After My Sister-In-Law Downgraded My Seat, A Four-Star General Stepped In

said, “No more long flights in coach, Captain. Keep compressing your spine like that, and you’ll pay for it for weeks.”

I dislike being called Captain in civilian contexts. It feels like someone attempting to frame me in dimensions that no longer fit. But I’d listened to his medical advice anyway.

I selected seat 2A. Window. Forward cabin. Sufficient continue reading …