Second Verse, Same As The First (Or Not...)

I was thinking about what I should write today and nothing in particular came to mind.  I had a few good ideas; why actors should be restricted to one role per lifetime, and I can't remember the rest right now, so they must not have been that great after all.  I don't think I could have made a post long enough to have any merit of it's own with the ideas I had so I decided not to do any of those ideas.


What I did decide on is, um, well, I don't know because I haven't decided yet.  Funny, isn't it?  How long can I write about nothing in particular?  Maybe this will be an exercise in the evolution of thought as the train pulls into station after station?  That sounds like a good idea except for one small issue.  All the passengers seem to be the same ones.  No one's getting off and no one's getting on.  Correction, one person just boarded at the wife station.


In any case, what's a guy to do with the same trains of thought that keep running through the stations?  Be a conductor I suppose.  That's what you call the guy, right?  The one that manages the trains?  No, that's the guy that collects the tickets from the passengers, isn't it?  Hang on...  The mysterious crystal ball (Google) says (Wikipedia) that a conductor is...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conductor_(transportation)

A conductor is a member of a railway train's crew that is responsible for operational and safety duties that do not involve the actual operation of the train. The title of conductor is most associated with railway operations in North America, but the role of conductor is common to railways worldwide albeit under different job titles. Specific job responsibilities for a conductor type position include ensuring that the train adheres to its schedule, ensuring that any cars or cargo is picked up or dropped off at the proper place, completing en-route paperwork, ensuring that the train follows applicable safety rules and practices, controlling the train's movement while operating in reverse,coupling or decoupling cars, assisting with the setting out or picking up of rolling stock, carrying out running repairs, ticket collection and various customer service duties.

Did you actually read that?  I didn't, at least not in it's entirety.  It's quite amazing how well I excel at mediocrity at times.  There, now I've read it all, though how much I've actually retained is any one's guess.  Where was I?  Besides sitting in bed writing this right now I mean.  Don't give me that look.  You're the one with the smart comments.  Yes.  Anyway....  Train Conductors.

So no, I guess I don't need a conductor to manage the trains of thought running willy nilly through my head.  Well, I do, but not one.  Perhaps I should check the local job listings for people applying for conductor positions.  As busy as my brain is, I'll be needing a few conductors.  No such luck on the job title for the person that schedules the trains though.  We'll just call him the train scheduler for the purposes of this post.

I guess my trains of though need a train scheduler.  Someone to manage the arrival and departure of the trains and the cargo.  Oh, see...   There goes another train left the station.  I'm bored with this and feel like moving on.

So how are you feeling this evening?