Hands over a half-unrolled map on a wooden table at dusk, with a candle and a beer bottle

State of the Gravity — 2009

Looking back at 2009

January 4, 2009. Two friends, high-gravity beers, and a domain bought as a goof. The year opened on that joke. Living full, not loud.

The other thing 2009 holds is September. Friends across the pond, London to Prague by rail, then an exit row near the bulkhead. Scotch close to the restrooms. A plan to rock in the seats until the cabin got the wrong idea. Italy came the same week, in handwriting.

A short list. The night the name showed up, the rail out of the bar, and a page that would not scan. That is what got packed into the year.

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