"A delay of unknown duration"

I finally made it to Chicago 13 hours behind schedule after a "delay of unknown duration", which turned out to mean about 8 hours in this case, due to trouble with a bridge in Albany. The delay did mean that I saw Lake Erie, which was an incredible view I would have otherwise slept through, plus the whole thing was good training in patience (pun intended). Adding to my lake tally, I walked along Lake Michigan yesterday after a delicious lunch at Chicago Diner with Elsa (Olin '12) and Hedi (Olin '13). I had a vegan Reuben.

After seeing innumerable priceless works of art at the Chicago Institute of Art, I headed off to Geneva, IL, to stay with my aunt Arlene and uncle Gregg for a couple of nights. My favorite piece at the Institute was Portrait of Balzac by Auguste Rodin, which manages to make a man with a large potbelly look like some Greek hero.

And finally for those of you interested, here's a picture of my unbroken wrist. This is from my cat scan, so it's only a slice out of the middle of my arm, but you can get the idea. The scaphoid, which was broken, is the bean-shaped bone on the right that looks half-black, half-white. The doctor gave me some wrist exercise to do, which include the incredibly humbling attempt to touch my thumb to each of my fingers (still can't touch my pinkie). This whole wrist healing business had been a "delay of unknown duration", and getting my strength back will be no different. I'll do what I can within my power (i.e. the prescribed exercises), but beyond that I must be patient.

That's all for now. Next update to come from Dancing Rabbit.