Yesterday (Saturday) was National Train Day 2009 and Amtrak was offering quadrouple points for riding any train in the national system.  So. . . . I thought I would spend the afternoon riding the rails and picking up a lot of points for the long distance trip I plan to take later on.  I ended up driving out to Lees Summit and catching the Missouri River Runner for a 35 minute ride back to Kansas City Union Station.  I hung around the station for a while and then jumped on the eastbound train for a ride back.  Overall, I had an enjoyable afternoon and for the points I will get, it will certainly be worth it.  The picture was taken at the station in Lees Summit right after I got off.

In other happenings, A and I had lunch together earlier today.  It was the first time we’ve seen each other in a long time.  The first thing I noticed when I saw him was some new ink poking out from his shirt sleeve.  I asked if he had gotten a new tattoo and he smiled.  When he lifted up his sleeve I couldn’t believe how big it was.  Not everyone can pull off tattoos, A can though.  This is the second tattoo he’s gotten in the past year or so and he already had 3 others when I met him.  Anyway, we had a nice lunch and it was good to catch up.  I miss the little shit sometimes.