Flying Solo

From the New York Times

A music player is, basically, a very large tablet of Valium. It provides almost instant ease, carving out a private world around you, and allowing you to move through thickening crowds wrapped in your own version of Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak, and endure flight delays and boarding areas with no seats with unexpected equanimity. I now consider my own iPod as essential a part of air travel these days as a one-quart, Ziploc bag. (Note: music players are most effective for solo travelers. Parents traveling over the holidays with small children should take actual Valium.)

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