NANEPASHEMET

Whitney Houston

2012-02-12T08:01:00.002-05:00

Addiction to drugs, alcohol, overeating, tobacco.... these are the demons that we live with.
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All of these things are used to ease the heaviness of life.... dealing with the emotions, fears, and uncertainties that we all face during this trial on Earth.
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We all react with shock and sadness when those among us with the most visible gifts... wealth, beauty, talent... succumbs to the addiction. If it can happen to them, what chance do we ordinary mortals have?
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Seems like most addictive habits are a misguided attempt to control our own lives.... to reach out and create our own sense of happiness, good feeling and peace, however perverted. It is when we give up control, when we surrender our fate to God, a Higher Power, or whatever you believe in... that you can escape this destructive behavior.
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Not easy to do. R.I.P. Whitney Houston.

Portable Band Saw

2012-02-11T20:30:00.002-05:00

I hope that this Harborfreight Tool can fit the bill at Nanepashemet Telecom for cutting 6" galvanized steel posts. We'll see next week.Portable Bandsaw

Bobbing and Weaving

2012-02-11T08:49:00.001-05:00

Peeps -
I'm taking down the FreshAyer Countdown. It's been up for well over 700 days, and we painfully watched it progress to zero.
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But, it's been 10 days since we have entered the Halfway House stage and everything is progressing nicely. Gradually, in small steps, everything is returning to normal. Our grandkids will never remember this... while we will never forget.
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You may have noticed that this Blog rarely tells you anything. But rest assured that everything has been recorded, and will be disclosed if appropriate.
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When I was a young man, I used to think that we lived in a system that was ordered and structured by a well administered rule of law.... that you could follow a course of action and a moral way of life, and live freely and unmolested.... that you could depend on the government to dispense justice.
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Now that I have morphed into an old curmudgeon, my viewpoint has shifted considerably. I now feel that we live in a kind of free for all... where the rules are made up as you go along, that government exists primarily to provide jobs to check box bureaucrats, and you have to live by your wits to avoid being crushed by the competing interests who want a piece of you for their own checkboxes.
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Man... that sounds cynical. But if you can keep bobbing and weaving, you can outlast the bastards. It's in the bobbing and weaving that the vestiges of a free and fruitful life still exist.

Karmic Action

2012-02-09T20:39:00.001-05:00

I was moved to consider the Law of Karma today.
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My version of this cosmic statute goes this way. "If you perform good deeds for others, good deeds will be performed for you, and if you are hostile and aggressive to others, then hostility to you is the end result."
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When Jesus said to turn the other cheek to your enemies, it was practical cosmic advice. It simply means that if you react to a hostile act with revenge and a similar response, you will continue a cycle of responses that can never bring harmony and peace to you.
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But if you break the cycle, by offering a peaceful response to a hateful act, you can escape the endless repetition.
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You don't have to worry about "getting back at people" for being wronged. The Law of Karma takes care of that, and you don't have to lift a finger. Each action has an equal reaction.
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Not that this "turning the other cheek" is easy to do. It certainly seems that smashing the offender's head into a mass of pulpy protoplasm would be a far more desirable and satisfying course of action at times. But that only sends your karma back in the wrong direction.
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God and the Universe has the whole thing under control. Mankind doesn't come close to understanding or defining it. So when somebody screws with you and yours, rest assured that they will get screwed in turn. And let it go.

From Cell to Cell

2012-02-07T20:44:00.000-05:00

Someday I'll have a lot to say about the BOP. But for now, I'll just have to keep my mouth shut and let this period pass. Don't be surprised if you hear from Ryan soon though. He's got access to a cell phone and is firing up the minutes after all these months.
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We had him hauling equipment today at Nanepashemet Telecom today. Have to ease the boy back into society slowly.

A Remarkable American

2012-02-06T08:12:00.000-05:00

Only in America can a young Muslim boy, with a White American mother and Black Kenyan father, grow up in Indonesia, lose all his college transcripts, hang out with political radicals in Chicago, and get elected President of the United States. It is a remarkable story.
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It doesn't matter what you think about his politics, it is a remarkable story.

Patriots Aftermath

2012-02-06T07:57:00.001-05:00

It was a terrible night last night.
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After the Patriots loss to the Giants in the Super Bowl, I donned my sleep apnea mask, fired up the CPAP machine, and settled in for what I thought would be a nice winter's sleep.
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The Super Bowl was an enjoyable game except for how it ended, with Harvey Rowe, TommyO and Linda dropping by. Beers, chicken wings and chili were the center of the game cuisine. I didn't pound down too many beers and felt fine when I retired for the evening.
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But a couple of hours later, I could have sworn I heard someone rummaging down stairs, so I leaped out of bed to do battle armed only in my tighty whities. After thrashing around, I figured that the noise was a combination of the ice maker and the furnace, so I resumed the effort to sleep.
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All that adrenaline apparently revved up my digestive system, and I had three quick and consecutive bathroom toilet sessions. By 4:00 AM, the sleep effort was useless and I headed to the couch to see some back episodes of "Homeland".
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I dawns on me though... and I have been thinking of this for some time now.... that if nothing else, it is incredible how our bodies take all types of organic concoctions though our mouths, and hours later, manufacture it all as piss and shit. No matter what goes in, our body turns it into shit.
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We are shit producing machines. Have a piece of cake? You turn it into shit. Have an apple? You manufacture it into shit. Have chicken wings, beer, and chili? You turn it into a lot of shit, and basically screw up a night's sleep in the process.
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Just an observation.... I probably won't bring it up again.

No Big Deal.

2012-02-05T22:12:00.000-05:00

So the Nod came up short.
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Sometimes that happens.
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Don't make a big freaking deal over it.

Galway Boats

2012-02-05T10:38:00.000-05:00

Super Bowl Nod is Given

2012-02-05T08:58:00.004-05:00

Peeps....

Most of you know how eerily accurate I am when predicting the outcome of political races and sporting events... after I have bestowed the Nanepashemet Nod. That's why I don't use this power often, and make the call only in situations of dire importance. Like the Scott Brown - Martha Coakley US Senate race for example.
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There seems to be a lot of national jealously and resentment against the Patriots - particularly Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. Not sure why. It is probably because of the steely determination that they bring to the game, and Brady's sizzling supermodel wife, Giselle.
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Well today, the Nod for the Super Bowl epic between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants goes to our beloved Patriots.
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From the first set of downs, Tom Brady will be dialed in and drill laser guided passes to his talented receivers, Welker, Hernandez, Branch and .... yes.... Gronkowski. It will be a freaking rout that will put the tails of the Patriots naysayers squarely between their spindly legs.
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That's right... all you ESPN analysts can kiss my pigskin ass. Pats are going to win and win big. 37-14
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The Nod has been Given... Let it be Done.

TommyO SaidFeb 5, 2012 07:48 AM

Right On
Of course I am hopeful the PATS will win. It will be nice to enjoy the Championship, but even better is shutting up all those out there currently hating on the PATS for really no good reason except they are jealous of our success.
We are Good, We are BAD, Deal with it YO.
TommyO

Halfway There

2012-02-04T07:34:00.004-05:00

On Thursday, we headed out to the Wilmington Distribution Facility to pick up some spools of cable and pallets of telecom antennas and equipment.... six spools and 18 pallets in two trips with the F150 and the 18' flatbed trailer.
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Naturally, when I was handed the first box that morning, I threw my back out and hobbled around like Quasimodo for the rest of the day.
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Not that I was complaining of the pain..... those complaints would never pass the lips of a Mountain of a Man. In fact, I sucked it up enough to drive that evening to the Framingham Legal Seafood for dinner and Lagavulins with Hillegas, Brown and Elsier.
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But now it's Saturday morning, and the lower back is still aching like a mofo.
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I'm tempted to complain just a little....
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Hopefully things will loosen up by the time we visit Ryan in his new digs at the halfway house in Boston this morning.

