2195 posts later


some time back in August of 2007
 a friend of mine 
began blogging 
she was a crafty sort
 who decided 
as a stay-at-home mom to an infant
 she needed a creative outlet 

actually 

I am not sure 
why
 she started blogging
 I do know
 I enjoyed reading what she wrote

 I would, back then, ride the bus to work
 the M104
 it runs down Broadway
 or it did then
 now
 it starts out on Broadway
 then meanders over to Seventh Avenue
 around
 what is 
now
 Times Square's pedestrian mall
 but 
back then 
it was still undergoing 
Disneynification
 (I think I just made that up) 
anyway
 on the way to the office
 I would read
 listen to my iPod
 look at the people
  at the traffic
pedestrians
 bike messengers
 all part of the surface travel by bus experience

  If you commute via public transportation
 you come to know your fellow travelers/commuters
 we are 
very
 schedule
 oriented
 people
 us 
commuters
 we know
 what time
 the subway
 or 
bus
 arrives 
at 
'our' stop
 we know
 which door
 of
 which subway car 
opens
 to the exact spot
 we need to exit easily
 we have 'our' favorite seat on the bus
 spot in the subway car
 where we like stand

 short commutes 
like mine 
you just stand
 its 
that
 quick

but 
I am digressing

as I rode the bus
 observing
 those around me
 in the bus
 on the street 
I would often imagine
what they did
 who they were
 where they were going 

at some point 
I decided 
a blog 
would give me
 a way 
to share
 my photos
 and
 my
 oh
 so
 fascinating 
thoughts

so
 on 
September 13, 2007 
 no one read it
 no one commented
 but
 2195 posts later
 I'm still here sharing

this blog as gone through a lot of changes
visually
stylistically
(I think that's another new word)
it started out
as
On The M104
it morphed
 into
 Out & About in New York City
the header photograph changed many times
 but 
I think 
finally
 after 5 years
 I think
 I've got it 
where I enjoy it

I hope you do too