Have you seen these commercials ?
Not to miss out on a marketing opportunity, the good folks at Claritin have started selling its products as a way to help relieve sinus congestion due to head colds. Kind of a pricey solution (for consumers) if you ask me but you 've got to give them credit for trying to make sales during what is obviously their slow time of year.
What's next, sun tan lotion that helps soothe winter dry skin ? Hey...
There is a lot that happens each day that makes me think, wonder, criticize and applaud. Hopefully, I can do the same for all of you.
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Sgt. Peppers...who's who
The Sgt. Pepper album cover can be seen below as an image map. Simply click on the face of the person you wish to know more about and you will be taken to a short biography
Friday, December 17, 2004
No Opportunity Wasted
"Turns dreamers into doers"
Finally, a "make over" show that's worth watching...and living.
Finally, a "make over" show that's worth watching...and living.
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Thoreau on Seeing - Landscapes
"Objects are concealed from our view not so much because they are out of the course of our visual ray as because there is no intention of the mind and eye toward them. We do not realize how far and widely, or how near and narrowly, we are to look. The greater part of the phenomena of nature are for this reason concealed to us all our lives."
"There is just as much beauty visible to us in the landscape as we are prepared to appreciate, - not a grain more."
Henry David Thoreau - Seeing - From the entry of Nov. 4, 1858: A rainy day.
It is up to the reader to determine what "landscape" they chose to apply the act of seeing towards....children, relationships and (most difficult) introspection are just as appropriate as the trees, grasses and hilltops surrounding Thoreau's Walden. - TK
"There is just as much beauty visible to us in the landscape as we are prepared to appreciate, - not a grain more."
Henry David Thoreau - Seeing - From the entry of Nov. 4, 1858: A rainy day.
It is up to the reader to determine what "landscape" they chose to apply the act of seeing towards....children, relationships and (most difficult) introspection are just as appropriate as the trees, grasses and hilltops surrounding Thoreau's Walden. - TK
R-E-S-P-E-C-T...find out what it really means to Pedro
one word..
Money
I mean how much do you really need to live large in the Dominican ? Please
Here's how the final days went down.
Money
I mean how much do you really need to live large in the Dominican ? Please
Here's how the final days went down.
Monday, December 13, 2004
Ted's Happy Place
They just don't make them like this anymore...do you think Barry Bonds spends his off season putting together charts on hitting ?
Imagine if he did.
Imagine if he did.
Friday, December 10, 2004
Thursday, December 09, 2004
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
17.158...Who knew ?
Maybe it was my imagination or just the pouring rain causing the car to hesitate, but I came pretty close to running out of gas on the way home last night. I thought I could make it to the next exit, but I'm glad I didn't.
After pulling in and filling up, I noticed that I put in 17.158 gallons of gas...that's about all you could get into a 15 gallon tank.
After pulling in and filling up, I noticed that I put in 17.158 gallons of gas...that's about all you could get into a 15 gallon tank.
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Off ramp Ecosystem
I often wonder while driving around the circle that leads on or off the highway if anyone has every studied the habitat that is found on the inside of the roadway? It seems to be a perfect place to study the plants and animals that are clearly cut off from the rest of the world...similar to what Darwin found in the Galapagos, although admittedly not as extreme. I wonder what a turtle, mouse or other small creature thinks of his "world" which is surrounded by high hills, harsh pavement and huge loud vehicles that speed by waiting to crush anything that gets in its path?
Do any inhabitants make it out and then return to tell the tale of the world on the other side of the road ?
Do the birds tell their flightless friends what's out there ?
Or, are they content and safe in knowing that they are just as protected from invaders coming in as they are trapped in escaping ?
Or, do I just spend too much time on the road ?
Do any inhabitants make it out and then return to tell the tale of the world on the other side of the road ?
Do the birds tell their flightless friends what's out there ?
Or, are they content and safe in knowing that they are just as protected from invaders coming in as they are trapped in escaping ?
Or, do I just spend too much time on the road ?
