In between trains (northbound Amtrak, two southbound freights), Flannery and I had a look at some stuff on the beach, like this petrified giant squid. Sharon said it was a tree, but what does she know? She didn't grow up on a sunken fishing boat like I did. I guess I will need to be the one in charge of Flannery's education, lest Sharon fill her head up with all sorts of nonsense. I mean, what kind of tree grows sideways on a beach?