Finally got some time off this weekend and I had an opportunity to travel up to Boston for the first time ever! My buddies band Cozmosis was having one last reunion show before all the band members flew across the country and the show was epic. I left NYC around 4PM, but we didn’t make [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Epic Boston Weekend
Posted in New York City, tagged Boston, friends, New York City, Small World on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Time Off (Finally)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged friends, Interning, New Jersey, Time off, Washington DC on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some of you may have already read my Epic Week(s) post about not having any days off. Well I finally got my days off this past weekend with a fun trip down to Washington DC. Despite a lot of rain we managed to make due with the short time we had in the city. We [...]
Book Time
Posted in New York City, tagged Commuting, New York City, NJ Transit, Roger Clemens, The Miller Brothers, Touching Home on August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Whenever I work a game at the Brooklyn Cyclones, I find myself with a large amount of book time. Whenever I am on NJTransit I usually just watch a TV show on my laptop, but on the subway a laptop is far too unwieldy to use. So I revert to the time trusted and venerable [...]
A Little Common Sense?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Common Sense, Health Care Debate, President Obama on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With all the uproar at these town hall debates I am really starting to question people’s sanity. I am glad there is a passionate debate going on, but two recent incidents set off alarm bells for me. The first was a gentlemen in New Hampshire with the really bright idea to show up to the [...]
An Important Anniversary
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged History, New York Times, VJ Day, World War II on August 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In our 24 hour news cycle of the healthcare debate, plane crashes, and violence around the world important dates can get lost in the the shuffle. Today is one of them. Today is VJ Day. VJ Day marks the surrender of Japan, and the end of World War II. (It was August 15th in Japan [...]
Transportation (fail) Nation
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Amtrak, Commuting, New Jersey, NJ Transit, President Obama on August 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
With the health care debate in full swing, the discussion about public transportation has been pushed to the back burner, but it is still a critical issue that needs to be addressed. I consider myself incredibly lucky that I have a cheap(fairly) way of getting into and out of New York City every day, but [...]
The Epic Week(s)
Posted in New York City, tagged Commuting, Interning, New York City on August 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I read an article the other day about parents who pay to get their kids internships. Yes you heard it right PAY, to get an UNPAID internship. Here is a link to the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/business/09intern.html I found it utterly fascinating and scary at the same time. Have times gotten so bad that we have to [...]
Uniter, Not a Divider
Posted in New York City, tagged friends, New York City, Small World on August 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You may think I am talking about George Bush, but I am not. I am talking about New York City and its ability to bring people back together. This may sound a bit strange for a city with millions of people, but what New York really is a big meeting place. When I left college [...]
Small World Theory
Posted in New York City, tagged Commuting, friends, New York City, NJ Transit, Small World on August 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am sure you have heard the phrase “The world is smaller then you think.” Well I had two cases of that today. When I tell people where I am from I never say my exact town because 99.9% of people have never heard of it. However today at my internship one of my [...]
Commuting aka. The Daily Grind
Posted in New York City, tagged Commuting, New Jersey, New York City, NJ Transit on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Think for a second, when you are commuting your life is ruled by a piece of paper. My Daily Bible I know that sounds a tad bit scary, but for a commuter a printed time table rules your life. It determines what time you get up, what time you eat, when you get [...]
