Because I Can

So, here I am: alone at Burbank Airport, waiting for Southwest Airlines Flight 344 to Sacramento... without my family. I could read the magazine I purchased -- but instead, I decide to test out the terminal wifi and am thrilled to discover that T-Mobile is their carrier (which means I can use it at no additional cost).

So here I am. I'm over the indignity of going through the security line. I don't mind removing my laptop from the case, placing everything I am carrying into three separate plastic bins or giving them my ID at every checkpoint. But removing my shoes -- that's the final straw, the thing that makes the experience most unpleasant, especially since there are never enough places to sit when you get out of the line to put them back on. Fortunately, it's midday on Wednesday, and the airport isn't nearly as crowded as on the days I usually travel.

So I'm happy and ready to read my email and settle in for my short flight. My parents will be meeting me at the airport in Sacto. It should be fun.