Eh, it's a mall

It was nice to have a flight today in which I was not running a marathon through an airport nor sitting, unmoving for hours at a gate. And while I did land safely in Minneapolis this afternoon, I have learned that I do not do flights over two hours well. This does not bode well for foriegn travel. Although, I was crammed into a window seat next to a guy with really long legs and sleep apnea--I like aisle seats, but it was not to be this time around.

And since I had the evening free and since I was meeting a colleague for dinner at Mall of America, I decided to go early and meander the epicenter of commercialism. Sadly, a mall with a full movie theatre, an amusement park, numerous full size restuarants and variety of fast food faire, in addition to the 4 levels of shopping, did not impress me. I kept comparing it to its runner up and my neighbor, King of Prussia Mall... and quite honestly, as far as high-end retail goes, KOP supercedes MOA hands down. This is what it has come to, I am no longer phased or impressed by malls that do not have a CVS or Rite Aid within them.