frankly I’m surprised it took me so long to admit this. I bought a one-way train ticket to Reno Nevada. It cost me $240 (flex fare, not the basic fare!) and it has become so Much More Than a line on my bank statement. It has become the only thing I think about. If you are in need of something to think of a lot, spend $240 on a cross country Amtrak fare, and ponder it.