Life in the middle seat

Welcome to Seat 12B.

Seat 12B … somehow I got the middle seat. It’s not atypical for this to happen when I fly America West, since I tend to fly them only when I need to get to the west coast at the last minute.

Last week I was on vacation, using time on St. Simon’s Island to readjust from Taipei induced jetlag. I come back on Monday, book some el-cheapo tickets & leave Tuesday evening for Seattle.

One flight to Seattle, two days of training, three hour drive to Hillsboro, four beers at Imbrie Hall, five hours sleep … perhaps it’s time to stop counting.

My short-hop business trip is now at an end, bringing home via Phoenix. The flight from Portland to Phoenix is my only middle-seat experience (lucky me). I’ll get in after midnight, then sleep and enjoy time with the spouse.

My planned weekend activities include a visit from Joyce, making sawdust in the basement in an attempt to create elevated goat feeders, and preparing a guest bed for Amy before Sunday night.

Before any of that happens, this bumpy little ride over Mt. Hood needs to get me to Phoenix. I have a layover date with some ugly terminal carpeting.


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3 responses to “Life in the middle seat”

  1. Sean Avatar
    Sean

    wish you had more time to spend here, we always have an extra room….

  2. Amy Avatar

    Yes, please remember to put sheets on the guest bed. It’s a little too chilly to sleep outside in the hammock now…and I’m not bedding down with the goats.

  3. Kat Avatar
    Kat

    Give us a call sometime when you have a couple hours worth of layover. Since the airport’s in the middle of town, we can take you out to dinner somewhere.

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