Tag Archives: Boston
The Park
One of the most surprising things that I’ve read through-out my spring training, was that, prior to Henry, Werner and Lucchino buying the team, there was a lot of talk about abandoning Fenway and building a new park elsewhere. To … Continue reading
A Sporting Attempt
Living in Boston means living with sports. In Durham, sports talk was mainly limited to people yelling about college basketball, because that was the biggest game in town. Sure, we had the Durham Bulls, but they don’t inspire the same … Continue reading
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Grumbling in the City
After leaving Boston for a couple of days and then coming back today, I came to the realization that I might need a break from city living. Being back in the South, it was quiet, people were disturbingly friendly and … Continue reading
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Goin’ South
For the first time in almost a year and a half, I’m going back down South. In fact, until Thanksgiving, I hadn’t left Massachusetts since I got here in August of 2010. I’m not going all the way back home, … Continue reading
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Shakespeare on Common
Emily and I went to see Shakespeare on the Commons last week. Every year, folks can see the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company perform on the Commons free of charge. This year, they performed one of Shakespeare’s comedies, “All’s Well That Ends Well”. … Continue reading
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Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Neither Emily nor I have been to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts and since we had the day off together, we decided to check it out. This sounds like a simple thing on the surface: Emily and Dylan head off … Continue reading
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Looking for Pickman
I was reading Pickman’s Model, one of my favorite Lovecraft stories, and I realized I recognized most of the places he was talking about in the story. There was the studio on Newbury Street and South Station and there was … Continue reading
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Scooper Bowl Over Super Bowl Any Day
Today, Emily and I went to the Scooper Bowl. The Scooper Bowl (for people who didn’t want to click the link) is an annual event where they raise money for the Jimmy Fund Foundation by letting people eat a massive … Continue reading
Wanderin’ Around this Town
Way back when, back in the days before I was a (blargh) Yankee and I lived in North Carolina, I knew next to nothing about where I lived. Sure, I had a basic sketchy notion of where there was food … Continue reading
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St. Patrick’s Day
I’ve never paid much attention to St. Patrick’s Day. At most, in middle school, I’d wear green just to make sure I didn’t get decked. Since then, I haven’t given it much thought. That is, until I moved to Boston, … Continue reading
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