John K met me at the station. It was quite busy with commuter traffic. We walked a few blocks, salmon like against the afternoon commuters to get to the Brown Line, took it around the loop and met up with the Red Line which we went a little north to the Addison stop near Wrigley … Read more
The guy next to me was off the train in Lincoln, and the spot was soon filled by 1 of a group of 3. I was soon back asleep. I awoke around 7am, it was raining in Iowa. It remained overcast and puddled throughout. A while later I went up to the lounge car and … Read more
I woke around 7:30 pacific time, but the train was now in the mountain time zone. The scenery was an ever changing collection of typically stark mountains that Utah is known for. The engineer commented that the type of rail we were passing over would lead to a rougher ride than normal, and he was … Read more
I began the day with a 5:45 wake up call. Not on my list of favorite ways to start the day. But I had already checked the bedside clock several times through the wee hours; I got out of bed and turned on the lights. I had done no prep the day before, so I … Read more
Here’s a nice video from the BoingBoing people about some stuff at the Maker Faire I was at a few weeks ago in San Mateo.
I got up Sunday morning and it was sunny with blue skies. Chad and Summer drove me to the train station. Chad explained Reno’s “big dig” – the fight to take the rail line subterranean in downtown. Inside the old station there is an exhibit describing it as well. Residents voted against it, city council … Read more