Tuna Lips said...Feb 4, 2012 08:29 AM

I rekkin' the first thing on yo boys mind is catchin' up on the philosophizing of yers truly. Weez is runnin' a test balloon of sorts on a new cable access show, "Wisdom from the Double Wide." we takin' this to the next level, like they'd does on ESPN.

Attention Spam

2012-02-03T18:44:00.002-05:00

Lots of you have been asking me about the TV shows that I've been watching lately.
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There was a gap when the Boardwalk Empire season ended, but now Spartacus has resumed, and that is a marker for 10:00 PM on Friday nights.
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And I recently got into catching up with Homeland.

Maria Rowen saidFeb 4, 2012 03:34 AM

This prissy peep prefers pleasant positive programming. Do ya think Ben the Bachelor will find love this time? Do ya?

Profound Thanks

2012-02-01T18:03:00.000-05:00

Last night, I went to the Bruins Game with my son Mike, and we remarked how quick the time seems to have passed. That always seems to be the case when an ordeal is over. This one isn't quite over, although the FreshAyer phase has ended. There were times though, when this day seemed that it would never arrive.
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Appreciate all the calls, emails and well wishes to us for this milestone day. Someday, I'll write something profound that expresses how we feel about you who stood by us during this trying experience. But right now, all I can muster is "Thank You".

The Smell of Victory

2012-01-31T08:13:00.001-05:00

If the air has a funny smell this morning... that is the smell of victory.
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Yes. A month after our zoning application was tabled down in New Haven County, we emerged victorious with a unanimous vote and much thanks for the balloon test and photo simulations that we produced in the meantime.
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Three hours down, three hours back. On the couch in Marblehead by 11:30PM.
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Sweet.
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Living the Dream.

Pisc saidJan 31, 2012 12:06 PM

Is that the one in which they hang a balloon from a crane to give a line of site reference to that space the tower will occupy? Raw land new build? Before you break ground, the meter is running full speed. Nice.

The clock shows a scant 4 hours until your son's return home. My considerable array of fifty cent words fail to describe my admiration for your family. Fare forward, voyagers.

FreshAyer Adieu

2012-01-29T13:10:00.000-05:00

We brought the grandkids out for their last visit with Ryan at FreshAyer this morning.
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I won't miss it.
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It has been a depressing task, but Ryan never let us down. He never showed any self pity, never complained, always kept a sense of humor and a sense of discovery. He always looked forward, grasped at every learning experience, and pressed for every advantage that his environment offered.
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At the beginning of this ordeal, he told us not to worry, because he could handle it.
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He could.... and helped us all to cope and handle it ourselves.
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For our enemies, who wished this experience to be hurtful out of your despicable ill will.... you will be dissapointed. In so many ways, the punishment that you so self righteously sought has been an incredible chance to regroup, re-align, and re-boot for Ryan, his Family, and his many supporters. The toxic phonies have been exposed and are getting smaller and smaller in the rear view mirror.
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If Living Well is the best revenge, then Ryan has already had incredible vengeance, and the best is yet to come.

ReEntry

2012-01-28T12:11:00.000-05:00

It's nice to be home. Going away always makes me appreciate home. Even though the Nanepashemet Telecom workload hit me like a sledgehammer well before we got back to Massachusetts, I wasn't taken back because of reentry. Keeping tabs on email is the way to go.

Eighth Grade Sniff Test

2012-01-26T13:50:00.000-05:00

So Peeps... I've disclosed to you that this is my vacation week.... and I've been trying to keep low key and unengaged.
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But then Nancy Pelosi hits the airwaves, claiming that Newt Gingrich will never be President ... because of what "I know".
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Granted, she has said some stupid and inappropriate stuff in the past, but this doesn't even pass the eighth grade silliness test. When asked by CNN's John King if Gingrich could be President, Noble Nancy replied, "Let me just say this. That will never happen. There's something I know. The Republicans, if they choose to nominate him, that's the prerogative. I don't even think that's going to happen."
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Of course, she doesn't disclose what she "knows".
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How did an airhead like Pelosi ever become the Speaker of the House? What idiots voted for her? Thank God I didn't have to see her head bobbing behind the President during his State of the Union Speech this year.

Down East

2012-01-26T09:47:00.000-05:00

It's nice to get away.
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Generally, I hate vacations, because you have to work so hard before you leave, then you get hit with a ton of crap when you get back.
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But this time, I've stayed close to email every day and handled some routine stuff while being appraised of the important issues... without full scale emotional engagement.
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And I would have been a lot more rested if it wasn't for these damn intestinal issues that made their entrance... or more appropriately... their exit, for the past two days.
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I'm pretty much back to normal , but Joanne doesn't seem to be faring so well.
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Down East Maine, Baby. Can't get enough of it.

Play with Pain

2012-01-25T08:40:00.001-05:00

Back in the Saddle and heading for Bar Harbor.
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Being a Mountain of a Man means that you have to play through the Pain.
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and BTW, the Web Cameras in Marblehead are working like a charm. So far, a squirrel and a couple of sparrows have been caught near the doors. I'll deal with them when I get home.

Solitary

2012-01-24T16:34:00.000-05:00

Peeps....
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After our workout, Joanne and I had a great breakfast in downtown Rockland, Maine.
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Two fried eggs over easy, sausage patties, biscuits, corned beef flannel hash, tomato juice and coffee. I put a little ketchup on the hash and opted against the hot sauce on the eggs, although I really considered it.
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After we left, we did the tourist thing and browsed the stores up and down Main Street..... a really pretty place. But I started to feel distressed, and after an hour bolted for the truck and deadheaded back to the hotel.
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The fever was building, I was starting to feel nauseous but I was really glad that I passed on the Hot Sauce. Let's just say that would have caused a decent amount of pain... the kind that Johnny Cash sang about in his all time hit..."Ring of Fire".
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To those of you who think I had Joanne to help me out.... No Freaking Way, Kemosabe Breath. She bolted for some really important shopping at a TJ Max or Walmart or somewhere. Real high priority stuff. Didn't see her for the balance of the day.
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So I here I am, stuck up here in Mid-Coast Maine, fairly incapacitated , with only this pathetic Blog and you Peeps to keep me company.
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Scratch that.... I'm all alone.... all freaking alone.
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This isn't over.

Get Ready

2012-01-24T12:36:00.000-05:00

As you may have guessed, I'm taking this week off from work for a little R&R. That's why I've been able to get to the Health/Pain Club so often. Nanepashemet Telecom is in the capable hands of my partners and staff, and in point of fact, will probably fare a lot better than with me tooling around with it for 18 hours a day.
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Sometime next week, we'll be shutting down the FreshAyer episode and moving to new challenges. The way things are lining up in business, it looks like the timing will be just right... like it was pre-ordained or something. Its's a good time to take a break and rest up with the business tsunami that is about to hit.
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For those of you who believe in the Law of Karma as I do, it's also time to open the doors and let the fresh air rush in... or batten down the hatches... as the case may be.
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You know who you are... and what you have to do.
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But I wouldn't get too worked up about it. There's not a freaking thing that you can change. You've set the course, now get ready for the ride.

Kick Save and a Beauty!

2012-01-24T07:18:00.002-05:00

The Boston Bruins, defending Stanley Cup Champions, were invited to the White House yesterday by President B. Obama. These types of public relations opportunities have been commonplace for years. Tim Thomas, the outstanding Bruins Goalie, didn't make the appearance and issued this statement ...
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"I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People.

This is being done at the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial level. This is in direct opposition to the Constitution and the Founding Fathers vision for the Federal government.

