July 20, 2005
Oh, Acela!
So there are no Acelas between Boston and NYC, but I took Acela from Baltimore to NYC yesterday. The good news was the ride was nice and fast. The bad news was the train was mobbed through Philadelphia.
I enjoyed Baltimore, despite only being there for the day. The office I visisted was adjacent to the Orioles stadium at Camdem Yards, so I got to walk around the outside a bit.
Posted by Bill Trippe at 11:23 AM
July 19, 2005
Bush Clarifies Position on Rove
Hoping to clarify his position in the blossoming Treasongate scandal, Bush announced today that, yes, in fact, crass partisan politics always comes before national security. "Look, we had an election to win, and, you know, national security, classified information, and the safety of intelligence, whatever, operatives simply had to take a back seat." Asked if he expected the American people to understand his position, Bush cackled with laughter before finally blurting out, "Are you shitting me? Of course they will. They swallow anything I feed them."
Posted by Bill Trippe at 9:32 AM | Comments (1)
On the Road Again
After spending yesterday at home in Boston, I am in Baltimore today, New York City tomorrow and Thursday, and then Philadelphia on Friday. I get home to Boston Friday night, and then Saturday morning we pick up an RV and head to Maine for a week.
I am not complaining, really I am not.
My real complain right now is the Red Sox, who can't seem to win anymore. Tonight they face the lowly Devil Rays, who beat them last night, 3-1. Former Sox pitcher Casey Fossum is pitching for the Devil Rays, which means he will throw a perfect game. Check out Fossum's profile and stats. He is listed at 6'1 and 160, but he looks about 135 pounds. My boys nicknamed him AAA, as in battery, and not the level of minor league baseball.
Posted by Bill Trippe at 9:26 AM
July 11, 2005
Uniters not Dividers
Ted Rall has a great column about just how much of a slimebucket Karl Rove is if he really did out a CIA operative. As Rall points out, the Republicans never stop telling us we are fighting a war on terror, so Rove's actions would surely be treason. Rall seems to suggest the most likely outcome is impeachment, but I doubt that will happen. Can you imagine what the wingnuts would be saying if someone in the Clinton administration had done this?
Posted by Bill Trippe at 2:20 PM
July 9, 2005
Wherefore art thou Acela?
I had a miserable trip on a regional Amtrak last night from Stamford, CT back to Boston. The train was an hour-plus late and jammed with people. I finally found a seat, and quickly discovered why no one was sitting there. It was next to a bathroom that had a backed up toilet, and the smell was--how to say this politely--overwhelming. We limped through Connecticut, and some additional seats opened up elsewhere in the car, but by now the whole car and the neighboring car reeked.
As we left Providence, the conductors had all the doors between all the cars open. I think the hope was that some fresh air would dilute the smell, but I think it only had the effect of distributing the aroma uniformly through the entire train.
Oh joy.
I spent the last ten minutes between cars, catching some fresh air. I was briefly reminded of another long, slow train ride into Boston, many years ago.
Posted by Bill Trippe at 2:26 PM | Comments (2)
