I wanted to get a Biology degree, and also a History degree, when I came out of high school, but I couldn't figure out what I would do with either of them so I went another direction, math/comp sci, purely for the employability factor.    Not my first love but it pays the bills.  Such is life.

OK Senator "Coburn wants any relief that Oklahoma receives to be offset by cuts elsewhere, according to his spokesman".   While I appreciate the sentiment, I'm not willing to cut elsewhere, so where does that leave you now Coburn?

I like it...next anti-war slogan should be "Airports, not Wars!"

Schipol isn't that bad.  Lots to do there including shopping and eating.  Relatively efficient during security checks.  I wouldn't put it #3 though, probably more like #8 or #9.

Agree, with you, although I like Seattle better than SFO (smaller, easier to get in and out of, has a very nice food court).

There is a very simple reason for this that is often ignored.  US airports (and airlines) are some of the oldest in the world, because they were also some of the first to be built.  Now with declining infrastructure budgets we are left with decaying airports while emerging/booming markets are building new and upgrading...more

I'm better off than you, and I DID vote for Obama.  Stop stereotyping what the President does and does not stand for.

Where the heck are you shopping that you see everybody using food stamps except you?

"Hunger Games" is a bad example (as are the Marvel superhero movies).  That movie is everywhere.  Netflix, Amazon Prime, On airplanes, in hotel rooms, etc.  the reason is that when a sequel is on the way, the studios practically give the previous movie(s) away to build a bigger audience for the new release.