Because I believe this, today I exercised my right as a Free Citizen, and did not visit the White House. This was not about politics or party, as in my opinion both parties are responsible for the situation we are in as a country. This was about a choice I had to make as an INDIVIDUAL.

This is the only public statement I will be making on this topic. TT"
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Kick Save and a Beauty!

Jim L. said....Jan 24, 2012 05:59 PM

That little poster should read, "Dope". This player took a special moment for the Stanley Cup Champions and made it about him and his personal views. It is a great thing in this country to be able to exercise your rights as a citizen. It is also a great thing to know when to do it.
As we know, the cup doesn't come too easy. So, when you get it you want to savor the perks that come with it. This dick figured team should be spelled with an I. And, he took some of that special moment away from his team mates.
I'll root for this guy when he's in the crease. When he steps off the ice, he's not worth my time.

Back on Track

2012-01-23T16:48:00.000-05:00

I guess I should thank you for all of the emails and text messages asking how my workout went. It shouldn't be so annoying because I obviously brought this on myself.... what with letting you know about my health club anxiety and all.
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The workout went fine. In my momentary lapse of confidence, I forgot a fundamental tenet on what a Mountain of a Man is really about.
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Not only do we write world class blogs, but we're also Rough, Tough, Hard to Bluff, and Damn Good Looking.
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So it's nice to be back on track.

Facing Your Demons

2012-01-23T07:39:00.000-05:00

Peeps...
Sometimes being a Mountain of a Man means that you wake up in the morning and face your fears head on.
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So today, before I do anything else, I'm heading back to that Health/Pain Club to stand up to my demons big time.
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Yes... I'll make eye contact with every toned hard body who walks by.
Yes... I'll snort, fart, and wheeze for 40 minutes or so on the elliptical torture track.
Yes... I'll step head long into the group exercise room and stare at the mirrors showing every angle of my girth.
And Yes... I'll avoid any mention of the locker room and showers.
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It will be nerve wracking, but I'm resolved to persevere.
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Doing Their Part

2012-01-22T18:41:00.001-05:00

Pats going to the Super Bowl.
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The Patriots just beat the Baltimore Ravens to win the 2012 American Football Conference Championship.
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I did not anticipate this, especially after witnessing the humiliating loss at the hands of the Giants when Tommy O and the O'Shea Brothers almost got me killed in Foxboro.
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The Patriots are headed to Indianapolis for Super Bowl 46 for the sixth time in franchise history, two weeks from tonight.
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I told you Peeps that things were going to be good this year... And the Pats are doing their part.

Stressful Image

2012-01-22T10:47:00.001-05:00

Back to the Health/Pain Club this morning, and I'll be keeping my comments in strict adherence of the advice in my previous post on the subject from Waterman.
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Another big mistake was wandering into the group exercise room where they hold the aerobics classes. It was empty so I thought there would be no harm in taking a peek....
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The freaking room is three sixty degrees of mirrors. I generally don't mind viewing the image of the Mountain of a Man from one standpoint... but seeing front, back and sides simultaneously was extremely unsettling.

Mitt, Newt, Barack

2012-01-22T08:13:00.000-05:00

It looks like the choice for the Nanepashemet Nod will go to either Mitt, Newt, or Barack.
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Weird Names.
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I'm not too psyched about this election selection.

Care Less for Carolina

2012-01-21T19:39:00.001-05:00

Looks like Newt Gingrich is going to win the South Carolina Presidential Primary.
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I'm still not ready to place the Nanepashemet Nod.... even with Sarah Palin endorsing the Gingrich candidacy.
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As for Romney... I'm wicked conflicted.
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I believe he has business skills by virtue of his work at Bain Capital and the Utah Olymipics. But he is also such a finger in the wind politician.
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I have close friends who are very tight with him, and I also have close friends who hate his guts... for good reasons. And I highly value both friendships.
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As for Newt winning in Carolina... I had some business dealings down there... and every time left with a big assed knife sticking out of my back. I know that I shouldn't generalize... but people in Carolina can kiss my ass. I could care less who those back stabbing rednecks vote for.

Health Club

2012-01-21T16:51:00.003-05:00

I went to the Health Club this morning.
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The place has been seriously misnamed. It really should be the Club of Pain. After some torturous sweating on the stationary bike, I wandered through the machine room, sat on one and moved some levers that somehow had weights attached to them.
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Then I got on this machine that let you do pull ups and dips while standing on some off setting metal plates.
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There were a number of friendly people who looked extremely toned, and I tried my best not to make eye contact. I got the distinct impression that they had no idea that they were in the presence of a Mountain of a Man.
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The locker room and showers was my favorite part. The Club had this shower head that offered a number of alternatives to get yourself really clean and I took full advantage.
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Feeling a little sore now. Maybe I'll go back tomorrow.

Doug said...Jan 22, 2012 05:25 AM

Really? I'm the only one who is going to write this?? MOAM, you're lucky to have me.
The next time you go to the health club, do not (I repeat, do NOT)say that the locker room and the showers were your favorite part. Regardless of context.
You are welcome.

I'm not quite sure what you are driving at Waterman. But I agree that I'm lucky to have you, and I'll heed your advice nonetheless.

Kerry D'Orio said...Jan 22, 2012 07:43 AM

Whatever you do, do not drop the soap!

Digital Evidence

2012-01-20T20:08:00.000-05:00

I finally got all of the internet cameras installed around the Sundance House.
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So now, I can leave anytime I want, and constantly check to see if any despicable shitheads are trying to steal my precious stuff.
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I'm not talking about you.... per se....
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Maybe I'll go to Maine and test this out.

Stupid Sports

2012-01-19T17:59:00.001-05:00

I don't like sports where you can die if you make a mistake... like mountain climbing and downhill skiing. Granted you can die doing anything. A couple of times over the past few years, I thought that I was going to buy it while I was writing this freaking blog.
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But those types of things... dying while doing normal stuff, or even playing basketball... are not what I mean. You generally don't die in these activities by making a mistake.
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But climbing a mountain and slipping, or skiing headlong into a tree just seems to be a dumb way to go.
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Seems to be a lot of skiing accidents lately.

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Money Talks

2012-01-17T20:47:00.002-05:00

Made the New Haven commute today. I planned to leave at 7:00AM and get back by 3:00PM.
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Left at 7:45AM and got back to Marblehead at 7:40PM.
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Little bit of ad lib on this one but it ended ok.
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With Martin Luther King Day coming to a close yesterday, the holiday season is officially over. I have to say that it was fun but I'm glad it's over. Things started out hazy the night before Thanksgiving and pretty much stayed that way past New Year's Day.
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That's not to say that we didn't break a sweat at Nanepashemet Telecom, but we definitely were not operating in the zone. Today, I started to feel dialed in again. Ready to tear it up.
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BTW, thanks for all of the purchases that you made at the Nanepashemet Blogging Apparel Store. Between that and the Nanepashemet Books that were flying off the shelf, it kept myself and the Indonesians in the Black big time. For all their whining and bitching, the Indonesians were really cool and they shut up immediately when I came through with the holiday windfall.
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Money talks.

