the midnight train

on the way home from nyc this weekend i caught the last train and just past princeton it struck and killed someone. it looks like it was a suicide. it was very sad. i have more to say in a longer essay but on the slim bright side it enabled a diverse group of people to have a thoughtful and wide ranging conversation at 3:30 in the morning in trenton nj, which i will take solace in. also thanks have to go to the nj state trooper who was thoughtful enough to make sure that amtrak train picked us up so we wouldnt have to wait till 7 am for septa.