This trip on the Empire Builder has been splendid. Maybe I was on the good side of the train. Maybe I was looking out the window at the right time. Maybe it’s the best time of year. Maybe I am just lucky.
As of this instant, 3:30 PM, my plan is to get on the train in Chicago and go back to the asylum. Never mind for Covid. Or the fact that they seem to be having air conditioning troubles in my building. Why? Have I lost my marbles? Maybe. But truth of the matter is, I am in head for the barn mode and once I start heading for the barn, there’s nothing to do but to finish the run and get back to my own bed and if I don’t like it, I can always leave again.