So I went to get on the Orange Line on Saturday. My Charlie Card had 65ยข on it, so I pumped in another $5.00. (Total: $5.65.) I go over to the gate, tap my card and it says See Agent. That’s a total laugh because, there’s never an “agent” in sight. Once in a while [...]
I’m replacing my windows. Since I live in an historic district, the plans have to be approved by the historic commission before work can proceed. Setting aside the the myriad of issues I have with that for the moment, I call to let the window company know I got the letter of approval on Saturday.
Me: [...]
An imaginary Internet friend came up from Brooklyn, this week, so another IIF from Chelmsford came down along with a neighborhood friend and we commandeered another neighborhood friend’s roof deck for a BBQ last night. The roof deck owner was out of town but was nice enough to let us use the deck and the [...]
Q: What do you call a guy who hangs out with a bunch of musicians?
A: A drummer.
Unless, of course, it’s the late, great Gene Krupa, arguably one of the best, and unquestionably one of the most influential drummers evar.
And so, a musical interlude: Massachusetts by Gene Krupa (feat. Anita O’Day)
I tried for six weeks to read this. I got to chapter five. I gave up.
Maybe it’s good, but I just wasn’t in the mood. It’s the first in the series so he spends pages and pages and pages describing what each sail and line is called and what the purpose of it is.
I was [...]
So I get up this morning, right? It’s pouring down rain, right? Tuesdays are the days I’m at my client’s office, so I’m trying to decide whether to ride or walk (it’s about a mile away, maybe not even that far). I’ve ridden in the rain before, but I really don’t like spending the day [...]
Last night was Laurie Anderson.
While I absolutely adore her, I have to confess I was a little bit disappointed. The show was great, but understated. All of the material was new and cohesive, but there was very little “new”. I don’t mean new as in new songs (they were all new), but there was nothing [...]
Hurray!
I haven’t seen her in about five years, I think. Last time was at Sanders Theatre at Harvard (a beautiful place, BTW). I also haven’t been to the Opera House since they did it over. I was in there a long, long time ago when I used to sing in the chorus. It was in [...]
A friend and I went to Blue Ribbon BBQ in Newton last weekend. It’s a very small place with about 15 seats (stools along a counter). We asked if they were gearing up for the Superbowl. She said they were nearly sold out. Sold out?
They’re taking three reservations per five minute period when you can [...]
I bought a tomato today.
I’m not sure how I feel about advertising on my food.
The surgery to remove my dog’s tumor is scheduled for Nov 7. Poor guy.
We have to check in between 7 and 8 which, while bad that we have to negotiate the subway at rush hour, is good because he won’t suspect a thing as it’s our normal “before breakfast” walk. And since there’s “no food [...]
My house to Woburn to drop off my bike and luggage.
15 miles.
2 Hours!
Lordy, if I had to do that every day I either be dead or jailed.
Did part of the King’s Tour of the Quabbin on Saturday. Another terrible weather day, although not as bad as last year. Still, heavy rain and cold, so I cut it short and only did 100k, plus one missed turn, for a total of exactly 65 miles. Met a guy named Dave from BRC. We [...]
Luckily i t was only a swipe and I was able to maintain control.
Listen up Comcast Vendor Mass. Commercial plate L80-179: your truck has mirrors. If you don’t know where the side of your truck is, then don’t pass someone in a narrowed construction lane, go it? Luckily you didn’t kill me this time. And [...]
A white paneled delivery truck ran over a UW-Madison graduate student’s head on Division Street Friday afternoon and, except for a concussion, he wasn’t hurt.
The Capital Times (Madison WI)
Via I & B
After a freezing cold Sunday, I just couldn’t bear to sit in the house any longer, so I hit the road.
What a beautiful day! 80 degrees and everything is in bloom. I headed up the Minuteman and out to W. Concord, Carlisle, and S. Acton. Awesome.
Now I have to work until midnight. :< But it’s [...]
Updated to wordpress 2.1.3 and the TinyMCE WYSIWYG editor does seem to work any longer.
Ah, found it.
Did the tv thing yesterday. That’s one long ass drive. Boston to Westport, same distance as London to Sheffield or Munich, Germany to Konstanz, Swizterland or Amsterdam to Dunkerque. That, and driving back through a couple of major white-out snowsqualls wasn’t much fun. But it was nice that zipcar has XM radio. It would be [...]
A friend of mine was in town on his way to a conference in Portland, ME, so a bunch of us went out for meat and beer. I took the SS, but got there late and sweaty. It’s amazing how warm it can be when it’s cold out. It’s not the (lack of) heat, it’s [...]
