We had a morning flight to Atlanta and as I stood at the gate at DCA, surrounded by people, I had the thought that if I looked for a celebrity I might find one. But I also had the thought that if I looked at my phone I could solve a sudoku, and that notion won out. I maintained my oblivion to those around me all the way down the jetway, onto the plane, and into my seat, where once the sudoku was solved, I read a fascinating book about the lost history of Arlington County and enjoyed coffee and then soda water and potato chips.
The flight went by quickly and soon we were taxiing to the gate where I sprang to my feet, eager to deplane and find my sister. As I waited, I made eye contact with a platinum-blond woman a few rows ahead and then quickly looked away with a vague feeling of familiarity. How do I know her? I wondered and looked back. She was asking another passenger to fetch her carry-on from the overhead bin, and while I could not make out the entirety of their conversation, I did hear him say "Oh, you're in Congress aren't you?"
She sure is. I realized I was looking at Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. By then we were into the aisle and on our way to the terminal where Ms. Greene melted into the crowd.
Years ago my sister took our oldest nephew, who was 3 then, to Minneapolis to visit my mom. All of his life he had heard about this place called Minnesota, and who knows what his preconception of it was, but once they got to my mom's house he was surprised. "Minnesota looks just like a house!" he said with wonder.
I thought of that story today as I walked through the airport. My preconceptions were clear: despicable, cynical, delusional monster, but when I actually saw her, Marjorie Taylor Greene looked just like a person.
Life Lesson: I'm only human of flesh and blood, I'm made. Human, born to make mistakes. ~Human League "Human"
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