Things really do not make you happy. They really don’t. The only thing that does is love. The people who are in your life whom you love. I just came back from NYC where I met my sister and her husband briefly. We went to an outstanding art museum (and NY is full of them). First we had lunch or should I say brunch in an outstanding bagel shop. I had something that is almost impossible to get in Pa–a good salt bagel. I had come a long distance on Amtrak for this rendezvous to spend some time with my family or at least part of my family. Then we walked around and viewed art in a nearby museum. I was amazed how quickly I became tired. After an hour and an half we sat and ate at the restaurant in the museum. It was more to rest than to eat. I was glad to see my sister and her husband. They were in from California. My family this year threw me a birthday party. I can’t remember the last one thrown by my family. It was my sister’s idea. I did see the rest of my family that day at least my other sister and her husband. I no longer remember whether my nephew was there and his wife. I think they were. It was a perfect day. I will not forget it for awhile. I did see my nephew (and his wife) on this trip to NY. The train ride was fun.
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I always thought there would be tomorrows but now I am not sure. My visits with my doctor made me realize this so I decided to plan the trip to San Francisco I have wanted to do since the late sixties.
I do not know what my fascination with San Francisco is but I have wanted to go there for forty years. I want to go in style: I will take a “sleeper” on Amtrak with my wife from Chicago to San Francisco next spring.
“The California Zephyr” goes across the United States: I have always loved trains and they are my favorite form of public transportation. I have almost six months to plan out this trip in next April.
I do not want to put off this trip any longer. Who knows what the time will bring? ‘Time is indeed a vapor’ in the words of King Solomon from the Old Testament.
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