Track 1 2:36

Bright yellow Amsterdam airport departure gate C9 – alone – other than a young woman from Venezuela, who had her passport checked by a young Dutch man who later asked me if I spoke German. 

Spent the nine-hour overnight business class winged-restaurant/bistro/hotel overnight with Ayn Rand; Dagney discovered Galt’s Gulch and the elegance of a simpler life; starting over – substantial and authentic.  Sounded good after an airplane-great meal and a nap at 30,000 feet just south of Greenland on my way to Athens. Throw out all the old stuff and get less, all new, simpler, better stuff. – rational alcoholic thinking...this, just in time for the shops in Amsterdam airport; Boss, Lauren, Hilfiger. Stuff from Ralph Lauren that celebrates the U.S that I’m not sure You can buy in the U.S. Just in time for the newly adopted "simplify" action plan -- but I'm not buying.

Meanwhile, Kathryn sent me a funny song from Uncle Cracker and wrote me a loving card to bring along on my trip.

The card from Chelsea, Matt and Karah is sitting on the seat next to me; and I have the CD they burned for me in the Mac. The first song is 2 minutes and 36 seconds long; it’s lovely. There’s no name or song information on the track, so I don’t know what I’m listening to. It’s instrumental. Irish? From a movie? 

Don’t know.  It’s lovely enough to loop sixteen or thirty times. Unbelievably moving. I’m present for it – relatively rested, sober, and at peace with everything and everybody.

I used to drink hoping that it would get me feeling this way. It never did, really.

What a lovely melody, Track 01 2:36. 
Thanks guys for this and the lovely card.       

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[chelsea]

You're very very welcome