Being, perhaps, not the most patriotic citizens of Red Sox Nation (I grew up, after all, in the shadow of Shea Stadium), Rachel and I were out running on the Esplanade when the World Series kicked off tonight. At least, I assumed that explained why five F-15s flew directly overhead towards Fenway tonight.
Halted by the [...]
I have been in my office at 99 Chauncy St for less than a year, and in that time have come to hate the gloomy air shaft my wondow overlooks. I’m on the 5th floor of an 11-story building, so not only is the “air” in this shaft is of rather dubious quality, but the [...]
A week ago I attended a Mass Highway presentation on restoration of the Longfellow Bridge, which I attended representing the Metro-Boston chapter of MassBike.
The Longfellow Bridge is a vital connector in Greater Boston’s bicycle
infrastructure: back in July we had done a petition drive on the
Boston-bound side of the bridge during the morning rushhour and
collected 81 [...]
Pedaling
home from work yesterday, I came upon this fairground ride set up in
the middle of Boston Common. According to the City of Boston’s official
press release, “The AeroBalloon will give Boston’s residents and
visitors a bird’s-eye
view of the city while our partnership will help support the programs
offered through the Fund for Parks and Recreation.”
and kerryandmitt comerunning from [...]
For years now I have been trying to acclimate Rachel to the
pleasures of bitter melon. Well, perhaps “pleasures” is not quite the
word. In any event, I am now finally vindicated with the kickoff of Bitter Melon Week,
a combination food festival – performance art event taking place in
Boston’s South End. Asian and Gringo restaurants alike are [...]
It’s not just Big Bird Haters
who think that PBS and NPR are a haven for lunatic liberals. In
the past few years I (and I’m speaking as a lunatic liberal here) have
found WBUR’s On Point
notably partisan. Tom Ashbrook relies far too heavily on prompting his
guests, “How about that?” to keep the conversation going without
betraying any knowledge [...]
WBUR
reported this morning on the decreasing likelihood of recent
Boston-area graduates to put down roots in the area. Sadly, on the same
day as this report our friend Sozi announced that he was taking a job
with a law firm in Philly, where the real estate prices are, if not
cheap, at least within the realm of comprehension.
There’s only [...]
Biking to work this morning I got to cruise down part of the Patriots’
parade route (down Boylston Street). Boy were there a lot of cops out
today! I didn’t even know we had that many police. What a good day to
be a criminal.
Later on I was walking to a meeting, and parade detritus was still all
about. [...]
Wow… Middle Eastern terrorists backed by Chinese chemical
mercenaries. It’s like Orcs teaming up with Goblin suicide bombers… what will those wacky extremists think of next?
And hey, notice how two of the four Chinese chemists are women? Take that, Larry Summers!
“Biking” to work this morning was awful, as the entire Charles
River bikepath upriver from the B.U. Bridge was entirely unplowed. It
was warm enough that the snow had slushed, and so the new studded tire
I was eager to test out was useless.
Sure, public clearing of roads isn’t perfect,
but at least they try, if only because it [...]
