On Sunday I got to fly to a neighboring state to play in a band with some friends. The drummer owns and flies his own plane, and instead of driving for 10 hours, we flew for 3 hours (round trip). I never have been a fan of flying, and going in a small 4-seater wasn’t sounding like much fun. After going, I have to say it really wasn’t that bad. It was a little bumpy on the way back, but other than that it was very smooth and enjoyable. I had this urge to play Sim City the whole time I was up at 4500 feet. I wanted to re-zone some of the farms, and move the roads around, and make the lakes bigger. I have a whole new outlook on flying, now. I guess it just takes a few trips to get over the fact that the plane isn’t going to fall out of the sky or break apart into a million pieces. It is probably safer than driving; fewer idiots in the vicinity, at least.