Arizona Sky & Land

Hiking around Arizona in 2000. Scan of a photo.

Amtraking from Boston to NYC

I was dreading my trip back to NYC on the slow train from Boston. The moderately faster Acela costs $60 more than the "local train" and I'm in a cheap phase.

But it wasn't so bad! I sat by myself, the train was clean and the sun was shining the whole way.

It's nice to be surprised.

Outside it's Sunny

But inside the lady sitting on the chair to the right was in a pretty dark mood. Or maybe she was just tired.

That broken chair in the middle was having a bad day too.

Weigh-in at the Gym

So, my assigned locker at the Gym is waaaaay in the back next to a big old-fashioned slide scale. In the time it normally takes me to either get dressed in my gym clothing or get dressed in my street clothing a parade of women of all shapes & sizes weigh themselves right next to me.

What I've noticed:
-They all take off every stitch of clothing when they weigh themselves--because you know a ratty ymca towel is going to add at least 5 lbs...

-They all slide the scale back to "0" before they get off--because you don't want anyone to see what you weigh.

-The skinniest ones seem to weigh themselves before & after a workout!

The other day an employee was giving a tour of the locker room to a prospective member and she said, "Here's the scale. I don't even know why we even have one. I think there shouldn't be a scale at the gym. Damn, I shouldn't have even showed it to you."

TV

I watch too much TV.

Lobby

Today's Sesame Street is brought to you by the letter N.

Choo Choo

The main train station in Indianapolis has been converted into a Crowne Plaza Hotel. It seems that if you wish you could even get a room in an actual train!! I wish we were staying there.

Indiana

Views from the plane & my hotel room.

Indiana seems flat and full of farms & football fans.

Venice, 2002

Today is one of those days where I wish I were on vacation. In Venice, maybe.

The Infant & His Makeup Mirror

Grandma's house.