feel really bad for the mom a couple of rows ahead of me; her toddler just ain't having this airplane stuff and is screaming loudly. Most of the passengers seem to listening to their iPods so I'm not seeing her get any dirty looks. But I'd sure like to give one to the person behind me who keeps kicking my seat.
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