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Category Archives: iPod
Straphanger Joe Harnesses the Power of Ganga
Ganga Power It’s 7:34 a.m. and I just got on the F-train at Roosevelt and 74th. It’s the old orange and tan seater. I take pole position just inside the door. A few people have to flow around … Continue reading
Straphanger Joe is Feeling a Little Punchy This Morning
Salt and Pepper There’s a poster above me. It’s hot outside, cool inside. The AC in this car is working. It’s too crowded to be able to read and I’m tired, swaying a little with the motion of … Continue reading
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Spot Shortages, Blaring iPods and Sad Metal Chicks
We’d lamented the demise of the Westchester section of the NY Times, as it was always a good source of local news, much of it transit-related, because all we truly care about in the ‘burbs is a smooth ride to … Continue reading
Defenseless
Geez, what a morning. My rear wheel mud flap thing (what the heck do they call those things on bikes?) fell off a few weeks ago when I was jamming my trusty Trek into the back of our car after … Continue reading
Posted in Hawthorne, iPod
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Things Everybody Likes
Krispy Kremes “Hey Ya!” Seinfeld Grand Central Terminal The Gap Jeter EZ Pass Fenway Park Their iPod Matt Lauer Gramercy Tavern “Caddyshack” Paulie Walnuts C’mon, folks–what else?
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For THY Reading Pleasure…
Reader Lisa, a fluent speaker of the ancient tongue of Biblese, has some suggestions and tweaks for Trainjotting’s Commuter’s Ten Commandments. She writes: Peace be unto you. Please consider fixing a few grammatical errors in the commandments (corrections in all … Continue reading
The Commuter’s Ten Commandments
As Easter approaches, we felt it was only appropriate to republish the Trainjotting “Commuter’s 10 Commandments.” — Oddly enough, Moses was on the 5:46 to Mount Kisco last night. He left these behind…which, come to think of it, is a … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Blackberry, cell phone, iPod, Ten Commandments
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The Trainjotting Product Review: The iPod Nano
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
Posted in Bose, iPod
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An Open Letter To:
My iPod “Classic.” I guess this is, as the cliche goes, good bye. We went through a lot together, dear iPod “Classic” (I believe you were merely an “iPod when I bought you three years ago, much as “Classic Rock” was … Continue reading
The Aiwa TX516 Rides Again
Well, it appears the iPod is officially dead, eternally stuck on “Shuffle Songs” without actually shuffling songs. So I dusted off the old–as in very old–cassette Walkman, technically an Aiwa TX516, with “SUPER BASS” for those moments when the bass … Continue reading
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