Proclamation from 2012 Peep of the Year - Kerry D'Orio

2012-01-16T08:38:00.004-05:00

I do not know what I did to deserve this ultimate honor. Of course i would never ask.. I can tell you that I was probably the most annoying and funniest person ( well in my narsassitic mind) at the pre thanksgiving day bash. I can honestly tell you that I payed for that night the next day. I would have Sold my first born to Satan, well not really, for a day of relaxation. some may say I alreAdy married satan himself, aka Brendt .
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Hailing from The Live Free or Die state has shaped my attitude. I shoot guns( AR-15 is my fav), eat red meat and wear real fur. If you don't like it then you can ...... I believe in being myself. I do not shape my beliefs based upon my audience. I refuse to cater to the Queen Bee types( news flash we are not in the sorority house anymore) and am not in to GNO's ( girls nights out). My close friends, who i cherish, have nicknamed me The Canadien Boyfriend.
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Another bonus is my popularity at home. My kids are loving this! Francesca is in awe. She said to me, "Mom , your peep of the year and Alex is wizard ofthe year!" holy shit! My daughter just compared me to Selena Gomez! For those of you unfamiliar with the tween sect Selena plays alex on the wizards of waverly place. When I announced my award my daughter was excited , not for me, but because I am in the same league as Alex , wizard of the year mommy peep of the year. I have struck pre tween gold. Hard to do. Too bad Brendt isn't my justin Beiber. He certainly cannot shake his groove thing anymore seeing he had not hit the cybex machine in at least a decade. (defibrillator please) On the other hand, brendt was really pissed because he thought he had peep of the year in the bag given how many bribes ( I mean automatics) he had donated. Not to worry Brendt I couldn't have done it with out you. You are the man behind the woman. You have put up with my shenanigans for years. I promise you This summer i will let you catch more fish than me.

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This peep of the year is looking forward to early feb when Fresh Ayer runs out and grape fruit season commences. I am sure the foot traffic from the Sundance house to The Razor ( first husbands mancave) will have as much foot traffic as an illegal alien smuggling route from Mexico to The USA . The Razor is always open for an ice cold beverage with good friends. Looking forard to it!
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Once the Whale Eye hits the water and that mountain of a man Jay pulls his lobster traps in a strapping and patrick swayze roadhouse type fashion I think we should initiate an annual peep of the year lobster bake at the sundance house. I am sure Ryan will add to the feast when he reels in a monster Tuna Aboard The Flying Elvis. First husband is an excellent Captain ;)
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I will provide grade A meat ( sorry ladies brendt is off the market) and provide the automatic. Jay whip up those white trash balls and Tommy Ooooo whip up that Chowda!
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Looking forward this roller coaster of a ride.
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On a more serious note, i am Pondering my clothing line...suggestions accepted.

TommyO saidJan 16, 2012 12:33 PM

Well Done Kerry, welcome to the club.
TommyO

Kerry D' Orio said...Jan 17, 2012 05:24 PM

Tommy O, we need to celebrate with a drink

White House Tenants

2012-01-16T07:27:00.002-05:00

I have some good friends who are offended by the policies of George Bush.

But regardless of your politics, the Bush's are nice people and never exhibited the crassness of the Clinton's and the Obama's. I know accounts of Secret Service people who served the various administrations who say that the Bush's were the most genuine and caring of all the White House tenants that they served.

Apparently, Barack wanted to go to Camp David, but Michelle nixed that plan.

Back to Normal

2012-01-15T07:23:00.002-05:00

We're heading out to FreshAyer this morning for maybe the last time with the Grandkids. The countdown is down to a little over two weeks.
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For those of you who have been keeping tabs on the days left, I'm sure you feel as we do that it is almost surreal that this ordeal is coming to an end. At the beginning, when we were staring at over 700 days each time, it seemed like these days would never be here.
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As Will Crawford eloquently said the other day, "There's been a void in our lives, and now everything can get back to normal."
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That pretty much sums it up.

Doug said....Jan 15, 2012 12:03 PM

Let me know if there is anything planned for his imminent release...I got the little fella a gift he's sure to appreciate.

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The Waterman among others is asking about any ceremonies or festivities that are contemplated. None yet.... until all the details of the release are available, but he and the rest of the loyal peeps will be suitably informed and involved.

Straw Poll

2012-01-14T21:58:00.000-05:00

Patriots are pummeling Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos.
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Taking a straw poll on who is going to win?

POTW Week 2 - 2012

2012-01-14T09:22:00.000-05:00

I've told you Peeps that this year seems to be shaping up pretty well. What with Nanepashemet Telecom winning all of that business and FreshAyer drawing close and all. So it comes as no surprize that an Automatic Peep of the Week selection comes up so soon in this magical year.

When Harvey and Lisa Rowe showed up with the lovely Maria Rowen last night they showed the ultimate coolness by sporting their Tuna Lips Skull Caps.

Then it was tenderly revealed to the Mountain of a Man that Maria had brought the King of Scotch, Lagavulin 16 Year Single Malt to grace the evening.

ANNOUNCING....

Nanepashemet Peeps of the Year for the 2nd Week of 2012

Maria Rowen, Automatic Lagavulin Rule

Tommy O 'Shea

Sue Sue Raiche

Will Nestor

Doug Maxfield

Lou Panakio

Joanne, Maria and Lisa professed their gratitude for the Tuna Lips hats in the traditional manner.

Hang in There Michelle

2012-01-12T20:01:00.001-05:00

I don't blame Michelle Obama about being pissed at people labeling her as an "angry Black Woman".
She's just trying to get by in a tough situation. And her main concern is that her daughter's make it out of the White House experience intact.
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This country must really be screwed if living in the White House is such a hardship.
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Sorry, but as much as I wanted the Obama's to succeed, they seem to be such out-of-touch lightweights. They make me wish that Hilary Clinton had the job. It's that bad.

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Living Well is the Best Revenge

2012-01-12T18:29:00.002-05:00

Quite a day.
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Tommy O, outgoing Peep of the Year posted his POTY swan song down on the Dec. 31 post, and Nanepashemet Telecom scored on a big... scratch that... massive contract that makes me particularly happy that I banned that big stupid company from being a Nanepashemet customer.
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Somebody said, "When God closes one door, he opens another." That sure seemed to fit the bill today.
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If we had started work with the banned customer, we would have done our typical professional work while being sabotaged and harpooned the whole way. And it would have been a lot harder to absorb the quality work that we just won.
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So everything works out for the best. We can concentrate our best efforts with ethical, forthright customers and go to sleep every night with a feeling of the recognition of good work and fair treatment.
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Starting to feel really good about this year.

Spray Booth

2012-01-11T10:54:00.000-05:00

Have to make a spray booth. Got this concept for water borne paints from Fine Woodworking.
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If I were to use oil based, then I'd have to get an Explosion proof fan, prices starting at $600. So the water based will have to do.

New Hampshire Republican Primary

2012-01-10T07:46:00.001-05:00

They're voting for President up North in New Hampshire today.
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Despite a host of annoying requests, I won't be making any endorsements at this time.
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I know that a lot of my New Hampshire Nanepashemet Peeps feel hopelessly cut adrift in having to make a decision all on their own, but I won't be giving the Nanepashemet Nod.
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Don't you know that when the NN is given, then victory is virtually assured for the receiving party?
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It's just too early to release that type of power.
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Plus... What if Sarah Palin dives in, and I've already committed the Nod to another????
Didn't think of that... did you?

Cyper Graffiti and Matt Damon

2012-01-08T17:55:00.001-05:00

We watched the 2011 film "Contagion" starring Matt Damon and Jude Law among others last night at Dale and Gail Johnson's house after a great birthday dinner for Dale at The Antique Table in Swampscott.
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Law played a Medical Blogger and someone quoted that "A Blog is just Graffiti with punctuation."
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Sad to say, I can't really argue with that.
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Speaking of Matt Damon, he spouted off again about Obama the other day, expressing his dissappointment about the lack of leadership exhibited by the Chief Executive. After shamelessly shilling for BO during the election and pissing off conservatives, Damon is drilling Obama now which will drop Matt's standing with the lefties.
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I'm actually starting to like him. While I probably don't agree with his positions, at least he is true to himself, and is not a sheep in the Liberal Herd.

