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Another morning of sleeping in. This might work out well for me when I get back home. The time change, while slight, could wreak havoc with my insomnia. We'll see...
I grab breakfast downstairs and read the Times. I've caught the major headlines each day but I feel very detached from the financial crisis and the multitude of layoffs back home. Things aren't going well for many friends and I hope I'm able to make it the next 18-24 months unscathed. I have to remind myself that this is a cycle but we're seeing some unprecedented actions/reactions. I'd feel better with a couple hours reading online to get a better grasp of the latest happenings.
I catch a late shuttle and walk to Penn Station to catch a train to JFK. I pay $5 to get to Jamaica and another $5 to get to the airport. It was fast and easy. BART could learn a think or three...
It was almost 2pm byt the time I got through security and I see there's a sushi bar/ club in the middle of JFK. Weird. Cool. A beer and a few sashimi later I'm feeling much better and pass the time people watching. All I had to do was wait for my flight so I had a chance to reflect on what I've seen the last two weeks:
- I was reminded, once again, that I have a charmed life
- I was wrong - the rest of the US is beautiful. CA just has most of it a few hours away.
- People are people - assholes in San Francisco are assholes in Memphis are assholes in New York. Manners still exist but the generalizations didn't apply.
- I didn't check work email and it felt good. I do worry about opening my inbox over the weekend but I'll wait until then. But I need to get off the grid and get work out of my head. Mission accomplished.
- Despite spending almost 10 hours a day thinking, nothing is any clearer. I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up and women/relationships still baffle me. Ah well, maybe expecting an epiphany was a bad expectation...
- I need to get away more. Short weekend trips would be good. I need to revisit NYC, Boston, and DC.
- This trip should be repeated but it needs a couple more people. And shorter days.
- Good planning goes a long way
- we got lucky with the weather - good planning didn't make that happen
- Make sure you know how to work your rain gear *before* it starts to rain.
- More cold and hot weather gear would have been nice.
- I'd do it again.
Next summer I ride to Alaska. Who's in?
2 comments:
Great Blog Brandon...I really enjoyed reading about your adventures...thanks for sharing. Let's meet up for Coffee when you're back.
Fantastic story; can't wait to see the rest of the pics.
I wonder if I'll have a new bike by next summer?
-zefflyn
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