The Maine Desert...and much more
Odd tourist attractions and hilarious stops for your next vacation or road trip -- Roadside America's favorite places and strange sights
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Maine reading for kids
Lots of great stories here...including a family favorite.
"Lost On A Mountain in Maine," by Donn Fendler as told to Joseph B. Egan.
An inspiring true story. Twelve-year-old Donn Fendler tires of waiting for his father and brothers to join him at the summit of Katahdin, deciding to find his own way back to camp. A fast-moving fog obscures the path. He wanders aimlessly for two weeks, while rescue teams searched for him.
"Lost On A Mountain in Maine," by Donn Fendler as told to Joseph B. Egan.
An inspiring true story. Twelve-year-old Donn Fendler tires of waiting for his father and brothers to join him at the summit of Katahdin, deciding to find his own way back to camp. A fast-moving fog obscures the path. He wanders aimlessly for two weeks, while rescue teams searched for him.
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Paul Rezendes - tracker, photographer
OVERVIEW - Artistic, high-quality, large-format images of natural and rural American landscapes, especially of New England and the East. From intimate closeups to spectacular panoramas of national and state parks, wildlife refuges, seashores, forests, mountains, rivers, lakes, marshes, sunrises/sunsets.
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Rameses II and the 10th Plague
Facts and fiction as old bones are brought into the light.
LUXOR, Egypt — Out of the blinding light of a fall morning here in the Valley of the Kings, American archeologist Kent Weeks led the way down a narrow, stone passageway and into the entrance of a tomb.
LUXOR, Egypt — Out of the blinding light of a fall morning here in the Valley of the Kings, American archeologist Kent Weeks led the way down a narrow, stone passageway and into the entrance of a tomb.
Monday, November 22, 2004
Digital Camera Review
We finally made the jump. Here is a great site with a wealth of information and reviews on all the models and brands out there.
Sports Rage Has Yet to Reach the Ovals
The economics of fan hostility has yet to catch Nascar drivers, who still talk in Tobacco Road speak with their red-state base as a nifty camouflage for their Wall Street wealth as living, breathing commodities.
New Yor Times
....and not one mention of Tony Stewart, wow !
New Yor Times
....and not one mention of Tony Stewart, wow !
Friday, November 19, 2004
Hooters is Protecting its Assets
"We believe we are defending the integrity of our intellectual property rights"
What are two words that I'd never thought I'd see in an article about Hooters ?
What are two words that I'd never thought I'd see in an article about Hooters ?
Thursday, November 18, 2004
Its the truth
I went sky divin',
I went rocky mountain climbin',
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull name Fu Manchu.
And I loved deeper,
And I spoke sweeter,
And I gave forgiveness I've been denying,
And he said someday I hope you get the chance,
To live like you were dyin'.
- Tim McGraw (or some other guy that wrote this for him while he was busy picking out hats)
I went rocky mountain climbin',
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull name Fu Manchu.
And I loved deeper,
And I spoke sweeter,
And I gave forgiveness I've been denying,
And he said someday I hope you get the chance,
To live like you were dyin'.
- Tim McGraw (or some other guy that wrote this for him while he was busy picking out hats)
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
November 17th - From my desk calendar
If one advances confidently in the directions of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
- Henry Thoreau
- Henry Thoreau
The Amazing Race 6
What's most amazing is that they continue to find contestants that we just love to see fail miserably (or is it just me?)
Too bad Boston missed its one shot at being in the show last night when (apparently) nothing worth showing happened at their connecting flights to Iceland. I guess no one from Massport played nice with the producers during filming.
Too bad Boston missed its one shot at being in the show last night when (apparently) nothing worth showing happened at their connecting flights to Iceland. I guess no one from Massport played nice with the producers during filming.
Giving "Point and Shoot" a new meaning
HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) -- Hunters soon may be able to sit at their computers and blast away at animals on a Texas ranch via the Internet, a prospect that has state wildlife officials up in arms.
