The Pope…On World Youth Day
In his “year in review” Pope Benedict the XVI mentioned much about the recent World Youth Day in Madrid. Rocco…
Another Loud Cell Phone Train Rider Put In Her Place…
On the Metro North Commuter Rail, which I used to take every day into New York City when I still…
Houston, We Have No Footage
How in the world does this happen? An exhaustive, three-year search for some tapes that contained the original footage of…
The Last Bastion of Civilized Travel
A doozy from Yahoo News: A woman who was escorted off an Amtrak train by police this weekend after she…
May the Road Rise Ever to Greet You….
Today is graduation day at The University at Buffalo, UB to those of us in the know here. Many of…
Day 28: Lenten 50 Day Giveaway: Adoption Books
Two friends were able to adopt a child from an orphanage we visited in Nicaragua, so I had these books…
As Buffalo Celebrates St. Patrick’s…
Today is the Buffalo St. Patrick’s Day parade. The Irish have always had it rough and so, we look to…
I’ll Take the Pat Down
So, I did a lot of traveling over the holidays and throughout January. Coming back from Tampa I wore my…
Why I Miss Public Transportation
Buses and subways offer us a view of human life like none other. If you take public transit places you…
Chihuahua Stowaway
Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. So I finally got home after a 9 hour train ride. It was…