I’m on a plane over the Pacific Ocean. First, I’m accompanying my younger son J back to his hometown. From there, I’m flying to Arizona where I will visit some dear old friends and then stay with my brother while I get a medical procedure (prostatic artery embolization). Once I’m recovering from that, I’m flying to Wisconsin where I’ll get to see my older son M, who is working in his first job after receiving his master’s degree from UCLA. Then I’m taking a bus to Chicago (O’Hare), then the L and the South Shore Line to South Bend, Indiana where I’ll meet with another friend, then take the trains back to Chicago and a flight back to my island.
It’s a lot of multimodal transportation (you’d think I could have worked in a boat ride somewhere) and a lot of different beds, but it should be great fun (except the PAE part) and it will be great to visit with family and friends.
—2p