Just got on the train at BWI, train 147, heading to Union Station, Washington DC where I will change trains and have a roomette for the night. First stop is Atlanta. The train has plenty of room, my bag is right over my head, it’s warm and the scenery at ground level is much better than at 30,000 ft. This going to be fun.
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My Next Adventure
I’m leaving Saturday for a train trip around this great country of ours. First, a little background. I bought a place on the Maryland eastern shore and sold my condo in California. I got in my 2001 Toyota Solara with 233,000 miles and my golden retriever, Hershey and drove to Utah to pick up my brother. From there we drove to my sisters house in Maryland. It was the middle of January and the renovations of my new home aren’t scheduled to be done until the end of March. So, rather than live in my sister’s basement for a couple of months, I decided to get on a train and see the country. The Amtrak people were great to work with. They set me up a 36 day trip, starting in Washington, DC and going to Atlanta, New Orleans, Chicago, St Louis, Kansas City, Albuquerque, San Francisco, Portland, Spokane, Seattle, back to Spokane, Leavanworth, Whitefish, Milwaukee, Chicago and back to Washington, DC. I picked the cities and they did the rest. It was reasonably priced too. So my oldest sister requested I post my trip. I don’t do facebook, so I figured this was a good opportunity to see if I really want to blog. I leave on Saturday. Stay tuned for pictures and commentary about the trip.
Musings of a Grumpy Old Man
I’ve been thinking about writing for a long time, but couldn’t figure out how to get started. Then I read an article about writing by Scott Young, “Five Steps to Becoming a Better Write” on Pocket. So what the heck, I took his advice and set up this blog. Now that I’m semi-retired, I have a lot of time to think. And let me tell you, the only thing worse than a retired grumpy old man, is a retired grumpy old man who used to be an engineer. Back in college, University of MD, BSME 79, MSAE 89, a professor in my senior year told the class that we would be learning our entire life. And darn if he wasn’t right. So I’m still learning, only not so much about engineering, and I’m finding a lot of stuff that doesn’t make sense to me. So I plan on mentioning it. Hopefully, someone will read this and show me what I’m missing. That’s all for my first post. I’m proud I finally got off my backside and started this.
Musings of a grumpy old man 