Culinary Kudo

2012-01-08T17:33:00.000-05:00

Peeps...
One of the problems of being a Mountain of a Man with multiple skill sets is that it's hard to be humble. Lucky for me that one of my superior abilities is deep seated humility.
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So naturally, you don't often hear about how good I am at ordinary stuff like cooking.
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Because Joanne is such a good cook... and insists on watching all of those lame cooking shows, and collecting cook books from all of the egomaniacal cooking stars.... I have generally backed off from bragging about my prowness in the culinary area.
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But suffice it to say... I am a freaking great cook.
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And I'm not just talking about the Buffalo Wings and White Trash Balls that we serve up for the Night before Thanksgiving Bash.
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Like today for instance, I whipped up some homemade dough in the Cuisinart to use for pizza while watching the NFL Playoffs, then topped it off with some pecan shortbread cookies which were nothing short of freaking spectacular.
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The Pizza was the balls too.
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I hope Denver wins.

Playoff Season

2012-01-08T16:56:00.000-05:00

It's Pittsburgh v. Denver with the winner playing the Pats next week. I thought the playoffs would never get here, and I bet Ryan feels the same way.
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But in four weeks or so, it will be Super Sunday... in more ways than one.

Tablesaw Panel Crosscut Sled

2012-01-07T06:24:00.000-05:00

Since I cut my teeth in woodworking with a radial arm saw, I've never gotten into the habit of crosscutting on my table saw.
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But with this custom cabinet job that I've taken on, we'll be cutting a lot of plywood sheet panels, so I'll be making a table saw sled capable of handling 35" crosscuts.
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After a little web search, I've settled on the plan shown right which was published by Fine Homebuilding in 2006.
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My version will be made with 24"x42" panels so will be a scale larger than this drawing, and I've ordered some aluminium from McMaster Carr to use for the runners rather than the plywood strips noted here.
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If the McMaster Carr shipment arrives today, this baby will take shape tomorrow over at the Nanepashemet Telecom shop.

Qualifications Standards.

2012-01-05T21:51:00.003-05:00

I'm pretty proud of Nanepashemet Telecom. We do good work and our customers show a lot of appreciation with repeat business. Virtually all of the valid players in the industry have approved us as a vendor.
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So I run into a company that is playing games and decides to question our qualifications.
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Guess what? I could give a shit if they don't approve us a a vendor, because I have disapproved them as a customer.
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They are not qualified to be a customer of Nanepashemet Telecom.
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Sorry. You have to pass some basic tests, and your big company failed miserably. And you don't even want to know what the appeal process is.

Pisc said...

Work those C level connections to get past the boobs in their Procurement fiefdom. Small, petty, Oompah Loompa Looking D Bags run those qualification "programs". Making you blog about them is often their only shot to being heard in this world. Walk past like you been there before, and give them a t-shirt or something, make them feel like they matter.

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Fine advice, Pisc. But unfortunately the Nanepashemet Telecom Operations Manual prohibits presenting T-Shirts to Oompah Loompas if their company is unqualified as a Nanepashemet Customer.

This is out of my hands. There is nothing I can do.

Clinking Cubes

2012-01-05T07:39:00.000-05:00

Peeps -
When I told you that you could have a Nanepashemet On-the-Rocks Whiskey Glass, I didn't mean all of you. Do the freaking math. There are thousands of you greedy-assed Peeps, but only a couple of hundred Whiskey Glasses. And I need a lot of them for customer appreciation tokens for my Nanepashemet Telecom clients.
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Like today for instance... I'm heading into one of my best customer's office with a case of the glasses, which I will distribute after a vendor pile-on lunch with as many staffers as can sneak away for an hour or so.
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By tonight, there should be cubes clinking in quite a few Nanepashemet glasses.

CAD Learning Curve

2012-01-03T07:01:00.001-05:00

Back to reality Peeps.
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Heading back to that little place of heaven, New Haven County, to haul stuff around on the flatbed trailer.
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But I got some great CAD work done yesterday, designing a kitchen concept for one of my favorite Peeps.
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I downloaded the Google Sketchup program which is available on line for free, and I'm still in the learning curve, but it is very powerful the way you can design in 3D and then orbit all around your model to see results and make adjustmnents.
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Sketchup also has an online database of other's models which are unbelieveable time savers.
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My general rule for becoming proficient in a sophisticated program is 40 hours of frustration during the learning curve..... trying to make things work and going back and forth to manuals. I'm only about 5 hours into Sketchup.

Happy New Year

2012-01-01T13:51:00.000-05:00

Live your life, Dream your dream.
Everyday that you are able to wake up, you are able to think, plan and act.
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For us, it's not three strikes and you're out. As long as we can pick up the bat, we have unlimited opportunities to hit one out of the park.
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So get in the batter's box every day and take your swings.
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Look at your daily obstacles and problems as lessons to learn. Turn them into daily building blocks. Search out the good in every situation. Even though I've known this to be true, Ryan, over in FreshAyer has powered this point home for me.

And don't expect God and the Universe to be on the same plane as you all of the time. If God answered all of our prayers, Tim Tebow would win every game. God has a much larger perspective than we do. Trust that the problems that she throws your way are there to help you, however irrational or unfair that they may seem.
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One day, as you are taking your swings, you will notice that the dream that you had previously formulated has manifested itself all around you.
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May that day happen to you this year. Happy New Year.

Nanepashemet Peep of the Year for 2012.

2011-12-31T13:33:00.006-05:00

So this is the time that you have so impatiently waited for all year. Ever since Tommy O' Shea achieved the ultimate honor/disgrace.... the Nanepashemet Peep of the Year for 2011.... speculation has been rampant as to who will succeed him in 2012.
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But first a word about Tommy O.
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His reign was regal as his career soared at that foreign corporation that he works for, and he served as an anchor for his long suffering wife, Linda. And it all capped off with the highly successful launch of the TommyO Fashion Line in the Nanepashemet Blogging Apparel Store. Both the TommyO Tank Top and the TommyO Taking Out the Trash Bathrobe were killer sales items that had the Indonesians working overtime and bitching constantly in their cheap labor production sweatshop.
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So Tommy will be a hard act to follow.
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Course all of the former POTY's served with distinction as their lives were transformed for better or worse during their dubious POTY reigns.

Tom McMahon ~ 2007
Lauren Rathbone ~ 2008
Michael "Murph" Murphy ~ 2009
Jeremy Johnson ~ 2010
Tommy O'Shea ~ 2011

And now the mantle must shift to another individual, who undoubtedly will be testament at this time next year to the almost metaphysical transformation that the Nanepashemet Peep of the Year title conveys.
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So without any further a do do.....

ANNOUNCING.....
Nanepashemet Peep of the Year for the Year 2012.

Kerry Russell D'Orio.

As you know, it would be taboo to disclose the reason for this solemn selection, and I dare not even approach the topic given the effect that it could have on the balance of the Universe.
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So don't be sending me any "Why, Why" incantations. The deed is done and is forever scribed into the firmament.
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OK???? So that's it. All done. Hang in there Kerry. It will be a roller coaster year for you.

Kerry Russell D'Orio said...

OMG! After a day of ripping it up on the bunny slope like Linday Vaughn and celebrating my daughters 8 th birthday I have found out that I am peep of the F'n year!! I can guarantee that I have been annoying and fun. Tommy O ( cue orgasm voice) is a classic. I have some big shoes to fill. I will order me up a plush Tommy O bathrobe and write my acceptance speech. Happy New Year!

Kerry Russell D'Orio

TommyO said...... Jan 12, 2012 01:45 PM

Wow, Twice now I have tried to send along my "outgoing" POTY post and both times, lost it or failed. I am going to tell you this right now. During my run as POTY, this never happened.

