On a winter’s Sunday I go, To clear away the snow, And green the ground below. On Friday night, Susan and I went with friends to see our favorite band, the Decemberists, play at the House of Blues in Boston. It was a fun night, which started with dinner at the H.o.B. The opening act [...]
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January Hymn
Jan 30
Blizzard, Part II
Jan 12
Here are a few pics post clean up.
Blizzard of 2011
Jan 12
Well that was fast! Two weeks and a day after the last blizzard of 2010 comes the first one of 2011. Working at home today, but still decided to brave the weather and get coffee at the Starbucks around the corner. Here are a few pictures from the walk. Mind you, the overnight snow was [...]
Blizzard of 2010
Dec 28
Yesterday morning we were greeted with a not unexpected dumping of snow. It began in earnest around sundown on Sunday, and snowed through the night. I went out to shovel this morning when it seemed to have stopped, but just as soon as I got started, the snow decided to make a second effort. It’s [...]
My father died this past Veteran’s Day, at the nursing home he lived at just over a month. He had not been well, but I think we were blind to how quickly he was going downhill. He suffered from Parkinson’s and dementia, but after countless neurological consults, nobody could apply a definitive label to his [...]
Susan and I are fans of the Daily Show and the Colbert Report. We can’t always stay up late enough to watch both, but we often at least watch the Daily Show. And those we miss, we often catch in re-runs, given how frequent their vacations are. (On a side note, as I told a [...]
We took a quick walking tour around DC after the rally, which may have killed our chances of making our plane. But hopefully not. The subway was both broken and miserably packed. We’re on a commuter bus now on our way to BWI for our 7:20 flight.
Apparently the MARC Commuter train doesn’t run on Saturdays. We were able to get Amtrak tix to DC which will get us there by about 10:30, but getting back to the airport will be a bit more problematic…
#Rally4Sanity
Oct 29
Emma and I are preparing to fly to DC tomorrow for Jon Stewart’s (and/or Stephen Colbert’s) rally. We got a cheap flight on Southwest so our travel costs are just under $200, plus it looks like about $24 for rail transit from BWI to DC.
Longest Bike Ride Ever
Jul 6
Yesterday, to celebrate Independence Day (observed), we went to Crane Beach up in Ipswich. Avoiding the hottest part of the day, we went mid-afternoon and stayed until early evening. It was a good day to be at the beach, but the ocean water there, Brrrr! still cold. The rest of the family drove the van [...]
