Justin? More like 🚍tin

A large coach bus branded “Pacific Surfliner – Your Train Connection” drives through a parking lot in Cabazon. Desert landscaping with agave plants and small trees lines the curb, while mountains stretch across the background under a vivid blue sky.

Three cyclists pose with their bikes in front of the famous pink Cabazon dinosaur statue, which is decorated with large painted daisies. The bright pink dinosaur towers above them as they stand on a small gravel area beside the road. Palm trees, parked cars, and desert mountains surround the scene, with the cyclists smiling and holding their bikes in the midday sun.

Two cyclists pause with their bikes on the shoulder of a quiet desert road near Cabazon. One rider in an orange shirt and helmet stands astride a red bike, while another rider dressed in black sits on a mountain bike. Low desert shrubs and dry grasses line the roadside, and rugged mountains rise in the distance beneath a clear, cloudless sky.

Three cyclists pose for a selfie beside their bikes in a sunny parking area in Cabazon, California. In the foreground, a smiling man wearing glasses, a yellow Oakland baseball cap, and a green jacket holds the camera while standing next to a small folding bike. Behind him, a large white and blue coach bus labeled “Pacific Surfliner – Your Train Connection” is parked along a curb lined with palm trees. Two other cyclists stand nearby with their bikes, one wearing an orange shirt and helmet and the other dressed in black, with mountains visible in the background under a bright blue sky.

Use of free will: taking the Amtrak bus to Cabazon, California, with friends and bikes

SFO : igneous :: OAK : sedimentary :: SJC : metamorphic

A screenshot of a Wikipedia page for Adam Fox. At the top, Fox appears in a photo wearing a New York Rangers jersey and holding up a yellow-and-blue MTA MetroCard while standing in a subway station. Below the image, the page header reads “Adam Fox — American ice hockey player (born 1998).” The opening paragraph identifies Adam Hunter Fox, born February 17, 1998, as an American professional ice hockey defenseman and alternate captain for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League (NHL). The page is displayed in dark mode with white text on a black background.

Adam Fox should have a new photo taken with an OMNY card

Black speech! 😍

A hand holds up a halved chopped cheese sandwich wrapped in deli paper on the open upper deck of the Rockaway–Soundview route of NYC Ferry. The cross section shows seasoned chopped beef mixed with melted American cheese, along with lettuce, tomato, and red onion inside a toasted hero roll. The East River and a softly blurred shoreline glow in the warm light of sunset behind it.

Rows of plastic seats line the open top deck of an NYC Ferry vessel on the Rockaway–Soundview route at sunset. The East River stretches alongside the boat, and the Manhattan skyline appears in silhouette beneath a gradient sky fading from pale orange near the horizon to light blue above.

Life is so bright when you're eating a chopped cheese on the NYC Ferry

George Washington was lowkirkenuinely our Cincinnatus

I am networking with J names

An S train operating as the Rockaway Park Shuttle arrives at Broad Channel station on the IND Rockaway Line. The front of the stainless steel subway car faces the camera with its headlights on and a circular “S” route marker displayed in the right-side window. A red and white Exit sign with a left-pointing arrow hangs from the canopy above, and snow lines the tracks and platform edge at the elevated outdoor station.

View from the elevated Rockaway Park Shuttle tracks over Jamaica Bay. A long, low bridge stretches across the bay in the distance under a pale winter sky.

Taking the Rockaway Park Shuttle because I can

If I were a baseball player, my walkup song would be "104 Degrees," creating a tender, intimate, and confessional atmosphere to my plate appearance

A SEPTA trolley travels away from the camera along snow-covered tracks on a residential street in West Philadelphia. The white trolley, marked with the SEPTA logo and car number 9050, is centered between steel rails embedded in slushy pavement. Both sides of the street are lined with parked cars blanketed in snow, and tall trees arch overhead, their branches heavily coated in fresh snow and forming a white canopy. A school zone speed limit sign and traffic lights are visible along the right sidewalk, while the overcast sky and muted light give the scene a quiet, wintry atmosphere.

Hello from Philly

Isn't it in Arizona, not Coors Field?

A SEPTA trolley travels along snow-covered tracks in West Philadelphia on an overcast winter day. The white trolley, marked with a red SEPTA stripe and car number 9050, moves past a row of brick rowhouses with steep gabled roofs dusted in snow. In the foreground, slushy snow and puddles line the curb, while a lamppost covered in layered flyers stands near the center of the frame. Bare trees and a traffic light are visible at the intersection in the background, reinforcing the cold, quiet feel of the snowy neighborhood scene.

A large snow-covered hill in Clark Park in West Philadelphia, filled with people sledding on a winter day. Dozens of children and adults are scattered across the slope, some riding plastic sleds downhill while others climb back up through packed snow. In the foreground, two bright blue sleds rest on the snow, and a child in a green and black jacket stands facing downhill. Bare tree branches stretch across the top of the frame, and a large tree with snow-lined limbs anchors the center of the hill. Brick buildings and a line of bundled spectators appear along the crest in the background beneath an overcast gray sky.

Snow day whimsy

Post that works in both Brisbane and Denver

Me with a pączki in my mouth

Happy Pączki Day

The "rivalry" in Heated Rivalry is the New World instantiation of the Hundred Years' War with Boston representing England and Montreal representing France.