This just goes to prove the Power of the POTY Title. I had a tremendous year. Work has been outstanding, could be the best sales numbers in my career. My SWISS based Logistics Company posted excellent results and is very healthy, My family is also healthy and looking good. I have had great times with great friends and hope to continue to do so.

The POTY title is not just a title for one year. This honor gives one the inner confidence to do the right thing and brings out the best in a person. The POTY is not just a title given by a MOAM, it is a state of mind. That is why this attempt will be posted accordingly. Kerry, you are well deserving and all my best going forward. You can feel it right?
Thanks Jay for bestowing upon me this tremendous gift.
TommyO

2012 New Year's Resolutions

2011-12-31T08:11:00.002-05:00

Peeps -
So many of you have been pestering me about my New Year's resolutions. Not sure why... resolutions are highly personal, and the reolutions of a Mountain of a Man are normally unattainable by ordinary Peeps like yourselves.
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But I know you.... you will fret, worry, and get really neurotic until you see what the MOAM has in store for the New Year. So, regardless or how irritating it is, I will comply with your pathetic request and let you in on what I have resolved for 2012.
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This year, my resolutions are about developing habits, not necessarily acheiving goals.

Get a burn in every morning, on the Cybex, Treadmill or a Harbor Row.
Practice Banjo and Guitar every night (after Joanne goes to bed)
Learn CAD and practice it every night (between banjo practice).
Process Mail and paperwork daily.
Archive Files and purge daily.
Eat sensibly and deny urge to eat carbs.

So if I develop these habits, the results should be that my weight trends downward, I become a closet musician, can design projects on the computer, and my office is neat and organized.
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And BTW....phuck the Mayans..... They can take their sophisticated calendar calling for the end of the world and stick it up their extinct asses. I don't plan on cashing it in this year.
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I agree that it sounds pretty boring... but it's my life, not your's. Get your own Goddamn Resolutions.

Customer Appreciation

2011-12-29T19:30:00.001-05:00

We got these cool on-the-rocks whiskey glasses to hand out as customer appreciation gifts to Nanepashemet Telecom customers and vendors. They are clear heavy glass with "Nanepashemet" laser etched on them. Even Joanne thinks they are really classy.
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It's not required that you drink Lagavulin in them, but highly recommended.
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If your think that you can't live without one, drop me an email, and we'll see if we can save one or two for you.

Anonymous said...

Obviously drinking whiskey out of the glasses.
What's a Cutomer?

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Normally I Don't publish anonymous comments, but this guy was correct on the whiskey and correct on the mis-spelling.

Fried Laptop

2011-12-28T06:37:00.000-05:00

Somebody dropped some liquid on my laptop at Christmas and it's fried now. The theory expressed by my kids is that it is my own fault for leaving it on the end table when the elderly are around. If I agreed with this, I'd be filled with self-loathing, but I'm basically just pissed.
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I wanted to replace it with a Mac, but I have my Dell account that I paid off earlier this year, so I fired it up for a cheap Dell laptop that should be here next week or so. In the meanwhile, I'll try to see if I can salvage some files from the dead laptop.
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BTW, it would be interesting to hear their theory if it was their computer that was doused.

POTW Week 51

2011-12-25T11:00:00.001-05:00

Time flies when you're having fun. I can't believe we are heading into the last week of the year. Serious Nanepashemet Peeps realize the gravity of this period.
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For Tommy O, who received the thoughtful gift of a "Tommy O Take Out the Trash Bathrobe" from his beautiful wife Linda, and daughters Kelsy and Kate this Christmas morning, the coming week is especially eventful.
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This is Tommy's last week as the 2011 Peep of the Year.
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By most accounts, it has been a banner year for the POTY.
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This comes as no surprize. You will recall that last year's POTY, Jeremy Johnson became a partner in the Minnesota powerhouse lawfirm of Grey, Plant, Mooty. Tommy O's career has also taken an appropriate boost at the German/Swiss whatever Logistics firm where he works. I hope the momentum of this year carries over.

Soon, the magic and mystique of the Nanepashemet Peep of the Year mantle will be passed to another deserving POTY wannabee.

Who will it be???? and why???

Please don't ask these annoying questions which can never be answered.

In the meanwhile, we have this week's POTW's to honor/disparage.

ANNOUNCING....

Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 51st Week of 2011.

Jill Phillips

Nathaniel Clarke

Peter Lojko

Doug Maxfield

Tim Mcguire

Al Watts

Tension is in the air for next week's selection.

Tuna Lips said...

Yer boy looks like that there kungfu panda in the kiddie shows. I like cut of his jib, may have te git me one of them samurai robes yer peddlin' for karaoke night at the Rte 44 Benny Hanna. I does a mean Engleburt Humperdink, "After the Lovins". That robe would handle the DNA splatter

Christmas Wish

2011-12-24T09:32:00.001-05:00

It's Christmas Eve.
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A time of many happy memories of family and friends. To me, the classic Christmas movie is the 1989 "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" because so many of us can identify in our own way with the emotions and frustrations that Chevy Chase portrays.
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Looking back at the stages of my life, it's readily apparent that we have had bountiful blessings. Some have been bestowed by our own hard work, and some seem to come from the benevolence of a guiding spirit. Some of our blessings have material manifestations, but the real blessings are the love and friendship that come from family, friends, and even you pathetic Nanepashemet Peeps.

I feel blessed to have run into you during this brief wander on planet Earth.

My wish to you on this Christmas Eve is that you take strong notice of the bounteous blessings that rain upon you each and every day amid our daily trials.
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Merry Christmas Peeps.

Maria Rowen said...

And for the most fortunate, it is the bountiful blessing of brandy in the breakfast egg nog... I too feel blessed to have wandered into your planet this morning... Thanks for another year...

Tidings and Joy

2011-12-22T22:34:00.000-05:00

Seems to be a lot of angst out there about Christmas celebrations.

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Why can't we all just get along?
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Christmas might have started as a religious holiday, but now it has evolved into a wholly secular celebration of "Peace on Earth, Goodwill Toward Men".

Santa has nothing to do with Jesus... nor do pine trees in our house, pagan wreathes, and decorating our homes with electric light bulbs.

If you want Jesus out, it's already been done. But let's keep Santa. He transcends the religious dogma. And we really should try to keep all of that "Joy" stuff. How can that hurt anybody?

If you want to add Jesus back in (as I do), that's a personal decision.

Seasons Greetings.

Blog to Go

2011-12-22T21:56:00.000-05:00

Just got an urgent message from a Peep requesting a mobile phone app to access the Nanepashemet Blog.
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It's a fair request. I'm not the least bit insulted by it.
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In fact, such a app already exists.
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If you want to view the blog on your smartphone, point the phone browser to
www.nanepashemet.blogspot.com/?m=1
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Please enjoy your blog fix responsibly.

Bye Bye Kim

2011-12-21T06:37:00.002-05:00

Do you buy the news shots of the hysterically crying North Koreans mourning the death of their beloved dictator, Kim Jong il ?

Seems slightly staged doesn't it? Like we'll imprison your grandmother if you don't obnoxiously wail publically.
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Really sad.

mjnest48 said...

Oh Herro

Tuna Lips said...
Looks like the reactin' that gos on when I crop-dust the Keno crowd with a "pickled egg and pork rinds" silent but deadly special. The humanity.

East Bumphuck

2011-12-20T08:17:00.001-05:00

Those of you who think that the Mountain of a Man always gets what he wants at a zoning hearing three freaking driving hours from his house would be freaking wrong. The worse requests are the simple ones. The kind Board members are inclined to grant the permit, but would we mind just setting up a site viewing and coming back to see them next year or so?
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Of course we don't freaking mind. It is our phucking pleasure to drive to East BumPhuck and come to a whole other freaking hearing a month from now so we can achieve what could have happened easily last night.
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Happy to do it.

