This Post Was Written While Sitting Sideways on a Bumpy Train
This post is not just filling space. It is not being written because I have nothing else to say. It is not a “lazy” post, written out of desperation or a sense of obligation. Rather, this post is being...
View ArticleRiding the Rails
I get on BART at MacArthur in North Oakland, turn my bike upside down and put in the bike space, toss my helmet and backpack on the seat next to me, get out my laptop, and settle in for the … Continue...
View ArticleWhile One Man Reads a Book, Another Man Pines for a Shower
Four of us sat around the homemade poker table. Our forearms rested on the soft brown leather rails. Our fingers twirled blue and green and white chips. Our hands placed beers in cup holders. Cards and...
View Article63 Breaths on the Way to BART
I walk down the front steps in the early morning darkness. The plants hang over the path. They brush up against me. My clothes get wet with their dew. The flashlight on my phone shines in front of me....
View ArticleRiding the Rails Vs. Manning the Wheels – Part Two
Read Part One of Riding the Rails Vs. Manning the Wheels here. I should have stayed home that day, but instead I decided to hop on the 5:46am BART train out of MacArthur in Oakland, arriving in...
View ArticleRiding the Rails Vs. Manning the Wheels – Part Four
This is the conclusion of the Riding the Rails Vs. Manning the Wheels saga. Read parts one, two, and three for the full story. It was a hard decision to make, but after a lengthy deliberation I...
View ArticleSteadying My Package: Finding Balance with Books and Trains and Buses and...
I stood on the platform at the MacArthur BART station. The crisp January wind whisked across my face. My Little Martin guitar hung in its soft backpack case across my shoulders. My train was due in...
View ArticleSometimes You Make the Right Decision
I knew as soon as I stepped on to the BART train at MacArthur station in the early morning darkness that I had made the right decision. The warm blast of air from the train car heater contrasted nicely...
View ArticleThe Man on the Train
I got on the first car of the 3:18 Richmond-bound train heading north out of the Millbrae station. I found a forward-facing seat, set my backpack down, got out my book, and took a few breaths as I...
View ArticleA Journey to the Edge of the Continent
I had the day off and I wanted to make some progress on my nearly-600-page book. I could think of no better place to read than on the buses and trains of San Francisco. I drove down the hill to …...
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