Are you kidding me !!?? The only thing more boring than sitting in the woods all day waiting for something to come along (to shoot at) is sitting at a COMPUTER all day looking at the woods waiting for something to come by.
Wait until the anti bear-baiting folks get a hold of this !!
Are you kidding me !!?? The only thing more boring than sitting in the woods all day waiting for something to come along (to shoot at) is sitting at a COMPUTER all day looking at the woods waiting for something to come by.
Wait until the anti bear-baiting folks get a hold of this !!
Monday, November 15, 2004
The Persuaders
Each year, legions of ad people, copywriters, market researchers, pollsters, consultants, and even linguists-most of whom work for one of six giant companies-spend billions of dollars and millions of man-hours trying to determine how to persuade consumers what to buy, whom to trust, and what to think.
Bingo ! Pats win 29-6
Friday, November 12, 2004
What I'm reading...1984, Orwell
...or trying at least. Might be a tough one to get through.
In 1984, Winston Smith lives in London which is part of the country Oceania. The world is divided into three countries that include the entire globe: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. Oceania, and both of the others, is a totalitarian society led by Big Brother, which censors everyone’s behavior, even their thoughts.
In 1984, Winston Smith lives in London which is part of the country Oceania. The world is divided into three countries that include the entire globe: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. Oceania, and both of the others, is a totalitarian society led by Big Brother, which censors everyone’s behavior, even their thoughts.
So that's what happens when the lights go out in Georgia
59-Year-Old Set to Give Birth to Twins
The news was even more shocking considering Harris — the mother of five, grandmother of 14 and great-grandmother of six — had her tubes tied 33 years ago after the birth of her youngest child.
The news was even more shocking considering Harris — the mother of five, grandmother of 14 and great-grandmother of six — had her tubes tied 33 years ago after the birth of her youngest child.
Thursday, November 11, 2004
For Veterans...past and present.

Thank you.

God Bless America
by Irving Berlin
God bless America,
Land that I love,
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with a light from above;
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans white with foam,
God bless America,
My home, sweet home.
God bless America,
My home, sweet home.
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
NASCAR lifts ban on liquor sponsorship
Does this mean they'll be doing shots in the Winner's Circle ??
I can see it now..."I tell you what, this Jack Daniels and Coke Chevy team was juiced today and put me in a position to win..."
I can see it now..."I tell you what, this Jack Daniels and Coke Chevy team was juiced today and put me in a position to win..."
Pictures in Pictures
This will make your eyes cross...thankfully answers are provided if you can't find them.
Tuesday, November 09, 2004
Ecco Domani
The Merlot grape has been cultivated in Trentino, Italy since 1870 with exceptional results particularly on the hillside areas near Trento City and in the Vallagarina Valley
Daffy, Bugs, Wyle E, etc etc etc
In case you missed it, Looney Tunes - Golden Collection, Volume Two was just released. This would look wonderful sitting under the tree this Christmas (hint, hint) for the boys of course.
(Rated G, suitable for all ages: cartoon violence)
(Rated G, suitable for all ages: cartoon violence)
Monday, November 08, 2004
Walk this way
It turns out that whether a stroll is taken uphill or down, the cardiovascular system benefits, a finding that researchers predicted yesterday could yield important clues in the nation's increasingly urgent quest to slow twin epidemics of heart disease and obesity. -Stephen Smith, Boston Globe
Saturday, November 06, 2004
10/5/04 - Looking out my window
A November gale blows the branch
And shakes the last leaves free.
It warns us not to fight the journey
And to embrace whatever will be.
And shakes the last leaves free.
It warns us not to fight the journey
And to embrace whatever will be.
Friday, November 05, 2004
http://www.unhooked.com/sep/writers.htm
"Yet the link between alcoholism and creativity remains unproven. Many of the most notable American writers managed to stay away from the bottle. The list includes Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, Mary McCarthy, Upton Sinclair, Emily Dickinson, Henry Thoreau, Zane Gray, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Saul Bellow, William Golding, Robert Frost, Edith Wharton, Willa Cather, James Michener, Lillian Hellman, Tom Wolfe and Flannery O'Connor."
