Charlotte Airport

A lone man with 3 children under the age of 3 play. With artful eye he
chases them, allows them to traumatize other passengers, and listens to
them squell and yell. Entertainment? Maybe, or maybe its a disaster. Has
he no wife? Did she die? Is she meeting him here to take her turn with
the kids.

We have over a 4 hour wait. All the white painted rocking chairs are
full. Passengers immobilize from planes in various states of disarray,
often running to the next stop. Everyone seems to be talking on a
cellphone with bluetooths stuck in their ears. The perplexed father
shakes his head in disbelief.