WEEK NINETEEN: EXCELLENCE VS PERFECTIONISM
It’s 7:30 in the evening and, from my window on US Air 1883, I’m watching a guy in a deicing cab, perched in a cold wet sky. Behind him red, yellow and white lights feign daylight for an entire airport community bent on launching people into that sky, many of them homeward bound, all escaping Philly’s winter weather. As I watch, I become obsessed with catching a glimpse of his face. I somehow want to personalize this experience. It’s got to be uncomfortable out there, and