Thursday, November 04, 2004
Cornhole
I knew I should of started to market/brand this when I saw it being played in a Maine campground in 2001.
I guess folks in the midwest didn't watch Beavis and Butthead before choosing the name of the game.
"Cincinnati is the hotbed of a popular game played with a beanbag filled with corn"
I guess folks in the midwest didn't watch Beavis and Butthead before choosing the name of the game.
"Cincinnati is the hotbed of a popular game played with a beanbag filled with corn"
A good book, I'm told...The Romance of Boston Bay
Signed...for a good deed.
Boston, 1944 . 1st. 319 pp. With laid in map of Boston Bay. Come with the author on a journey to the most romantic and historical sea coast in America, that of Boston Bay. In his usual entertaining style, Mr. Snow tells of the countless lighthouses, islands and forts of the area. Facts and unusual stories of the Boston Bay area fill this interesting account.
Boston, 1944 . 1st. 319 pp. With laid in map of Boston Bay. Come with the author on a journey to the most romantic and historical sea coast in America, that of Boston Bay. In his usual entertaining style, Mr. Snow tells of the countless lighthouses, islands and forts of the area. Facts and unusual stories of the Boston Bay area fill this interesting account.
Monday, November 01, 2004
Frontline breaks down the candidates
On November 2nd, Americans will vote in the first wartime election since Vietnam. Like that earlier war, the war in Iraq has exposed deep divisions in how Americans see this country and its place in the world. It has also exposed major differences between the two candidates, George W. Bush and John F. Kerry.
Friday, October 29, 2004
3 Things
There are three things that you cannot take back:
the spoken word, the unkind thought, the misused hour - Anonymous
the spoken word, the unkind thought, the misused hour - Anonymous
Thursday, October 28, 2004
A pretty good reason for a Road Trip this summer
Hall of Fame receives bonanza of Red Sox artifacts.
WS thoughts
I really wish they had updated that Nike commercial last night after the Sox won it all.
What the heck was Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore doing on the field !!??
Does Manny really get to go to DisneyWorld ? Or is that just the NFL ?
Why do reporters have to ask about next year?
I can't believe they really did it. (And had fun doing it too...)
What the heck was Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore doing on the field !!??
Does Manny really get to go to DisneyWorld ? Or is that just the NFL ?
Why do reporters have to ask about next year?
I can't believe they really did it. (And had fun doing it too...)
10/27/04 - "It was destination"
8:33 -- Here comes Foulke, who's been lights-out all month, prompting McCarver to gush, "It has been a post-season ... where ordinary Foulke ... has become extraordinary Foulke." Somewhere, Jim Nantz is nodding in approval.
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
The Choice - The New Yorker Magazine
Apparently, the New Yorker has never previously endorsed a candidate in any American election...until now.
World's Oldest Man Cheering for Red Sox
Reminded that researchers regard him as the world's oldest man, he said, "I don't believe it. And I ain't going to die just to satisfy them."
World Series balls
I'm waiting until the final out...but this is a must have if they win it all !
Celebrate the Red Sox’s appearance in the 2004 World Series with this special TWO-BALL set including an official Rawlings 2004 World Series official game baseball.
Celebrate the Red Sox’s appearance in the 2004 World Series with this special TWO-BALL set including an official Rawlings 2004 World Series official game baseball.
Volunteers Hunt Produce to Feed Hungry
GOLDEN, Texas - Volunteers fanned across Texas farm fields to pick up sweet potatoes missed by mechanical harvesters, joining a national network to feed the poor with produce that might otherwise go to waste, from California oranges to Indiana beans and Florida squash.
Friday, October 22, 2004
Subterranean Homesick Blues
You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows...
