Superbowl and Bliss

I’m flying on an airplane on Superbowl Sunday.

Everyone who knows me, knows how I feel about football. The flight left late because three people were still in the airport bar, hoping to see the last 2 minutes of the games (which I’ve heard were pretty exciting). I’m oddly not annoyed. I still dislike football, but I get a kick out of the fact that people were so excited about something that they almost missed their flight…and that the flight attendants understood the excitement to the point that one of them went to the bar to find the straggling passengers. Imagine if people were that captivated by an election?!

That leads me to my newest favorite book, “The Geography of Bliss.” I just finished reading about “boring” Switzerland, a very happy place where people vote 5-7 times a year. I’ve only read the first couple of chapters, but Eric Weiner's brooding sarcasm and philosophical references are pretty entertaining. I’ll let you know what I think when I’ve gotten to the chapter on the United States (it’s last).

Geography of Bliss is part of the Twelve series, which I’m thinking will be a pretty awesome collection of books to check out.

FYI...During the Superbowl is a great time to fly. The plane was almost empty!