The Airplane Seatmate
Although a series of life events had allowed me to retire from work in my mid-40s, I liked to keep abreast of some of the new developments in the software tech I had used in my prior job. It had become more of a hobby than work at this point. This red eye flight would get me in to the Windy City around 4:30am. I figured I could catch a few hours of sleep before the conference registration desk opened. I was stuck in economy class as the flight was surprisingly fully booked. Economy...