Ah get born, keep warm
Short pants, romance, learn to dance
Get dressed, get blessed
Try to be a success
Please her, please him, buy gifts
Don't steal, don't lift
Twenty years of schoolin'
And they put you on the day shift
Look out kid
They keep it all hid
Better jump down a manhole
Light yourself a candle
Don't wear sandals
Try to avoid the scandals
Don't wanna be a bum
You better chew gum
The pump don't work
'Cause the vandals took the handles
Bob Dylan -Copyright © 1965
Ah get born, keep warm
Short pants, romance, learn to dance
Get dressed, get blessed
Try to be a success
Please her, please him, buy gifts
Don't steal, don't lift
Twenty years of schoolin'
And they put you on the day shift
Look out kid
They keep it all hid
Better jump down a manhole
Light yourself a candle
Don't wear sandals
Try to avoid the scandals
Don't wanna be a bum
You better chew gum
The pump don't work
'Cause the vandals took the handles
Bob Dylan -Copyright © 1965
Thursday, October 21, 2004
The Fall of the House of Yankee
Poetic justice...
"What is left is a team of over-priced and under-performing fat cats. A team of poorly constructed all-or-nothing home run hitters who swing from the heels and think from the hip."
"What is left is a team of over-priced and under-performing fat cats. A team of poorly constructed all-or-nothing home run hitters who swing from the heels and think from the hip."
1918 - 2004 Just Do It
I have to admit, I got a little misty when this came on after the Sox game last night.
I wonder what the Yankees version looked like ?
I wonder what the Yankees version looked like ?
Bill Simmons - Red Sox Independence Day
This guy gets it...always has
"The top of the ninth yielded another insurance run of Gordon, who will be covered in blankets, duct-taped and thrown off one of Steinbrenner's yachts some time this winter. "
"The top of the ninth yielded another insurance run of Gordon, who will be covered in blankets, duct-taped and thrown off one of Steinbrenner's yachts some time this winter. "
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Schilling's Gutty Comeback Sets Up a Game 7 for the Ages
"With the Knights trailing by two runs in the bottom of the ninth, Roy Hobbs, bleeding from a bullet wound, grimaces through pain as he steps into the batters box. We see a closeup of the blood on his uniform. Then we see close-ups of his teammates on the bases, Pop Fisher in the dugout, Iris Gaines praying in the stands, the relief pitcher Youngberry, the catcher and Hobbs. The crowd roar builds. Youngberry rears back and fires...
Hobbs swings and hits a long fly to right -- it's going, it's going, it's . . . a foul ball. The crowd slumps in disappointment. Dejected, Hobbs turns around and starts to trot back to home plate." - final scene of The Natural as reported on ESPN.com
You know what happens next.
SCHILLING'S PERFORMANCE WAS EVEN BETTER !!!!
Hobbs swings and hits a long fly to right -- it's going, it's going, it's . . . a foul ball. The crowd slumps in disappointment. Dejected, Hobbs turns around and starts to trot back to home plate." - final scene of The Natural as reported on ESPN.com
You know what happens next.
SCHILLING'S PERFORMANCE WAS EVEN BETTER !!!!
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Friday, October 15, 2004
Thursday, October 14, 2004
Time, hooah...what is it good for ? Absolutely, whatever you decide to do with it
See how Americans spend their days....funny, hellish commutes aren't included.
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
"But all endings are also beginnings. We just don't know it at the time."
Game 1 - (10-7 Yanks) could've been worse
Call me crazy, but the loss last night by Sox was not as bad as it seemed. I mean, our pitcher could barely walk and we almost won the game. And that was by far the best Yankee pitcher on the roster. In other words, that was our worst possible outing and their best possible outing and it still came down to the final few outs.
The game would have been even closer if you take away a few "Manny Plays" in left...
Hopefully, Pedro can get it going tonight. I think he needs to plunk someone in the first inning just to get his juices going !
The game would have been even closer if you take away a few "Manny Plays" in left...
Hopefully, Pedro can get it going tonight. I think he needs to plunk someone in the first inning just to get his juices going !
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Three wishes
Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to
change those things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.
change those things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.
Friday, October 08, 2004
NBC adds 5-second delay to NASCAR coverage
The moral of the story...if you win the race, don't say sh*t.
