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Monthly Archives: March 2008
‘Columbia Spectator’: Commuting Sucks, Subway Riders Mean
The Columbia Spectator, the student paper showcasing the finest young minds in journalism, has a unique payment policy for writers: The Ivy League rag pays by cliche. At least that’s one might deduce after reading Zahra Khimji’s “A Peek Into … Continue reading
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The Wearin’ o’ the Green
Unlike the crowd on board for the Giants parade last month, we didn’t see too many green-clad St. Paddy’s revelers on the 8:43 this morning. A pair of Westchester mooks in matched green t-shirts adorned with the word ‘Irish’ and a … Continue reading
‘Times’ Staffers’ Commutes Just Got a Little Longer
Thanks to budget cuts and “the increased safety and security of the Times Square area,” the New York Times is scrapping a shuttle service to Penn Station and Grand Central for employees.” Reads the memo: “As part of our continuing efforts … Continue reading
An Open Letter To:
The high school kids reading the Wall Street Journal on the 8:16 today. You were both about 18. One of you was a bit rakish–tall, lean, a mop of curly hair that one could envision a recently divorced MILF running … Continue reading
New ‘Mileposts’ Lands
The new edition of the Metro-North monthly newsletter Mileposts was greeting riders on the seats this morning with news of new timetables April 6 (Hudson gets 41 more trains a week, Harlem gets a 5:55 a.m.’er out of North White … Continue reading
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Take the Train Instead of the Plane
High-speed trains in Europe are starting to nip into the cheap-fare airlines, writes the Wall Street Journal, by offering amenities such as more legroom, faster speeds (almost 200 mph!), cellphone service and DVD rentals. A rail system called Eurostar has … Continue reading
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Catch an Iger by the Tail
OK, I was cutting it a wee bit close. Disney top dog Bob Iger was speaking at 9:15. The 8:16 got me in at 9:04. All I had to do was make my way out that back entrance of Grand … Continue reading
Biking Through Middle Earth
Here’s some video of me zipping through traffic on my bike yesterday, cutting things way too close en route to the 8:43 train after wasting precious minutes explaining the season finale of The Wire to The Missus (Duquan! A junkie! … Continue reading
Here Comes the Sun
I think everyone on the 5:27 to Mt. Kisco had the same thing on their mind yesterday: This daylight savings time thing sure is sweet. With the extra hour of sun hitting us fully three weeks earlier than it did … Continue reading
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In Defense of New Rochelle
A first-time reader/first-time commenter took Trainjotting to task for what they deemed to be an egregiously unfair and woefully inaccurate portrayal of New Rochelle in a post about The Missus and Little G missing their New Ro train stop on … Continue reading