The visit with Steve went well — think I’m getting used to the metal clank of prison doors opening and closing.
Returned the rental car at 2:30 to save being charged for another day. One expensive day is enough.
Back on the train in a roomette — number 3 on car 731. 6:30 dinner reservation — Kansas City strip steak, ordered rare and it was actually really good. Another Spanish wine – this time a 2001 Castillo de Fuendejalon Crianza. Shared it with James (from the coach section).
After dinner — hours of drinking vodka and arguing politics with James. Needless to say there were few (but a couple) things we agreed on. I didn’t pass on how happy I was that he hadn’t arranged for an absintee ballot and he’ll be on the road during the voting tomorrow. One less vote for the Republicans in Missouri (which is a very tight race.)
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