Seems kind of silly to me to expect that I guy that just risked his life for 3 hours driving 150 MPH won't be a little emotional after getting out the car. If they didn't jam a camera in their faces the second the safety net drops from the window, they wouldn't have this problem.
With all that's wrong with the world...and broadcast on TV, does a little slip like this even matter ?
Seems kind of silly to me to expect that I guy that just risked his life for 3 hours driving 150 MPH won't be a little emotional after getting out the car. If they didn't jam a camera in their faces the second the safety net drops from the window, they wouldn't have this problem.
With all that's wrong with the world...and broadcast on TV, does a little slip like this even matter ?
Let's Go Red Sox !
I just have a good feeling about how these guys are playing. They seem
loose and having fun...of course winning helps that too. Let's take the
game tonight and let the Twins and Yanks beat themselves up for the next
week or so.
loose and having fun...of course winning helps that too. Let's take the
game tonight and let the Twins and Yanks beat themselves up for the next
week or so.
Thursday, October 07, 2004
The Business Side of Stern
Howard Stern will be moving his broadcasting antics over to Sirius Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) once his deal with Viacom (NYSE: VIA) is complete at the end of next year.
Tuesday, October 05, 2004
Jim Davis - Boston Globe sports photographer
Some great shots here...lots of other great photos too.
Monday, October 04, 2004
What I'm reading...The Art of Breaking Glass
I'd seen this on the bookshelf at work for 4 years before I remembered to pick it up and take it home. I was always intriqued by the title. It reminded me of the scene in The Wall where the guys smashes up his room and then puts all the broken pieces together into some strange pattern.
Just started it a few nights ago...pretty good so far.
Just started it a few nights ago...pretty good so far.
DAY TRIPS; Kerouac's Trail Before He Hit the Road
Free registration required:
NIGHT descends on the crumbling storefronts and tenements, falling in the space between buildings and shedding gloom over the rooftops. Beside the whirring traffic, the volunteer tour guide, Paul Marion, stands on the corner, holding a copy of Jack Kerouac's novel ''Dr. Sax.'' In a soft voice, Mr. Marion reads: ''The other night I had a dream that I was sitting on the sidewalk on Moody Street, Pawtucketville, Lowell, Mass., with a pencil and paper in my hand saying to myself 'Describe the wrinkly tar of this sidewalk.' ''
NIGHT descends on the crumbling storefronts and tenements, falling in the space between buildings and shedding gloom over the rooftops. Beside the whirring traffic, the volunteer tour guide, Paul Marion, stands on the corner, holding a copy of Jack Kerouac's novel ''Dr. Sax.'' In a soft voice, Mr. Marion reads: ''The other night I had a dream that I was sitting on the sidewalk on Moody Street, Pawtucketville, Lowell, Mass., with a pencil and paper in my hand saying to myself 'Describe the wrinkly tar of this sidewalk.' ''
A man, his car, 15 years and counting...
It's the journey, not the destination. You're almost there Den !
Wednesday, September 29, 2004
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Harvest Moon
Full Harvest Moon tonight, one of my favorite nights of the year. It's
almost as bright as day at 10:00pm at night. Too bad its raining out right
now and probably will be cloudy all night !!
almost as bright as day at 10:00pm at night. Too bad its raining out right
now and probably will be cloudy all night !!
Monday, September 27, 2004
Friday, September 24, 2004
Thursday, September 23, 2004
Mr Rogers posse'
See if you can match the characters with people that you work with....I can't get over a Lady Elaine Fairchilde look alike, sound alike here at SCI. It's spooky.
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
While I'm on the "When I was a kid" rant...
Aerosmith's "Greatest Hits" album was released in 1980 !!
Dream On
Same Old Song And Dance
Sweet Emotion
Walk This Way
Last Child
Back In The Saddle
Draw The Line
Kings And Queens
Come Together
Remember (Walking In The Sand)
I'm sure the producers (and the band) had no idea that they'd still be
around (and relevant) almost 25 years later.
Can you put out an Anniversary Edition of a Greatest Hits album ?
