tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post6499762947532314165..comments2023-10-02T07:55:24.415-04:00Comments on Words Matter: No Place Like HomeJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01763876658345223153noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post-31294064909563124512007-05-15T11:07:00.000-04:002007-05-15T11:07:00.000-04:00I'll add this to my list of coping phrases/mantras...I'll add this to my list of coping phrases/mantras.<BR/><BR/>I know it's easy to complain about minor inconveniences, compared to what many in the world go without--like food and shelter. However, we wouldn't be "ugly Americans" now, would we, if we didn't think the world exists for our own comfort?<BR/><BR/>Still, as airports go, O'Hare is the worst U.S. airport I've been to. I always bypass it, except when having to land in Chicago and jetBlue doesn't fly into Midway, which is a shame--I really prefer the smaller airports.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763876658345223153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post-49331662274305825292007-05-15T09:57:00.000-04:002007-05-15T09:57:00.000-04:00Re: O'Hare's lack of outlets- they are probably su...Re: O'Hare's lack of outlets- they are probably sulking about losing the "World's busiest airport" designation to Atlanta Hartsfield back around the turn of the decade.<BR/><BR/>I take a French existentialist approach to flying. I just repeat Satre's assertion that "Hell is other people" over and over. Life is a Sisyphean challenge, especially flying.Wisdom Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com