The Subway: Dramatis personæ

On every subway ride there is a veritable cast of characters that must be present for the show to go on. Without them, something is missing, and with them, life is more interesting. Herein is a listing of my favorites and not-so-favorites in no particular order.
The Muffin Man
I see this guy at least once a [...]

Will and Fancy take Manhattan; Joey takes the stairs.

I was getting a bit worried last week that life in NYC wasn’t proving to be blog-worthy, but that was before this past weekend. My friend Will and his wife Francoise (henceforth to be known as Fancy) came down for the weekend, and I knew that any time spent with Will would be an adventure.
On [...]

Did she really just say that?

During my creative writing class in college, my favorite assignment was what my professor called ‘Found Lines.’ Each week along with our essays, we had to submit ten Found Lines that we had overheard. The idea behind the assignment was to get us to be more aware of the world around us, as well as [...]

Dad’s First Yankee Game – Part 1

Dad’s first Yankee game proved to be too much of an adventure, so I’m splitting it into two posts. Happy reading!
I took Dad to his first Yankee game ever Wednesday night. It was Yankees vs. the Red Sox, so he was in for quite a treat. Back in March when single game tickets went on [...]