EWR, aka Liberty airport

I guess it is different for Oregon types to adapt to Newark humidity
in July. It envelopes you. Like being in a tropical country, without
the tropics. Only city grit (I still I like it).

A city that works. Maybe. I have nothing but respect and admiration
for Mayor Cory Booker. Two shuttle buses later and I'm at the right
place finally. I sense they don't like outsiders. Living on the west
coast for - 20 years - has I guess has made me too friendly and
approachable.

The good old Star Ledger. I do not understand how Mr Christie got
elected here as Governor. I always thought of NJ as a complete melting
pot, as diverse as it gets. He seems completely intolerant. I guess
here, as at the national level, fiscal austerity has become Job 1.

It makes sense to me to fly to Newark

No matter where you are going it makes sense to fly through Newark. I
remember the old days before Continental, when there was People's
Express. My aunt would brag, "it's like a bus, you pay on the plane".

Guess they went out of business. But it was like an old fashioned bus
station, give me your huddled masses and all that. People would camp
out and nap, huddled in the gate, they were never on time.

Today it's more modern. Kids in retro tye-dye tshirts. Smart phones.
I've never flown red-eye before so this is sort of a test. If it
doesn't destroy me for the next few days, which is the extent of my
short vacation, then it can be an economical way to travel.

Tonight I signed something as Harriet, ok it was a guest book at the
new restaurant at PDX, Beaches, which has really great fish tacos.