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Every Thursday

Every Thursday     It was another typical Thursday for John Burke as he made his way through the traffic of Louisville's International Airport (or SDF for short).   People piled out of taxis or Uber vehicles, unloading various pieces of luggage. Families were headed on vacations, while other people were headed on business trips. Some were hugging with smiles and excitement; others that tears as they parted ways. John wondered how many of these travelers were saying bye for the last time. Once, he had seen a couple throwing verbal parting shots at each other as the husband stormed into the airport; from what John gathered to start a new life with some other woman. It was never a dull moment.     Travelers hurried their way through the corridors to check in at the airlines. John saw one flustered traveler arguing with Alice at the Northwestern check-in line. It looked like John's work day was starting a little earlier than usual. As he appr...