Category Archives: Travel
Sprawling and Other Urban Activities
I remember when I was in college Z used to talk a lot about urban sprawl. I understood what it meant in principle, but not in reality. I spent most of my childhood years in Manhattan where there isn’t any … Continue reading
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Charm City Disjuncture
When K first recommended Baltimore my brain flashed to scenes from “The Wire,” which, if you haven’t seen it, I say you should stop reading this blog immediately, get yourself to the nearest film store and watch all 5 seasons … Continue reading
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Cheesesteak-arific
Oh my bloggy audience, I do apologize for my long absence! Two weeks…Yikes! I blame New York. It seems to have sapped all my energies. I’m back on the road. Well, the rail, really. At the moment I’m training it … Continue reading
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Snow and Other October Activities
I got back to New York on Friday night and I’m now experiencing my holiday from my holiday. Utter laziness and apathy has set in. Pretty immediately I might add. I think I’ll blame that mindset on the immediate onset … Continue reading
Bye-bye Nashland (written last night)
I’m sitting in another airport. I gave up. Well, that’s kind of harsh. I could say that I decided to shorten my stay in Nashville. It’s a number of things, Nashville is, and a lovely town, but not a lovely … Continue reading
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NashVegas
I had no idea that Nashville had a nickname! If I had to come up with one it probably would have been something like NashDisney Land, but Nashvegas has a better ring to it. Vegas is like a caricature of … Continue reading
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Walking All Over the Law
Ever since I arrived in the NorthWest I’ve noticed people standing politely at the street corner waiting for the little man to tell them it’s ok to walk across the street. Being a New Yorker I don’t really take much … Continue reading
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Uphill Battle
When I think of San Francisco, I think of hills. When I thought of Seattle, I thought…water? Space Needle? Grunge? I don’t think I thought of hills, but boy, I wish I had. This city is like one freakin’ ginormous … Continue reading
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The Dream is Alive in Portland
There’s a song in the show “Portlandia” with lyrics along the lines of “The Dream of the 90s is Alive in Portland.” While this very well might be true, I would have to say that the Liberal dream is alive … Continue reading
Where do People in Portland Buy their Drugs?
I would have more appropriately written their pharmaceutical needs, but that wouldn’t have had quite the ring to it. In Manhattan, you can’t walk a block before passing a Duane Reade, CVS, or Walgreens pharmacy. It used to be Starbucks, … Continue reading
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