what a cattle car is. Maybe you and Sam can go with her on a field trip.

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Emmeline, this is the line of people getting on the plane to cross the ocean, landing in Tokyo. This airplane is much bigger than the first one.

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Some of them are interesting and clever.

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Lunch with my good friend Benjie, topics ranging from entrepreneurial pursuits, books, Dark Nights of the Soul and funny college reminisces. Among my favorite exchanges from the past: “You know what they say, Familiarity breeds contempt.” “I am so sick of you saying that.” Classic Benjie, circa 2001.

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Early and waiting on the runway. Now to find a Benjie.

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Emmeline, we’re about to land, and this is what Chicago looks like from the air. This is what birds see all the time, and what people see when they’re in the airplanes we see flying.

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Derek and Ashley sent several books to our home a few weeks ago, and since I haven’t had much time to read lately, I thought I’d bring one with me. So I’ll be reading The Disciple-Making Minister for the next few weeks as I travel. I’m only a few chapters/a few hundred miles in, but […]

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There are lots of people on the plane, all going different places, but all going through Chicago. There are seats a lot like the front seats of our car, with little windows like the one you see here. This is another plane that’s also on the runway. A runway is a little like a driveway […]

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Emmeline, this is my airplane. I’ll fly in this to Chicago, where I’ll have breakfast with my dear friend Benjie.

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Except it’s dark out. I woke up at 4:30, probably drawn out of sleep by some piece of unfinished business that I don’t remember now.

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