How to miss a flight (a blunder story)

I. Blunders So far, I've missed two flights in my life. The first I missed because I forgot to check in in advance and left home too late to check in at the airport. Since then, I've been more diligent about having enough time. The second flight I missed because reality presented me with facts and I denied their existence. The facts were: 'your flight is boarding, go to the gate now'. My mind was:…