Category Archives: Transportation

Span Fan

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

Today is the anniversary in 1909 of the opening of New York’s Queensboro Bridge connecting Manhattan with Queens across the East River. Though it’s not quite as famous as it’s sister to the south linking Manhattan and Brooklyn, the structure … Continue reading →

Posted in Transportation, Travel | 125 Comments

Casey Einstein

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

Today is both the birthday of Casey Jones (1863) the brave engineer, and Albert Einstein (1879), the Nobel Prize winning physicist and brainy icon. There are a couple of famous songs about Casey Jones. This one is by Johnny Cash. … Continue reading →

Posted in Songs, Transportation, Uncategorized | 103 Comments

The Next War

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

Another day, another exclamation-loaded flyer from Wally at Wally’s Intimida – home of the Sherpa Sport Utility Vehicle. September is “Side With Sherpa” Month at Wally’s Intimida! Believe it or not, Fall is just a few weeks away. And with … Continue reading →

Posted in Transportation, Wally | 68 Comments

Job Opening!

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

For people who use mass transit, there is a moment you dread – when you realize the bus you meant to catch is pulling away from the stop and you are still three blocks down the road with an bag … Continue reading →

Posted in Outer Space, Transportation, Travel | 45 Comments

Name Game

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned slipping on the ice and wrecking my clutch operating leg. As a result I was unable to drive and started using public transportation, which turned out to be easy and fun, mostly. Then … Continue reading →

Posted in Transportation, Uncategorized | 87 Comments

Gravity Slows the Pace

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

This past Tuesday I grabbed a shovel and headed into the back yard to address some of the difficult issues dog owners face when the thaw begins and it becomes horribly evident that Fido has not been telling the whole … Continue reading →

Posted in Transportation | 105 Comments

White Space

Posted on December 4, 2010 by

This weekend’s post is late, short and full of white space, thanks to our early December snowstorm and the 7 hours I spent on the road with family Friday afternoon, evening, night and early Saturday morning, driving to and from … Continue reading →

Posted in Poems, Transportation, Weather | 65 Comments

Snakes Are A Plane

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

You may have enjoyed a peaceful holiday, but for trend watcher and idea man Spin Williams, the work never stops. He is firmly focused on a future too far off for most of us to see clearly. His brain has … Continue reading →

Posted in Spin Williams, Transportation | 42 Comments

Ask Dr. Babooner

Posted on September 16, 2010 by

Dear Dr. Babooner, My girlfriend loves her car and her phone and it seems like she’s always on the go. When she called me yesterday, I could hear the road noise and cars whizzing by. I said, “Are you driving?” … Continue reading →

Posted in Dr. Babooner, Transportation | 64 Comments

Run Over By A Bus

Posted on September 15, 2010 by

So far, China gets the award for this summer’s most remarkable transit idea. In fact, thousands have remarked on it already! It’s a bus on stilts, straddling two lanes of traffic. The idea is an inventive solution to the expensive … Continue reading →

Posted in Transportation | 51 Comments