Dream On
Same Old Song And Dance
Sweet Emotion
Walk This Way
Last Child
Back In The Saddle
Draw The Line
Kings And Queens
Come Together
Remember (Walking In The Sand)
I'm sure the producers (and the band) had no idea that they'd still be
around (and relevant) almost 25 years later.
Can you put out an Anniversary Edition of a Greatest Hits album ?
20 years since Lake Minnetonka
Purple Rain just was released as a 20th Anniversary DVD
Seems like only yesterday I took my 25 cents, hopped on the T to Dedham
Cinemas and watched this on the matinee.
Seems like only yesterday I took my 25 cents, hopped on the T to Dedham
Cinemas and watched this on the matinee.
Don't go away mad, just...
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go."
-Oscar Wilde
-Oscar Wilde
Amazing Race !
The Amazing Race finished last night...at least it didn't come down to a cab ride this time. I just think that's silly when you travel around the world and then lose because your cabbie took a wrong turn. I just couldn't stop watching this one, it's really put together pretty well. I also like that there isn't a "lot" of product placement and other commercial crap like there is on Survivor now.
The only disappointment was the location of the ending. It looked like just some random field in the middle of Dallas. Couldn't they have picked a place a little more extravigent or exciting....I mean they have 2 Emmy awards now, time to shell out some cash for the big finish.
I would like to see the behind the scenes stuff or somehow capture what the film crew has to go through to try and get all this stuff on camera. I'd also like to have them keep track of the days that they are away so we can identify with how long they are out there. Can't wait until next season, though ! I think Michelle and I would do well on this show....
The only disappointment was the location of the ending. It looked like just some random field in the middle of Dallas. Couldn't they have picked a place a little more extravigent or exciting....I mean they have 2 Emmy awards now, time to shell out some cash for the big finish.
I would like to see the behind the scenes stuff or somehow capture what the film crew has to go through to try and get all this stuff on camera. I'd also like to have them keep track of the days that they are away so we can identify with how long they are out there. Can't wait until next season, though ! I think Michelle and I would do well on this show....
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
What I'm reading...Caravans by James Michener
This is a really good book. I can't believe that it was written almost 50 years ago and it surprised me to read about so many things in Afganistan that are still happening today. I've realized that the way things are done over there are not likely to change anytime soon...especially by U.S. "help". - TK
"In this romantic adventure of wild Afghanistan, master storyteller James Michener mixes the allure of the past with the dangers of today. After an impetuous American girl, Ellen Jasper, marries a young Afghan engineer, her parents hear no word from her. Although she wants freedom to do as she wishes, not even she is sure what that means. In the meantime, she is as good as lost in that wild land, perhaps forever...."An extraordinary novel....Brilliant."THE NEW YORK TIMES "
"In this romantic adventure of wild Afghanistan, master storyteller James Michener mixes the allure of the past with the dangers of today. After an impetuous American girl, Ellen Jasper, marries a young Afghan engineer, her parents hear no word from her. Although she wants freedom to do as she wishes, not even she is sure what that means. In the meantime, she is as good as lost in that wild land, perhaps forever...."An extraordinary novel....Brilliant."THE NEW YORK TIMES "
Monday, September 20, 2004
New from Maine - Spud booze
Mainers hope to turn potatoes into vodka
By David Sharp, Associated Press Writer September 20, 2004
FREEPORT, Maine -- A farmer looking to add value to his low-priced potato crop has launched a business partnership in hopes of turning humble Maine spuds into high-priced premium vodka.
By David Sharp, Associated Press Writer September 20, 2004
FREEPORT, Maine -- A farmer looking to add value to his low-priced potato crop has launched a business partnership in hopes of turning humble Maine spuds into high-priced premium vodka.
Ocktoberfest starts in Munich
Friday, September 17, 2004
Thursday, September 16, 2004
Members Only
Grey day in Waltham.
Just rode down an elevator with a guy wearing a Members Only jacket....didn't think there were still members out there.
