Monthly Archives: December 2008

Texas (Sun to Sun)

Posted on December 24, 2008 by ken

I spent Tuesday in Texas. We had crossed the state line from Louisiana the night before, stopped at San Antonio early in the morning, and by breakfast time we were in Del Rio, the “queen city of the Rio Grande.” … Continue reading →

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Sunset Limited

Posted on December 23, 2008 by ken

I’m freeloading on someone’s wireless connection during a stopover in El Paso, Texas. The train is running a bit ahead of schedule so we’re sitting at the platform for a little while. I took a walk alongside the train, and … Continue reading →

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Laissez les triste temps roulette

Posted on December 22, 2008 by ken

French Quarter I’ll be leaving New Orleans on the Sunset Limited in a few hours, after a one-night stopover here. I haven’t been here since 2005 and I have to say, it’s pretty sad. I have always had mixed feelings … Continue reading →

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Songblogging From the Train

Posted on December 21, 2008 by ken

I’m in New Orleans, stopping over for the night on my cross-country train trip to Arizona to see my brother. I left New York on Saturday afternoon on the Crescent, which runs down the Northeast Corridor to Atlanta and then … Continue reading →

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Protected: Gotta Catch a Train

Posted on December 20, 2008 by ken

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Goodbye to South Ferry

Posted on December 17, 2008 by ken

The old South Ferry station on the IRT is about to be replaced with a new, larger station, so yesterday I roped mary_wroth into a brief photo expedition to the old station. I grew up in the public-transit wastelands of … Continue reading →

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New Camera!

Posted on December 15, 2008 by ken

Thanks to the recent theft of my backpack, I needed to replace my point&shoot camera before my Arizona trip that starts this weekend. After doing a lot of research, I decided to go with an upgraded version of the camera … Continue reading →

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Candy Girl, Or, How To Spend a Saturday Afternoon

Posted on December 13, 2008 by ken

I went to an old-time jam with my friend Kari the other night and she played a lovely tune called “Candy Girl,” which I’ve heard her play but never learned. We played it and I got a sense of the … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Closest I’m Going To Get To Holiday Cards This Year

Posted on December 12, 2008 by ken

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Protected: Memo To the Dumbass In the SmartCar

Posted on December 12, 2008 by ken

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