Woke up this morning to a little rain and a pirate ship in the harbor. I have been in Kona almost 3 months – and this was the first “damp” day. I really don’t think I can call it a rainy day. It was just damp. And, a little drizzly.
I started thinking about “taxes”. I can either do my own taxes or pay someone big bucks to do it for me. I should get some backup for my tax preparation. As long as my brain works – I think I should do my own taxes. (Well, me and TurboTax) But, how will I know when I am no longer capable of doing my own taxes? And, it seems that it will take about as much work to get my stuff together for the CPA as doing my own taxes…
TurboTax and I did my taxes and Carlton’s taxes. And, Carlton checked them. I miss my checker. Come to think of it – Carlton checked everything. Me, not so much… I sort of wing it.
But, I did check on trains across America. The California Zephyr – which goes thru Colorado during the day – and the Sunset Limited – which just sound cool – are my candidates. The Empire Builder is the easiest. There is something to be said for “easiest”. Just get to Seattle. Take light rail from airport to train station. Planes arrive in the early AM and train leaves in late afternoon.
The Sunset Limited leaves from Los Angeles – you can get from the airport to the train station by public transit – but 3 or 4 transfers are required. The CZ – not sure how I would connect with it. Most likely go to Seattle and take a train to the Sacramento and join the Zephyr there.
