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Category Archives: Walk to Work
Less Black, More Blue
It is as if they’ve finally torn down the scaffolding that cast a dark shadow over your apartment or your office building. Sun. Sky. Hope. When you leave work today, you will see a fading blue sky as the sun … Continue reading
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A Hitch-Biker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Four for four, folks. Yes, four times in the past two weeks, with rain in the air, on the ground, and in the forecast, I set out on foot for Hawthorne station. And four times, I was picked up by … Continue reading
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TRAINJOTTING TURNS 5: Lust
Each day this week, to commemorate our fifth birthday, Trainjotting is publishing memorable posts from the past, grouped under a specific Seven Deadly Sin. Today’s sin is Lust. This post ran in August 2008, written by then “Foot It” columnist Tim … Continue reading
Lost in Translation
As I noted here the other day, all this rain/snow/sleet/wintry-mix-in-spring lets me see my little town as a pedestrian, instead of zooming to the train on my bike. There are not many pedestrians around town. Typically they are Hispanic males … Continue reading
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Things We Found While Walking Home From the Train
These rainy/snowy days provide us with the pleasure of walking to and from the train station, instead of our usual two-wheeled (two-tired? too tired?) approach. Late last week, I spied a compelling sight off the side of the road going … 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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Scroo Yoo Gai Pan
I picked up a discarded fortune cookie slip in front of the work elevators while commencing my journey home last night. It read: The greatest danger could be your stupidity. OK, then.
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TRAINJOTTING CLASSIC: The Season of Giving. And Taking
From December 10, 2008 I’m strolling along this morning, feeling good about myself. We’re having a coat drive at work that ends today. I’ve got a contribution to make, and it’s sandwiched between my hip and my … Continue reading
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Hanging up the Keds
This guy shakes up the staid offerings on tree-hugger blog Greenoptions.com by announcing he’ll cease walking the “few blocks” to work (it makes him late, and usually sweaty), and instead will drive a big honkin’ SUV with glittering rims. His new … Continue reading
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