Delightful Chat

One of the more positive aspects of a long commute is the interesting people you meet along the way.  Take yesterday for instance.  I was able to grab the earlier train and sat next to a delightful gentleman who had been doing the same long commute for about four months, just like me.  The man was from Ohio, just like me.  He'd lived in a remote area of Alaska for a few years, just like me.  And had moved from Alaska to Maryland, just like me.  As you can imagine, the usual "it's a small world" sentiments were exchanged and we lamented about the how long our days were now that train riding had become such an integral part.  Still, had we not had these daily long commutes, we most likely never would have met and our conversation certainly made the trip home seem much shorter.