Wednesday, August 20, 2008

More Perspective

The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns as it were instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish spurting out ink.
- George Orwell

Monday, August 18, 2008

The Plan (Revised)

Drive to PDX!
JB #166 from PDX (23:59) to JFK (08:12)
AirTran from JFK (08:30) to Howard Beach (08:45)
T#A from Howard Beach (08:55) to Broadway/Nassau (09:30)
T#4 from Broadway/Nassau (09:40) to Grand Central (09:55)
-Kick it or step out to the Blarney Stone
T#4 from Grand Central (11:30) to 161st (11:45)
-Monument Park, et al
***First Pitch: 1:05 PM***
T#4 from 161 (16:20) to Broadway/Nassau (16:50)
T#A from Broadway/Nassau (17:10) to Howard Beach (17:40)
AirTran from Howard Beach (17:50) to JFK (18:05)
JB #165 from JFK (19:35) to PDX (22:54)
DRIVE HOME!

AirTran round-trip: $10.00 (Pay-Per-Ride MetroCard - 2 x $5.00)
MTA round-trip: $7.50 (1-Day Fun Pass)
Parking $7.00