Monthly Archives: August 2008

Blood on the Tracks, Flood on the Derailed Blog

Posted on August 29, 2008 by TJ

Bobby the Conductor is back on the job after scoring an Irish tan in Myrtle Beach, and he obviously came back with his batteries supercharged. In one memorable week, Conductor Bobby gets duped by a woman holding the train doors as … Continue reading →

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Sidewalk. Or Dog Run?

Posted on August 28, 2008 by TJ

I do not hate dogs. I love dogs. I love animals.   Actually, I grew up with a dog—Chipper, a spaniel mix that loved to wrestle and hated to be bathed—as well as two cats. (Just for the record, I … Continue reading →

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The Trainjotting Product Review: The iPod Nano

Posted on August 27, 2008 by TJ

It’s been almost two months since my iPod Classic died and was replaced by the leaner, sleeker Nano, so I thought it was about time to offer up the official Trainjotting Nano review. Two notes before we start. 1. A … Continue reading →

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The Mark of a True New Yorker

Posted on August 27, 2008 by TJ

SecondAvenueSagas offers the unique perspective of a New York native to an NY Times story on those skyline-gazing new adults arriving in our city these days and clogging our sidewalks and subways: the college freshman. Sagas writes: A resident of … Continue reading →

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Word of the Week: USAIN BOLTING

Posted on August 27, 2008 by TJ

USAIN BOLTING /ooo SAYN BOLT ing/ verb: The act of attaining a world record sprint time in an effort to reach a train that’s about to leave the station. (a.k.a. “Insane Bolting”) Usage: The lights of the 6:02 to Tuckahoe … Continue reading →

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TJ Unwittingly Shilling For McCain

Posted on August 26, 2008 by TJ

I have almost no control over the ads you see at the top of the page. Yes, I signed up for the program, called Google Adsense, and on a good day, what I and JerseyJim and Foot It guy Tim … Continue reading →

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Un-Conventional Transport in Mile-High City

Posted on August 26, 2008 by TJ

Pedicab drivers are doing brisk business at the Democratic Convention, reports the Wall Street Journal. Steve Meyer, owner of one of Denver’s largest fleets of pedicabs and a manufacturer of the vehicles, wants the convention’s national audience to see bike … Continue reading →

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How Not to Get to Mt. Kisco

Posted on August 25, 2008 by TJ

8:16 hurtling toward Gotham this morn. Conductor comes around for tickets. The man in front of me is Hispanic, dressed in jeans and a t-shirt. He’s snoozing. “Tickets, please,” says the conductor, a normal looking man, about 40, black. The Hispanic … Continue reading →

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Obama Taps Uber-Commuter For Veep

Posted on August 25, 2008 by TJ

While much is known about Joe Biden’s knack for a deliciously inappropriate malapropism (Lesson of the day: Calling a presidential candidate an “articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking” African-American will not necessarily preclude you from being said African … Continue reading →

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End of the Line: Monasteries, Fake Elvises and Shoot the Freak

Posted on August 25, 2008 by TJ

Fun story in yesterday’s Times about what surrounds the 24 last stops on the NYC subway system. The reporters do a very good job in gathering interesting details, from the excessive hand-waver at Station Plaza in Queens, to the sad … Continue reading →

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