Just rode down an elevator with a guy wearing a Members Only jacket....didn't think there were still members out there.
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Vitamin B works for me
Vitamin B
During World War II, soldiers were shipped off to battle with vitamin packets along with their rations. Researchers argued that workers taking vitamin B seemed calmer and were less likely to go on strike.
You know, I think they're right. It's just not the same day without my multi vitamin...
During World War II, soldiers were shipped off to battle with vitamin packets along with their rations. Researchers argued that workers taking vitamin B seemed calmer and were less likely to go on strike.
You know, I think they're right. It's just not the same day without my multi vitamin...
Cree makes LEDs in North Carolina
This is one of my clients...they make tiny silicon based lights called LEDs. Kind of like the thing that lights up on the front of your remote control, but 1,000 times brighter.
Someday, they say, these little wonders will make the everday lightbulb obsolete....
Today, they are the things that make your cell phone light up, the flash on your camera phone and the video screens at the Patriots games.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Someday, they say, these little wonders will make the everday lightbulb obsolete....
Today, they are the things that make your cell phone light up, the flash on your camera phone and the video screens at the Patriots games.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Thursday, September 09, 2004
No ! Try it...
The Power of No
It's an unanticipated legacy of the affluent '90s: parents who can't, or won't, set limits. Now a growing number of psychologists are warning of the dangers of overindulgence and teaching how—and where—to draw the line
It's an unanticipated legacy of the affluent '90s: parents who can't, or won't, set limits. Now a growing number of psychologists are warning of the dangers of overindulgence and teaching how—and where—to draw the line
Happy Birthday Alan !!
IF SEPTEMBER 9 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: . . . you have recently begun a new project that is likely to pay off by the end of the year, but the cosmos should shower you with opportunities and allow you to take giant leaps forward in February and March, too. Expect to enter a more romantic phase next April, May and June when important people could enter your life. A fresh outlook will restore your youthful vitality, and you have a promise that the coming year will be free of worries.
Wednesday, September 08, 2004
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
Sept 2nd Red Sox vs Anaheim
What a great night we had a Sox game on Thursday night !!
D-Lowe had his stuff working, we had great seats and the weather was
fantastic for watching the game!! It's amazing how fast the money goes when
you get there, though. Five bucks for a hot dog, six bucks for a beer,
five bucks for WATER...after "spending" $300 on tickets (alright, we got
these ones for free, but still...) you'd think they give everyone a free
ball or something. Lowell Spinners (or Portland Sea Dogs) here we come !!
D-Lowe had his stuff working, we had great seats and the weather was
fantastic for watching the game!! It's amazing how fast the money goes when
you get there, though. Five bucks for a hot dog, six bucks for a beer,
five bucks for WATER...after "spending" $300 on tickets (alright, we got
these ones for free, but still...) you'd think they give everyone a free
ball or something. Lowell Spinners (or Portland Sea Dogs) here we come !!
Wind for sale
Wind from hurricane for sale on eBay
By Rachel La Corte, Associated Press Writer September 7, 2004
MIAMI -- For anyone who didn't get enough of Hurricane Frances as it blew through Florida, remnants of the storm are for sale. More than 170 items were listed on eBay's Internet auction site Monday, a day after the eye of the Category 2 storm came ashore.
The starting bid for Tupperware filled with wind was a penny. Photos showed Broward County residents running around with the containers "catching" the wind. Surprisingly, someone had already bid $10 for one of the four containers.
By Rachel La Corte, Associated Press Writer September 7, 2004
MIAMI -- For anyone who didn't get enough of Hurricane Frances as it blew through Florida, remnants of the storm are for sale. More than 170 items were listed on eBay's Internet auction site Monday, a day after the eye of the Category 2 storm came ashore.
The starting bid for Tupperware filled with wind was a penny. Photos showed Broward County residents running around with the containers "catching" the wind. Surprisingly, someone had already bid $10 for one of the four containers.
Work
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt
Wednesday, September 01, 2004
Indians Rout Yankees 22-0 in Epic Defeat
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