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Category Archives: Straphanger Joe
Straphanger Joe Says There Are No Stupid People, Just Stoopid Ads
Stoopid We taught my son that stupid was a bad word. We didn’t want him calling things (“Stupid game” or “Stupid dog” or “Stupid anthill”) or people this word so we told him it was a baaaaaad word. … Continue reading
Straphanger Joe Stuck on Auto-Pilot
Blade Runner I’ve been driving a lot this week – three days into Manhattan instead of the subway. My son goes to school on Long Island and this week my wife was working in Manhattan so… I got to … Continue reading
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 Not His Chipper Self Today
Recovery Times This morning I noticed three things. Yesterday I found out that a program I run at my job was not refunded for the coming year. Recovery money went to someone else – the city and state to be … 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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Straphanger Joe is One Sheet to the Wind
Subway Surreal F-train. Friday Afternoon. Rockefeller Center stop. Ninety-two degrees outside. Seventy-eight degrees inside the car. Air conditioner blowing. Cool air from the vent blows down on me, standing in the car, in front of the doors. My … Continue reading
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Straphanger Joe’s Brain Turns to Mush
iPhone, iGame, iSubway What caught me first was the name of the software company – Goorusoft. It couldn’t have been the wanton violence, mayhem from the shooting cannons, the sensation of rolling waves, or the sound of wood … Continue reading
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Straphanger Joe Plods Through Dogs Days of Summer
Dog and a Pack It’s the F train but I’m only traveling from 23rd Street to 42nd for lunchtime yoga. The train’s not too crowded but I’m standing anyway. When I’m not teaching I sit a lot at my … Continue reading
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Straphanger Joe is a Person of Interest
Recycled Rubber I came through the glass doors two days ago and headed towards the turnstile, my wallet already out and my card ready. An officer stood by the turnstiles, leaning against the silver gate, his hat at a … Continue reading
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Straphanger Joe Infiltrates the Secret Underground Bald E-Book Reader Society
Kindle Hunting on the F Two sightings in one week. Two days ago I was standing on the F train, late afternoon, crowded enough to stand, but not so crowded I couldn’t breathe, when I spied what appeared … Continue reading
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