Five Things Noticed At the Airport

    That's where we were, pretty much all day today.

We spent the past week in Michigan, visiting relatives.

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Things noticed on our way home:

*Why was the Grand Rapids airport fairly quiet...and Chicago/Midway just crammed? Did Michigan schools not have spring break this week, like practically everyone else? Our plane out of Grand Rapids was half-empty; the Chicago flight to Denver didn't have a single empty seat.

*Three words: Chicago hot dog. I just love this garlicky, crunchy handful of goodness -- even if I make a mess eating it.

The Gold Coast version of this delicacy

*Where were the Muslims...or the Indians (from India), for that matter? Hardly anyone noticed in traditional dress at either airport. (Maybe they're all still on school schedule.)

*Why in the world would you put a sushi place at a major airport? Others must have wondered, as well. While pretty much every restaurant in the food court had long lines, Kabo Sushi was doing a bangup business -- only about two orders processed during the hour we were eating (you guessed it) our Chicago hot dogs.
     I did notice a brand-new sushi spot at DIA in Denver -- but they were smart enough to offer Chinese food, as well. And they were quite busy. (Funny, I didn't think the Chinese did sushi.)

Normally, I like sushi. But in an airport??
This one's at Chicago/Midway.

*A lot of people weren't just traveling -- they were working. I noticed many laptops and spreadsheets out. Maybe because of tax time approaching?
     (Granted, this is the same place I had the psychic experience at last year.)

And, when we got home,  a total switch:

For once, Colorado has Michigan beat in garden matters. Our lawns are much greener, and the spring flowers definitely have a headstart on the Mitten State. Our family back there says it's because they had so much snow and cold in the past month. I would have thought we did, too... but whaddaya know.

It's nice to be home.