Category Archives: 1-3/4-Seater

Cape Crusader Back in the Saddle

Posted on August 30, 2010 by TJ

Back in the saddle after a ten-day break, a spell enhanced by our furloughed Fridays here at the salt mine. The break featured our annual summer block party, during which I chatted with a man who recently moved into the … Continue reading →

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The Dumbasses That Forget Their Monthly Passes? Yup, That’s Me

Posted on July 6, 2010 by TJ

Well, I think I remembered to bring everything home after a bunch of days at the Cape–iPod, SPF 101 sunblock, very funny hardcover of Tom Rachman’s The Imperfectionists. Everything, that is, except my brain. I took off last Thursday, meaning … Continue reading →

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Not Many Tales From the Rails

Posted on April 29, 2010 by TJ

I figure I’m about due for a good freakish train experience. Seriously, it’s been some time since I’ve had a good eyewitness incident to blog about: a rider-conductor tiff, a rider-rider spat, snakes on a train, whatever it might be. … Continue reading →

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Metro-North Contemplates Seat Licenses

Posted on April 1, 2010 by admin

Metro-North is noodling the notion of selling seat licenses in order to help make up the MTA’s glaring budget deficit, according to a working draft of a press release provided by a tipster. The program, not unlike what we see at … Continue reading →

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Potential Psycho on the 8:16

Posted on September 29, 2009 by TJ

There was a peculiar fellow on the 8:16 today. He was a big white guy, around 6′ 3″ and 220. He wore the geeky horn-rimmed glasses one tends to associate with psychos, and he had a blackened tooth on the … Continue reading →

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Stamped a Republican

Posted on September 15, 2009 by TJ

Sometimes we pay too much attention to the feats of our celeb heroes–Derek Jeter’s 2,722 singles as a Yankee, Mark Sanchez’s surprisingly strong start to his Jets career–and not enough to the everyday Joes pulling off great feats of strength … Continue reading →

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Sneezy, Dopey and Grumpy

Posted on July 21, 2009 by TJ

As I gas on about every time I come back from vacation, there always seems to be havoc awaiting on the first ride into the city after an extended time away. This morning I actually caught a break. The downpour … Continue reading →

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First Swine Mask Emerges

Posted on April 30, 2009 by TJ

Saw my first swine-flu mask on the walk to Grand Central yesterday. It was an Asian woman of about 25, walking south on Park Avenue South around 32nd Street at around 5:35. It’s worth mentioning that I sat next to … Continue reading →

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Crazy Train: Punks Vs. Preps

Posted on March 16, 2009 by TJ

I ventured into the city Saturday night for a concert, fooling Little G into thinking it was an hour earlier (much harder these days, with daylight savings time and all), and headed out the door for the 7:53. Downtown Hummerville … Continue reading →

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Found Money on the 5:46

Posted on January 6, 2009 by TJ

I made my way to Grand Central yesterday evening, filled with the early-January lament when one realizes the holidays are over, spring is not for several months, St. Patrick’s Day is no longer fun for people of a certain age, and, in … Continue reading →

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