Friday, July 23, 2004
Sitting on a Runway
No, I'm not on a plane. I'm sitting here at my desk. It's more than a typical Friday. You see, tomorrow is Pioneer Day. A state holiday that celebrates the day the Pioneers arrived in Utah. It's as big, or bigger, than the Fourth of July.
What does this have to do with sitting on a runway? I've been poking around some of my favorite web sites, one of which is Hatrack River, the official site of noted Science Fiction writer Orson Scott Card.
I met Scott about 12 years ago when I lived in Greensboro, NC. We went to the same church. (I wish I would have kept the church newsletters he wrote.) He still lives there and writes a column in a local weekly paper. One of his recent columns talks about boarding the plane, then sitting on the runway at the airport. I already knew the reasons why this is done, but it really hit home for me. Also, make sure you checkout his movie reviews too.
What does this have to do with sitting on a runway? I've been poking around some of my favorite web sites, one of which is Hatrack River, the official site of noted Science Fiction writer Orson Scott Card.
I met Scott about 12 years ago when I lived in Greensboro, NC. We went to the same church. (I wish I would have kept the church newsletters he wrote.) He still lives there and writes a column in a local weekly paper. One of his recent columns talks about boarding the plane, then sitting on the runway at the airport. I already knew the reasons why this is done, but it really hit home for me. Also, make sure you checkout his movie reviews too.
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