Sounds like a good way to get a semicolon.

(I also once overheard a motorcyclist at a truck stop near Youngstown, Ohio, asking someone how far he was from Indiana. That truck stop is within shouting distance of the Pennsylvania border. Flyover Country is real.)

I overheard that they believed that they would be arriving in Chicago momentarily. They were quite excited about that. I left the train in Waterloo, Indiana, which is 3-4 hours from Chicago on a good day. If they hadn't kept me awake for most of the night, I might have made them aware of that. 2/2

I was once on an overnight train from Pittsburgh to northeast Indiana. A few dozen teens boarded in Cleveland at around 2 AM. They didn't shut up for the entire ride. Just as we crossed into Indiana, a group of them went downstairs to the bathrooms and changed into formal dress. 1/

Second both gaming recommendations. Given the choice, Zulu's is a better atmosphere. Mox's just feels less welcoming, but that might just be me.

If only Eastlink had opened on schedule. Then Pike Place would be an easy train ride from that part of Redmond. Lacking Eastlink, the 545 bus is a decent bet. Parking near the market usually isn't great for one's disposition.

Last night around 6:30 PM, I casually mused that if I left the house right then I could be on the other side of the mountains just after dark. My wife knows me too well, because she instantly knew I wasn't quite kidding, and she suggested that that might be a bit silly.

Let's not be too hasty. Can I throw some Laughing Cow in the drawer from time to time?

And to rub salt in the wound, the NWS is still telling us it'll be partly cloudy tonight.

I'm at 48ish, but unfortunately I'm on the wrong side of the Cascades