We are having a "severe thunderstorm," as my weather radio has told me infinite times. This means Mr Peabody is partially under my chair, worrying.

I've often thought I should have become a museum conservator. It would be lovely to have a job where I spend a year repairing an artwork.

The qualifications for the museum didactic graphics writer help explain why I want to throw things at museum didactic graphics so often. Also, who thinks of brochures and marketing materials as "clerical"?

I've got Global Entry and Nexus. Nexus they do a retina scan! (Nexus gets you into Canada through kiosks instead of border control.)

I've been fingerprinted several times for one reason or another. Not for TSA Precheck, though I randomly got put in the Precheck line a couple of times, which was nice.

Amtrak is pretty swell, Connie. I believe there's a line that goes from you (or your general vicinity, anyway) to me (right past me, although it doesn't stop in my town). Lots of fun destinations, and riding on a train is still an adventure in and of itself for me.

Also, who thinks of brochures and marketing materials as "clerical"?

As in, the responsibility of the priesthood?

I love the train. I would love to take a cross-country train trip one day.

I'm gladder every day that I never have time to check news or social media at work. Great link to Today in Tabs, though, Jesse. I had never read him before.

I love the train. I would love to take a cross-country train trip one day.

It's loads of fun. At my age I only get sleeper cars, which are somewhat expensive but if you're not by yourself you can split the sleeper surcharge.

I dream of getting one of those passes and just riding around wherever I feel like for a month or whatever, Amy. Bliss.

That is a very fine opening paragraph. Sigh.

I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Texas refused to issue specialty plates with confederate flags on them.

I am plum exhausted. That was a long day with a lot packed into it. Tomorrow we have a ton of people out from our department, including my boss and coworker-under-her-who-is-not-in-my-management-chain-but-is-in-management. Potentially interesting if anything blows up (figuratively), hopefully that will not happen.

Passing on farmers' market and wine tasting because tired. Considering some kind of libation in the comfort of my own home.

I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Texas refused to issue specialty plates with confederate flags on them.

Right?

I loved commuting by train, too (for the most part). Get on, read and drink my tea, then nap till New York, or home. All while pleasantly rocking along.

I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Texas refused to issue specialty plates with confederate flags on them.

I wish it wasn't surprising, though.