Wins above replacement and peace

A dark-mode screenshot from the Transit app showing a bus route in progress on a map. A blue route line curves across neighborhoods labeled Bixby Hill and College Estates, with street names faintly visible in the background. At the top, a rounded blue panel reads “Arrive at 18:19,” with a smiling face icon and the number “40” above it. Near the center, a bus icon marks the current vehicle location, accompanied by a small accessibility symbol indicating seating or accessibility features. Large white text at the bottom states, “Get off in 115 stops,” followed by smaller text: “at El Camino Real–Avd Palizada.” Interface icons for alerts and navigation appear along the right edge, emphasizing the long, ongoing transit journey.

You know you're in for a good time on the bus when "Get off in 115 stops"

The wake of the NYC Ferry stretches diagonally across choppy water as the boat moves away at sunset. In the distance, the Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge spans the horizon, its steel structure silhouetted against a pastel sky with pink and light blue clouds. Parts of the ferry’s metal railing and deck fixtures frame the foreground, grounding the scene in motion along the Rockaway route.

A distant view of the Manhattan skyline at dusk, seen across dark, gently rippling water from the NYC Ferry. Skyscrapers glow with warm yellow and white lights against a deepening blue-gray sky, with One World Trade Center rising prominently near the center. The foreground is open water, emphasizing the separation between the ferry and the illuminated city.

Doing good on my New Year's Resolution to ride more ferries

A long, straight stretch of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway seen from above, with two parallel concrete guideways running through a green corridor. A green guided bus approaches in the distance, centered between the concrete tracks. On the left, a paved path runs alongside the busway where a group of birdwatchers stand in a cluster, some using binoculars and tripods. Leafless winter trees line both sides of the route under a bright blue sky with large, soft clouds.

Two green double-decker guided buses pass each other on the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, each riding precisely on its own set of concrete guide rails. The nearer bus faces the camera, its front window showing seated passengers inside, while the second bus recedes into the distance on the opposite track. The busway runs through a flat, semi-rural landscape with bare trees, scrubby grass between the tracks, and a tall metal pylon visible on the horizon beneath a partly cloudy blue sky.

I rode on the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, which is the longest guided busway in the world!

Not time traveling :) going to England for a conference

I am going to the Old World soon

Reading the Wikipedia article on time zones

A bright daytime photo taken from high in the stands at Petco Park, looking down over the baseball field with the downtown San Diego skyline rising behind the outfield. The grass and infield are sharply defined, and fans fill the lower bowl. Overlaid text reads “2025 MLB WRAPPED” at the top, followed by personal attendance stats: “Games attended: 44,” “Teams seen: 26,” “Ballparks visited: 11,” and “Time spent: 4 days, 16 hours, 37 minutes.” Additional text lists extremes: “Longest game: 3 hours, 21 minutes (Athletics at Rockies, 04/04/25)” and “Shortest game: 2 hours, 17 minutes (Twins at Rockies, 07/20/25).”

A wide view of a packed baseball stadium taken from the seating bowl, looking out beneath the stadium roof. The sky is pink and purple with sunset clouds, and stadium lights glow above the crowd. Overlaid text lists cumulative stats from games attended: “HRs seen: 115,” “Strikeouts seen: 790,” “Walks seen: 268,” “HBPs seen: 27,” and “Hits seen: 763.” A section labeled “Highlights” appears below, followed by two standout moments: “Mason Miller Immaculate inning (Orioles at Padres, 09/03/25)” and “Patrick Bailey inside-the-park walk-off home run (Phillies at Giants, 07/08/25).”

Ran some R code to figure out my 2025 MLB Wrapped

It's just all Benson Boone

A laptop is open on a small table seat aboard a Metrolink commuter train, directly in front of a large window. Outside the window, a bright blue sky meets a calm ocean at the horizon, indicating the train is traveling along the coast on a clear day. On the laptop screen, RStudio is visible, with code on the left and a scatterplot on the right. The plot shows a dense cloud of points with a fitted regression line, representing a year-to-year correlation in strikeout rate (K%), comparing one season’s K% to the next. The laptop keyboard fills the lower portion of the image, while a bag strap and a charging cable rest to the right. Sunlight reflects across the screen, contrasting the peaceful coastal scenery with focused statistical analysis happening during the train ride.

Doing sabermetrics on the train

fast food

yes

CONDUCTOR: Next stop is New Carrollton. All doors will not open at New Carrollton.

MAN WHO INSISTS ON NARROW-SCOPE NEGATION, i.e., ∀x (door(x) → ¬will(open(x))): Well, I guess I won't be able to get off at New Carrollton.

A smiling person stands in a crowded city street filled with Dodgers fans and blue confetti. They wear a light blue LA Dodgers cap, glasses, a dark sweater with red and gray stripes, and black pants. They hold up a white sign that says “GIDP 6-3” in blue letters and carry a clear plastic tote bag with blue handles. Tall buildings rise in the background under a bright sky.

Dodgers parade!

A selfie in my Halloween costume as an Amtrak train conductor. The setting is outdoors with a blue sky, trees, and buildings in the background.

Happy Halloween!