Everyone has trains of thoughts. They are those fragments of ideas that start out in your head as a question, but somewhere in reasoning out the answer, you realize that your answer actually leads you to more questions. Truth is, some trains of thoughts can stand alone. They don’t really need an answer because they are a simple statement or awareness. The caveat to that though, is that some simple statements open up a plethora of questions. Maybe that is why they are called “trains” You can add or subtract as many cars as you wish, elongating or abbreviating the cortège. The one commonality between trains and thoughts, is that they all begin with an engine and eventually arrive at a destination.

This tome has no absolute answers. It has only ruminations. Even an elementary statement may be deceptive. An example of this would be, “The sky is blue.” Some might read that trite statement and think, okay, while others might read the same four words and think, well, not always. It can be azure or mauve or even pink; thus creating a litany of possibilities.

I began jotting these musings down over twenty years ago. They were hand written on scraps of paper, in cheap spiral notebooks. I would scribble down the gibberish that was rattling around in my head for no reason other than to gain some control over my continuous ribbons of wonder. As I look back on them today, some remain as relevant as they were then. Although I have found the answers to many, I continue to be puzzled by others.

No world crises will be solved in this collection, nor is my purpose to convince you of my brilliance. It’s just about thinking, analyzing, pondering and even dreaming as you allow your brain to take a walk in wonderment.

### 1. . A deep sigh means  you’re too busy thinking about something else to remember to breathe.