Category Archives: The Missus

Come On Feel the Noyee-eeaze

Posted on December 19, 2011 by TJ

I was late, and cold, as I flew on my bike down Heartbreak Hill. I was thankful for the warmth of the wool mittens The Missus had knitted for me many years ago. (More on that tomorrow.) I was cruising … Continue reading →

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The Con’s of Santa-Con

Posted on December 12, 2011 by TJ

The Santa-Con hangover, Hawthorne station. Me and The Missus ventured into Gotham for our annual mid December bacchanalia that is my old rugby club’s annual awards dinner, with TJ’s Mom and Dad nice enough to schlep to the 914 to … Continue reading →

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Scamtrak & Glamtrak: A Tale of Two Train Trips

Posted on October 3, 2011 by TJ

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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Those Switches are Bitches

Posted on September 20, 2011 by TJ

We were cruising along 0n the northbound 5:27, en route to our families, dinner, nightly dose of Brian Williams, martini, or whatever it is you do when you return to your domicile. It was a little shy of Scarsdale when … Continue reading →

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Dam It, Where’s My Movie?

Posted on July 8, 2011 by TJ

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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PLANEJOTTING: Delta Redeems Self

Posted on October 12, 2010 by TJ

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 Sunday Commute Bonus Edition

Posted on February 22, 2010 by admin

Since I don’t spend nearly enough time riding the rails to New York City, we packed up the gang to head in for a day trip yesterday. Little G is obsessed of late with two colossal things: skyscrapers and dinosaurs. … Continue reading →

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Cheap Trip to Punta Cana

Posted on January 27, 2010 by TJ

We were fairly psyched when we saw the first signs of a new restaurant along Hawthorne’s sleepy strip in the fall. Indeed, Punta Cana Restaurant promised “Spanish & Portuguese food”–a nice variation from the red sauce and bar food available … Continue reading →

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Trainjotting Reviews The High Line

Posted on October 5, 2009 by TJ

Well, four months after it opened, the TJs finally got out to visit the High Line, the marvelous raised pedestrian park on the Way West Side of Manhattan. What took us so long? Well, it’s a hike from work, the … Continue reading →

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Mysterious Ways to Get to Concerts, Or, A Quarter-Century of Schlepping to U2 Shows

Posted on September 23, 2009 by TJ

As I unlocked my bike from the Hawthorne bike rack at precisely 6:30 last night, I heard the bells from that lonely 1800s church on the other side of the tracks. The bells were chiming that familiar church-y DUHHH duhhh … Continue reading →

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