Monday, November 15, 2010

Trains!


No security check! (They don’t even pretend to look in your bags. You just walk on! No stress! So easy!)

You can bring your own food! Your own drink! Your own bottle of wine!

Big seats with foot rests!

No seat belts!

Walk freely!

Cell phones permitted!

Views! Views! Views!*














Dining car! Snack car! Beer! Wine! Mixed drinks!

Faster than a car! 7.5 hours to Chicago!

Affordable!


Lounge car!




















Power outlets for every seat!

Conductors!

Better for the environment than cars OR planes! By A LOT!

*I didn't actually see a buffalo hunt** from the train, but I bet someone did once see a buffalo hunt from a train. 

**I DID see this excellent buffalo hunt diorama at the chicago field museum, which the train made possible.

Friday, April 30, 2010

(working on) sometimes leaving

making lists.
ignoring ists.
loosing lists.

piling piles for over there.
talking about packing.

tripping over piles here.
thinking about packing.

writing instead.

reading instead.
reading about travel
(not instead).

leaning way back.
working hard
to keep the momentum
of this thing
from pushing me flat
on my smiling face.