Category Archives: Little G

Consumer Reports Reporter Killed By Metro-North Train

Consumer Reports reporter Gian Trotta is dead after being struck by a train near Goldens Bridge station, reports the Journal News, which says the Westchester Medical Examiner has called his death a suicide. I met this guy years ago. We were … Continue reading

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I’m CooCoo For New Metro-North Texting Service

The morning was a bit weird. It was Little G’s “graduation” from pre-school up in Priusville (can any male of a certain age hear “Pomp and Circumstance” anymore without thinking of “Animal House”?), so I attended, then shot over to … Continue reading

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Monkeys See, Monkey Do

Me and The Missus took the train in to the big city last night to check out Arctic Monkeys at Central Park’s Summerstage. The in-laws were in town and got the kids to bed (well, Little G, at least, as … Continue reading

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Philly Breaks New Yorker’s Heart…Again

Given the opportunity to interview someone face to face, as opposed to over the phone, I jumped at the chance to do it in person–especially as there was an Amtrak trip to Philly involved. I hadn’t ridden Amtrak in close … Continue reading

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Saluting the Season’s First Snow

For almost five years, I looked forward to the days when Little G would sleep until 8 a.m. No more waking pre-dawn, carrying him down to the freezing ground floor, turning on the heat, and reading Goodnight Gorilla and rolling … Continue reading

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Karate Kid ‘Waxes On’ About Hamburger Choo Choo

With The Missus, Little G and Little Miss C away over the weekend, I finally got to watch the PBS documentary “Hometown Huntington,” about the Long Island town where I was reared, that had been hogging up space on our … Continue reading

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If It’s Hailing, Then I’m Hailing

Twice in the past three days, I thought I could get to my NYC destination from the northern ‘burbs without the aid of a car. Twice, I was foiled. The Missus took Little G and Little Miss C away for … Continue reading

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PLANEJOTTING: Delta Redeems Self

We’ve switched gears to Planejotting mode to blast Delta Airlines in the past, and when we were done with that, we blasted Delta a little more. And then some more. Our primary gripe centered around a trip the TJs took to the … Continue reading

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The Rainbow Connection

I was walking home Friday, and the rain–the heavy, drenching, flooding rain–had finally stopped for the first time in days. I saw a swath of blue poking through a still-angry gray sky to the west. As I conquered Heartbreak Hill … Continue reading

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If You See Something, Say Nothing, Or, The Band Played On

I got to Grand Central yesterday with my usual 90 seconds to make my train; Metro-North has been good enough to put my northbound trains on Track 29 this week. Thanks, guys. I lamented not having more time, as Vanderbilt … Continue reading

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