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Category Archives: Little Miss C
Happy Birthday To Us
Trainjotting turns 5 this week. Yes, in January of 2007, we were a rambling forum for scattered thoughts about commuting on Metro-North. Our kids were 1 and not born yet, and shades of gray were just starting to show at … Continue reading
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The Missus Shall Be Knittin’ Since I Lost My Mitten
I lost a trusted ally, particularly in these frigid months, just before the holidays. Seven or eight years ago, The Missus knitted me a beautiful pair of gray wool mittens. The mittens were more than wooly hand warmers to me–they … Continue reading
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Taking Amtrak to Virginia, and a Subway to Westchester
Upon our return from Big Sis’s place in Virginia Beach in September, after a combined, oh, 19 or so hours on Amtrak, Little G was nearly inconsolable to no longer have his cousins around to play with. So we asked, half … Continue reading
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Scamtrak & Glamtrak: A Tale of Two Train Trips
We put Amtrak to a major test over the long Rosh Hosh weekend, as the four of us–TJ, The Missus, Little G, Little Miss C–took the train to Newport News, Virginia en route to Big Sis’s place in Virginia Beach, and … Continue reading
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A Not So Beautiful Day In the Neighborhood
It’s the evening after the work day. It’s muggy. I’m sticky, I’m tired, I’m cranky. I’ve just walked my bike up Little Heartbreak Hill, moments after cresting Heartbreak Hill itself. I’m two blocks from home when the neighbor’s children, who … Continue reading
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Acela Seats Too Pricey
It’s around midway through the Mets-Cubs game, and the Mets have around as many hits as they do errors. The kids, making their first visit to Citi and caring not a whit about anything in front of them outside of Mr. … Continue reading
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Dam It, Where’s My Movie?
In the almost five years we’ve been in Westchester, we’d never ventured to one of the outdoor summer movies they show at Kensico. I remember seeing signs for it as we circled the crazy Bronx River Loop like the Griswolds … 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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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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Writers Fill Old Train Station
As we wait for the Mount Pleasant town board to decide on what to do with little ol’ Hawthorne train station, I got a glimpse at a very interesting repurpose of an old train station in Westchester County. The Philipse Manor … Continue reading
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