The C.O.R.E. 30 Mar 2017 So we have a new player on the field. ROG has snatched a W here and there but his L column is stacked. I noticed this new mysterious figure while…
The C.O.R.E. 28 Mar 2017 Rainy morning on the platform, umbrellas out for all. Have about 2-3 ,in before the pain bucket arrives. As I wait, I see some guy mount the platform and hear…
A Counselor’s Journal 27 Mar 201716 Apr 2017 Walking down the hallway. One of the more pain in the butt students. Student: "Baldy, yo baldy." Me: "......." Student: "Yo Mr. Gee, you should take all of that (gesturing…
The C.O.R.E. 25 Mar 201725 Mar 2017 I am not a metro or fashionista, nothing wrong if u are, but as I stand waiting for my train, across the platform, dude walking wearing black shoes with a…
The C.O.R.E. 25 Mar 2017 Quiet on the pain train this morning. Everyone is sleeping or enjoying the silence.....nah -they're sedated/drunk or in so much pain they can't speak. Like when your parents used to…
The C.O.R.E. 24 Mar 201716 Apr 2017 Due to a minor derailment at Penn Station this morning 9am (no injuries reported), the subsequent railroad schedule was completely jacked up for the rest of the day. Some trains…
A Counselor’s Journal 23 Mar 2017 Walking a student to his class on 2nd floor coming from the 3rd floor. I see a student in the stairwell reading a book. Class as been in session for…
A Counselor’s Journal 20 Mar 2017 Student walks up texting on her phone: Student: " Hi, do you have a charger? Me: "Is that an Iphone?" Student: "Yes." Me: "Nope" Student: (smiles) "You're useless." (Walks away)
The C.O.R.E 17 Mar 2017 And today is one of the more torturous days to ryde of the year. Ranking up there with the Friday before Christmas and the Wednesday before Thanksgiving comes a pungent,…
A Counselor’s Journal 15 Mar 2017 Students came in to ask to take a picture of me for the yearbook. They weren't seniors and they used their camera phones and not a professional camera. I think…
The C.O.R.E 13 Mar 2017 There is late and then there's obnoxiously late. I woke up late, forgot to adjust my alarm clock, so I had to take a later train. The train was nowhere…
The C.O.R.E 8 Mar 2017 Tale from the 6 seater. Knew I screwed up the second I sat down. Back that up, the second I decided to make the right instead of the left to…
The C.O.R.E. 8 Mar 20178 Mar 2017 Stubbornness is a gift in my opinion. Knowing that the rain was going to stop before I got to work, and it was going to be sunny in the afternoon…
The C.O.R.E. 2 Mar 201713 Mar 2017 I'm on the L train. For my New Yorkers, I am not talking about the subway - that will forever be under construction - this is still the train commute.…