And I'm back...

While cleaning up my desk this afternoon, I found notes that I had taken on a bus in Queens for a post. I hope you enjoy.


The Q53. That's a bus that runs from Woodside Queens to Far Rockaway. Today I rode the route in its entirety. While having amusing gchats with one of the loves of my life, Abi, I was lucky enough to overhear two very outspoken New Yorkers. Here are the things I learned:

- If you're a real New Yorker, you're a Yankee and a Mets fan. You've got cousins in both boroughs who will beat your ass.

- Knife fighting is back. Forget guns. Keep a knife with you at all times.

- Getting shot in the neck is basically the worst ever, except for sitting in the electric chair. That would be worse.

- You've gotta get a Puerto Rican wife. They are so hardcore. "Don't take no shit."

- Somehow you can be 45 and have fought in Nam.

- One of these guys sliced a crazy guy with a samurai sword. Like a real $1500 sword. We might need to reassess who is "crazy"...

- If you mess with them, they might kill you. If you mess with their family, they will kill you.

Secrets of life, right there on the Q53. Oh, the life of a travel trainer....