Tag: subway
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How to get commuters to follow the rules
The Stockholm transportation system has come up with a unique way to guide commuters away from an exit door.
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The new subway cars are here! The new subway cars are here!
I may be a little late to this news, because as I mentioned a couple of posts back, there’s been NOWHERE to go and NOTHING to do, so I haven’t […]
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Parenting lesson #15 – Why predicting the future is bad
Had a very detailed discussion yesterday on the subway with my son about the dangers of future prediction. As he is too young to have seen the movie “Minority Report,” […]
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Mini Metro is the reason for my downfall
I realize that I haven’t written much on my blog the past week or two. Normally, I’m quite good at updating every day. I blame this lack of blog activity […]
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I got teachers to see and sandwiches to eat!
My 10-year old travels by himself on the subway to school each morning along with many other 10+ year olds. I usually walk him to the station each morning to […]
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How to better your life by laziness
People often ask me: “Do you want fries with that?” They also ask me how I keep in such good shape (as far as they can tell). Well, let me […]
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Anniversary plus a photo tip!
Today is my 15th wedding anniversary! Here is a lovely picture of us on vacation a couple of years ago in Berlin. Tip for couples traveling…. if you have trouble […]
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Strange moments
Sometimes when I sit on the subway with my headphones blasting music, I hear a mumble of the driver announcing something from the speakers. Everyone looks around and then we […]
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Swedish Television
This is a popular topic of mine. I don’t often watch regular t.v. and when I do, I remember why I don’t. Today’s complaint – A new show about the […]
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Riding the subway on a Saturday night
I really wouldn’t know anything about the above title. I’m not insane enough to ride the subway on a Saturday night.
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Nap time
I was reading an article in the paper earlier this week about activities on the subway. Five people were polled regarding what they like to do while riding the subway. […]
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Wednesday Morning Subway Ride -or- How Diseases Are Spread
A little re-cap of my Wednesday morning subway ride: 7:31- Trapped in crowded subway tube next to child coughing up a lung. Apparently a side effect from all that coughing […]
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Jeeves
One of the political parties in Stockholm wants to have butlers in the subway. My idea when I read the headline was that he would follow each person around, carry […]
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Let’s Go Crazy!
So there I am, sitting in a crowded subway surrounded by surly teenagers, when suddenly out of my pocket a little man from Minneapolis says, “Dearly Beloved, we are gathered […]