Showing posts with label Boston. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boston. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

100 Inches

The post title refers to the amount of snow that has fallen in the past month in Boston, but if/when Ryan checks our blog, "100 inches" might make him giggle.  (Reader, please note that I am holding my thumb and index finger approximately two inches apart in our family's trademark "six inches" gesture.  We are a classy, classy group.)

Nobody likes a whiner, so it is for the best that I haven't posted since blizzards started pelting Boston with snow and the entire city fell apart.  This article captures the Armageddon-like atmosphere here over much of the past month.  The good news is that each day is a step closer to spring, a season that I will treasure in 2015.  (Okay, I will probably will not officially start "treasuring" spring until the threat of flooding passes and the mucky mud season wraps up.)

Last night, one of my all-time favorite shows ended.  "Parks and Recreation" was a funny and sweet sitcom with delightful characters.  I was sad to see "Parks and Rec" end, but I have decided to take the opportunity to tie a photo of one of the world's most celebrated carnivores, Ron Swanson, to an announcement.  Like "Parks and Recreation," my three-year stint as a vegetarian is coming to an end. 


Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Breaking News

It is hot as hell here in Boston.  Right now it is 11am with a temperature of 88 degrees and a 'feels like ' of 93 degrees due to the humidity.  This trend keeps up for the next 10 days or so, which is awesome news for a overly-sweaty Irish guy.

Dramatization depicting my current state: