Last weekend on a snowy day, I ventured to Philadelphia International Airport to catch a flight to Chicago for the ASUG Volunteer Planning Meeting. Since the roads were clear and schools were delayed two hours, I got there plenty early and had time to relax with a cup of coffee at Peet’s (Terminal E) and walk easily to the gate. During the pre-flight and flight itself, I thought that I would jot down whatever societal observations I could. Is the airport a microcosm of society? A peek inside our lives? Probably not, but there was some funny stuff going down!! Continue reading “The airport- a microcosm of society?”