Brady v. Tebow

2011-12-18T14:37:00.002-05:00

I'm patiently waiting for the Patriots - Broncos game this Sunday afternoon. Should be a good game. Both quarterbacks are hot.... the experienced Brady and the unlikely Tebow. The press has been touting this as Tom Brady, the Secular Man of the World, versus Tim Tebow, the Fundamentalist Christian Clean Living Icon.
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I'm sure that it is not a confrontation of good and evil. Just because Brady swears on the sidelines and has sex with movie stars and supermodels.... that doesn't make him a bad guy. And Tebow, steeped in thanks and prayer living at home with his mom, doesn't make him particularly virtuous.
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I have nothing against either quarterback. But I think I'm leaning towards Brady.

Jim L. said...

I find the fact that the Mountain of a Man describes a couple of guys as "hot" just a little disturbing.

Tazed by a Furniture Ad

2011-12-17T08:03:00.001-05:00

I'm sure she's a nice person, and this comment isn't going to seem very Christmas spirit like, but I just have to say this.

The shrill voice every morning of Bermie and Phyl's slightly rotund daughter on their TV furniture commercials hits my nerves like a freaking Tazer.
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"Get zero percent financing at Bernie and Phyl's!"

Don't Taze me Bitch... Don't TAZE ME!
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Otherwise... Happy Holdiays.

Waiting to Kick Back

2011-12-16T20:05:00.001-05:00

Sorry for the gap in posts. I was back and forth to Connecticut for the past three days and the drive time is tedious.
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It's not like a bunch of blogable stuff didn't happen.... like finding out where about ten thousand crows roost at twilight in Hartford (on the trees surrounding the cell site that we were working on. It was like an Alfred Hitchcock movie.)
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And we've been combining cell site construction with zoning meeting work in the evening, which has contributed to the hours being freaking crazy. Although I like to write and don't feel too much effort in doing it (which probably shows in the content), it is still hard to summon up the strength when you are dead tired.
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One more trip to New Haven County next week, and I'll kick back for the Christmas Holiday. But only after a bunch of customer care holiday events. MOAM... don't fail me now.

New Toy

2011-12-13T18:48:00.003-05:00

Bought a tool to bend PVC pipe today at http://www.pvcbendit.com/. We'll use it to bend some PVC at a cell site that Nanepashemet Telecom is building..... but then I have a lot of other stuff in mind. Like some wild outdoor furniture, or some complicated plumbing for the Japanese water garden that I'm planning, or some resilient bumpers for the Marblehead Gunning Dory.

Any tool with it's capabilities tends to widen your mind with its possibilities. This one, which allows a resilient, rigid, material like PVC pipe to be transforimed into highly manipulated curves, is going to be a boon for all sorts of imagination.
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I'm wicked psyched.

Tuna Lips said...

I was wonderin' who was gonna snap up the late Missus Hornstroffer's 2-in-1 vacuum hose and dildo with vibratin' action. You can tell a lot about someone from a yard sale. I reckon it'd suprise nobody that peoples far and wide knowed her fer keepin' a very tidy home.

dougmaxfield said...

I would love a report on how this tool works. Could be quite useful for changing my buoy system that I currently am not so impressed with.
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And you shall have your report, Waterman.
The system basically turns 1 1/4" PVC pipe into plyable spaghetti for a period of time when you can easily place it into any form. After that, it cools to its original rigidity. Check out the videos on the website.

Feel free to give me a call if you want a personal demonstration.

Skull Caps and Slumber

2011-12-13T07:04:00.000-05:00

Gail Johnson was over the house yesterday when a shipment of Tuna :Lips Skull Caps was delivered. I could tell by her facial expression that she intensely desired to own the high quality knit garment so I gave her one and another for her slightly schizo spouse Dale/Buck.
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Once that was done, we were emotionally free to have an enjoyable dinner, after which I retired to the bedroom, strapped on my sleep apnea apparatus, and had a long and restful December night slumber.
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I know it's not a particularly interesting or insightful vignette, but it's all I have for now.

Cousin Eddie

2011-12-11T08:29:00.000-05:00

Someone hacked into my Amazon.com account and placed the CLARK GRISWOLD Christmas Vacation Chicago Blackhawks CCM White Hockey Jersey in my checkout cart.

Who would do such a thing????

I can think of a couple of people.

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If it wasn't such a high quality item, I'd be really pissed.
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At any rate, if you are the Cousin Eddie who did this... I would watch your back.

Order Madness

2011-12-10T09:29:00.000-05:00

So I'm at the Duluth Trading Co. site ordering some shoes and they say that my size has sold out. A nice lady even called me on my cell phone to tell me that they couldn't fulfill my order, and she gave me a code for free shipping on my next order. Excellent customer care.
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But, as cool as they are at Duluth, you won't find that problem at the Nanepashemet Blogging Apparel Store. All of our advertised stock is readily available so you won't experience the bitter dissapointment of order rejection.

Even though the Tuna Lips Skull Caps are flying out the door, there will be one ready for you when you finally get up the gonads to fire up your plastic.

Despite massive orders from 50 states as well as Canadian Provinces, the Tommy O Tank Tops are fully stocked for your muscle shirt enjoyment.

And the Atty Jeremy Johnson Wannabee Boxers in all sizes are ready for order.... although there has been a big run on the 2X's.

Some of you Peeps have accused the Mountain of the Man of selling this stuff in a shameless effort to raise some extra Holiday scratch. Very insightful. But that's not the only freaking reason. The fact is that all of the profits from this enterprize will be donated to my favorite charity... the JJ Fund... dedicated to keeping the Mountain of a Man as solvent as possible.

And before you click to another site in disgust, consider this ..... if the JJ Fund isn't sizably healthy.... how do you expect to get your pathetic Nanepashemet Blog fix.... day after hopeless day???? Yeah.. You didn't think of that, did you?

Small Town

2011-12-09T19:45:00.002-05:00

Living in a small town used to mean that you dealt with gossip and people who wanted to know everything about you.
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But the information age now means that the entire world is really a small town for purposes of finding out anything about anyone.
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That's why the news seems to be so prone to gossip about celebrities and low life situations.
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Gossip seems to help people let go of the absurdities and incompetence in their own lives as they search for the failings in others. Now we don't have to hang in the village square to find our topics. They are brought to us electronically from the four corners of the Earth.

Pisc said...

My tuna lips winter cap arrived today. Perfect

Crap Shoot

2011-12-08T18:48:00.001-05:00

My friend, Will Murray, called yesterday and asked that I attend a zoning hearing at the City of Peabody this evening.
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Naturally I'll be there. Will seemed pretty worked up about it.
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A big part of my livelyhood is getting permits from various municipalities. And there is always a lot of anxiety around it, because people you don't know can really drop a monkey wrench in your path. But things generally work out the way they're supposed to.
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My company has gotten over a hundred permits in the last two years. And I have been skunked badly once in that time in a little Berkshire hill town... didn't see it coming at all.
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This one tonight is not business for me... I'm just there to support a friend. Betting that he beats the odds.

Couch Visualization

2011-12-07T08:07:00.001-05:00

Today will be a long day.
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Sometime late tonight or in the early hours of tomorrow, I will be sitting here on the couch after traveling to New Haven County this evening for a zoning hearing and then deadheading back to Marblehead.
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I anticipate a positive outcome, but you never know. I've been submarined at these events before. If I get the petition approved, it will be worth it.

UPDATE
I'm back on the couch as predicted at 12:06AM. Our petition was accepted unanimously, which was nice... but the six hours or so in the F150,..... down to New Haven and back...was freaking exhausting. Living the Dream has its limitations.

