I fly a lot and my usual routine is to find my seat get comfortable and occupy myself with something. Continental now has Direct TV on most flights and I can rely on that, if nothing else, to keep me occupied. On today’s flight a very polite man sat next to me. I say polite because he called me sir and said please and thank you in virtually every sentence that came out of his mouth. He was a studious guy first checking the news and markets on his iPAD and then on Direct TV. He mentioned he was going to the Corporate Headquarters of his employer that happens to be near my home. When I asked how long his stay would be he told me he was on a flight back home tonight. A quick turn like that begged a question, why? My tendency is to ask questions sometimes without thinking. He said he had to return home because he had lost his brother on 9/11/01 and this weekend marked the tenth anniversary of this horrible tragedy and he needed to be home with his family and friends.
