Nice evening at Jim McKenna's house. Stephen and I went to celebrate a friend's completion of his Ph.D. Most of the department was in attendance, it was a nice chance for Stephen to see how much the department has changed since the days when he and Hillary were here.We then ventured over to the Toyo Grill, where I had some of the best Tempura ever! Came home, chatted for some time, and then I took him over to the Amtrak station to head on back to Canada.
Quite the dump I have to admit, and listening to the explanation of the long layovers, perpetually late trains, etc. it struck home that we are a 3rd world country when it comes to our train network. Really quite amazing when compared to the ease of travel throughout Europe thanks to the rail system.
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