by Jeff Kessler | Nov 8, 2018 | Jeff's Knowledge Nosh |
Think about the most densely populated municipality in the nation. What’d you guess? New York? If so, you’re not that far off; just cross the Hudson. Located across the river from New York, you’ll find the tiny, tiny, tiny municipality of Guttenberg, NJ. Spanning...
by Jeff Kessler | Nov 7, 2018 | Jeff's Knowledge Nosh |
There are many components to economics that are basic intuition to many, but whose terminology is often foreign to the general public. Elasticity is a phenomenon that often falls in that category. Generically speaking, elasticity is a measure of sensitivity and...
by Jeff Kessler | Nov 6, 2018 | Jeff's Knowledge Nosh |
Slippery Rail Season is one of the most dreaded times of year for any rail-based transit system; however, it’s one of the least understood phenomenons by the public and is often heralded as a lame excuse for poor service. Here’s what happens. During the autumn season,...
by Jeff Kessler | Nov 1, 2018 | Jeff's Knowledge Nosh |
As I recover from spending more than eighteen hours in the field supporting rail operations for the Boston Red Sox’s World Series victory parade and train service to Salem for Halloween, I couldn’t help but think back to the 2008 Phillies World Series which also fell...
by Jeff Kessler | Oct 31, 2018 | Jeff's Knowledge Nosh |
Many know of the Salem Witch Trials, but what actually happened? Quite simply, during the late 1600s in the puritan village of Salem, a young woman became ill. Given limited medial knowledge for the time, the doctors simply could not identify a cause for her state....
by Jeff Kessler | Oct 30, 2018 | Jeff's Knowledge Nosh |
By the title of the post, you might be thinking of jack-o’-lanterns. But there’s another important type of head in October: Head Races! Many types of sports have elite courses and races, including the Boston Marathon, the St Andrews Golf Course, and the...
