Author Archives: Gwynne Monahan

First Time with an Airport Body Scanner

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Gwynne Monahan

It is only after you have been asked to step out of the body scanner and are held for a couple minutes that it takes on more meaning that a metal detector. That extra human element that you cannot see gives pause when confronted with a body scanner. Continue reading →

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Under the weather

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Gwynne Monahan

I’ve been under the weather since my return with a horrible sore throat. Hence the sudden stop to posting. What’s to come: Battery Park, Central Park and The Moth. Stay tuned…

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Walking Tour of Brooklyn

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Gwynne Monahan

A couple friends of mine from .college, who are married to each other, live in Brooklyn, and offered to show me around. They live in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. This neighborhood-within-a-neighborhood is like Chicago. The big neighborhood, say the North Side, … Continue reading →

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Brooklyn Cyclones Take 2

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Gwynne Monahan

The Cyclones are the Mets minor league team, and they play at MCU Park on Coney Island in Brooklyn. Beyond that, I knew nothing. So it was rather entertaining, and quite fun, to go to a game. The minor league … Continue reading →

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Coney Island and the Cyclones

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Gwynne Monahan

Sounds like the name of a band, doesn’t it? Coney Island is a place in New York, in Brooklyn to be specific, and the Cyclones are the Mets minor league team. They play at MCU Stadium on Coney Island, in … Continue reading →

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Of Bookstores in New York

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Gwynne Monahan

Around the holidays, or when a new family member is expected, the photo albums come out. It occurred to me that there is at least one photo of a family member reading a book. There’s one of me, for example, … Continue reading →

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An Adventure & the NBC Tour

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Gwynne Monahan

NBC Nightly News is a staple in our household. At 5:30 Central every evening, my mother takes command of the remote and flips to channel 5. So I thought it would be cool to take the NBC tour early so … Continue reading →

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Sitting on the Tarmac

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Gwynne Monahan

Whenever check in and boarding go smoothly, I’m destined to sit on the tarmac. Ten, 15 minutes maybe. Today? Forty. 4-0 with the possibility of it being longer. Why? Bad weather over New York so they aren’t letting planes take … Continue reading →

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Mobile Test Thoughts

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Gwynne Monahan

The East Coast Summer Tour has a challenge: 7 days without a laptop. Yes, that’s right. I am leaving my laptop at home. Just the thought creates some separation anxiety, like I’m not done packing yet because my laptop is … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on Packing

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Gwynne Monahan

The Midwest Summer Tour “just throw it in the back of the car” packing method is not an acceptable packing method for air travel, so take note. Continue reading →

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