I rode on the elevator with two people - a man and a woman - who were both shorter than me. I saw a little white dog wearing tiny black rainboots.

Countless commuters on the morning train smiled at me, as if I were a saint or something (people, it seems love pregnant women).

I saw a guy in his mid 40s dancing a little while listening to his iPod, wearing his slightly rumpled work clothes, waiting for his ride home at Union Station in New Haven.

We got more "Northern Exposure" episodes in the mail from Netflix.