May 2. J is in Midtown at her offsite, I am at home. I will probably go there to spend the nights with her at the hotel. There are two ways to get to 50th street on the subway. Either express 96 → 72, then local 72 → 66 → 59 → 50. Or local right away: 96 → 86 → 79 → 72 → 66 → 59 → 50. I used to think about it for a long time and came to the conclusion: Only if the express train comes first, is it worth taking it. Otherwise, just go local all the way. Correspondingly, the way back: Only if the express train is already waiting when you arrive at 72nd, is it worth changing trains, thus skipping 79th and 86th. This is all assuming that those one or two minutes are worth optimizing. The whole route is more fun with the scooter.

Completely at a loss how to read Kevin Kelly’s new book. I could highlight everything, without exception. I will therefore have to read the book again and again, like an album, and memorize it eventually.