I started the day with Abigail

Abigail needed to come over to get something from me first thing in the morning, and it timed out exactly to when I was leaving the house, so I got to walk with her to the train, and ride together for the first few stations. A couple days ago, I ran into Audrey on the tracks and we got to talk and ride all the way to 34th Street. If either of them had asked me for a morning date, I would have said I didn't have time. But the fact that they were spontaneous dates gave me all the joy of the friendship without any of the angst of work week scheduling. I guess it goes to show—it pays to live in the same neighborhood with good friends.