Birthday Bonus

2011-12-07T07:40:00.001-05:00

It was my birthday yesterday... which I share with my grandson, Ethan, who was born on the same day of the year. This guarantees that my family will always remember my birthday, because they are too scared to forget Ethan's. If you saw the pic that I posted yesterday, you would know why.
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Sometimes, being a Mountain of a Man means that you have to step back and quell personal excitement for the sake of others. So I was pretty low key about my day. But Joanne and I did go down to our favorite Marblehead restaurant, Cafe Italia, with Dale and Gail Johnson and the Johnson's picked up the tab.
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That took the sting out of the wait staff calling me "Big Guy".
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I continue to harbor the theory that calling people "Big Guy" is a euphemism for "Fat Shit". So Dale never misses the chance to tab the "BG" moniker on me.
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Did I mention that he picked up the tab? Let him have his fun.....

Should Have Seen the Other Guy

2011-12-05T12:09:00.001-05:00

This is a photo of my Grandson, Ethan Nestor, who ran into some trouble down at the local YMCA.
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Here he is patiently waiting with his balloon for Santa.
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If I were Santa... I'd give him what he asks for.
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He turns 3 years old tomorrow.

A Shame about Cain

2011-12-04T16:46:00.000-05:00

It's not like Herman Cain was going to get the Nanepashemet Nod, but I have a real bad taste in my mouth about him leaving the Republican nomination race and the way he had to leave.
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It seems to me that he didn't force himself on any of the women who came forward about him, and I don't see the motivation to throw yourself into the national limelight just because someone made a pass at you..
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Unless of course it was money.
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I believe that the truth will come out that these women were scamers or corrupted by bribes.
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A conservative Black Republican candidate is so dangerous to Obama and the Dems, that Cain had to be derailed at all costs.
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I wonder how much it actually did cost?

Postgame Belichick

2011-12-04T16:20:00.003-05:00

Just finished watching Bill Belichick's Post Game press conference as the Pats beat the Colts 31-24.
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His answers are always the same...

Individual stats don't matter.
They did some things well and need to improve on other things.
They are only interested in focusing on the next team that they are going to play.

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Basically... it's a team game and keep your focus on the next game. In many ways, it is a prescription for success in almost any field of endeavor.
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It seems like he's always in a big hurry to get off of the podium.

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I do feel bad for the new reporters who throw themselves into the breach once more to ask questions that have been answered the same way for weeks and years on end.

Christmas Shopping Salvation

2011-12-02T20:45:00.002-05:00

OK Peeps.

In a magnanimous effort help you with your pathetic attempts at Christmas shopping.... I'm going to make it easy for you.... plus, these are the classiest gifts this side of the Pecos.

Tommy McMahon Commemorative Peep of the Year UniSex V Neck T - a steal at $21.90.
Official Nanepashemet Atty Jeremy Johnson Y front Wannabee Boxers - only $17.74.
Official Nanepashemet Tommy O Taking Out the Trash Bathrobe - unheard of price of $39.88.
Official Nanepashemet Mountain of a Man Couch Potato Pants - giving them away at $28.90.
Official Nanepashemet Tuna Lips Skull Cap - underpriced at $18.90.

Just click on the links and order to your hearts content.
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Since most of the guys at the Indonesian sweat shop that manufactures these fine garments are Muslims, there is no slowdown during the holiday season. So production is kicking along like a MoFo.

There is a lot of other cool stuff in the store also.

John Forbes Kerry said...

Where can I gut me a Tuna lips Skullcap?

______________________________________________
You would certainly stike a figure on your Rhode Island yacht with the TL logo stuck on your forehead, Senator. Have your people contact me and I will cut a bulk deal for you, Heinzy, and the rest of your crew.

500 Point Blessing.

2011-12-01T13:54:00.000-05:00

The Dow Jones Stock Market Average rose by 500 points yesterday.
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Isn't it funny that when the stock market increases, it gets far less play than if it drops?
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If the market plunged by 500 points, it would have been major headlines.
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People tend to whine about problems much more than count their blessings.

Chasing Cain

2011-11-29T18:40:00.000-05:00

If you want to get on the TV news, have a deer run through your home of business and get it on film. The second most popular technique seems to be saying that Herman Cain made a pass at you.

Both methods are highly successful and good for a news story every week or so.

Both are also only possible due to the high levels of communication in this internet, information age.

Deer have been crashing into buildings for years, but surveillance cameras are relatively new. And politicians have been trying to get laid for quite a while as well, but it has never been so widely reported.

I don't care too much about the deer, but the politicians part has me perplexed. If we rejected our leaders due to their sexual proclivities, we never would have had guys like John Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, and Bill Clinton wielding positions of power.

Now if Herman Cain smashed through a store window chasing a deer..... that would be real news.

Out of the Haze

2011-11-28T18:24:00.000-05:00

It was time to break out of the Thanksgiving Holiday Haze today, and I think I pulled it off. The key was to touch all of the outstanding projects and get responses and inquiries out on everything. Then the emails and phone calls kick in in response to your action and it is off to the races.
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By 1:30 PM or so, it was like you never took a four day eating and drinking overindulgence binge with virturally no redeeming activity in between.
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I even ate right today... keeping clear of carbs and getting 20 min. on the Cybex.
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Made a Doctor's appointment for Jan 30, 2012 which is two days prior the end of the FreshAyer ordeal, and it seems like the two months between here and then might be nice period of time to get my weight and blood pressure down through a little self denial and discipline.
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This time, the only thing that I can guarantee is that I'll try.

Dump Etiquette

2011-11-26T17:02:00.004-05:00

In a concerted effort to fend off the Thanksgiving Haze, I loaded up the the F150 for a much needed trip to the dump.,
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The Marblehead Transfer Station, aka the Dump, is a tight turnaround with a scale and a hydraulic packing unit that has a one car wide entrance. In a perfect world, you would pull into the turnaround, neatly back up to the packing unit pit, efficiently dump your trash, and quickly drive away.
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But at the Marblehead Dump... it's not a freaking perfect world.
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It could be though, if people would only practice some simple dump etiquette.

Like when you back up to the hydraulic pit, get out of your vehicle promptly and get to the business of dumping your crap.
And you may want to move a little faster than a snail with the flu while you discard your trash from your vehicle.
And you should refrain from striking up a neighborly conversation in between throwing your trash while other people, aka me, are waiting patiently to use the pit.
And when you're done dumping your shit, you really shouldn't stay at the pit to sweep your BMW station wagon clean and dust free while parked at the pit.
And when you're done taking up my time, while you primp and preen your dumping experience.... it would be nice if you moved your ass just a tad quicker to get back into your soccer mom bus and pull the hell out of the pit area.

Listen Asshole....
Your didn't lease some time at the freaking dump pit. It's not like your timeshare in Cabo. Get the Phuck In and get the Phuck Out and stop wasting my Phucking TIME!
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I love to go to the Dump. You meet the nicest people.... and they meet you.

Dysfunctional Family

2011-11-25T13:33:00.003-05:00

I heard a comment made the other day about dysfunctional families. Something about how she didn't know any family that wasn't dysfunctional in some way.
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Peeps... I don't want to go all spiritual and metaphysical on you.... but I am 99.99% positive that we are not placed in this peculiar DNA arrangement on an isolated spinning planet to be "functional". This existance is a challenge issued by the omnipotent Universal Force (aka God) to experience particular circumstances in the Earth medium.
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We don't experience the challenges by being "functional".
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The "dysfunctional" part is the one thing that makes sense of it all.
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So embrace your own version of "dysfunctional". Everybody has it and yours is here for your own unique God given reasons for you to work on. And above all, never be embarassed about your Dysfunctional Family. Anybody who looks down on you are just trying to deny how phucked up that they, themselves, really are.
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And BTW... if this doesn't fit into the constraints of traditional Christian, Jewish, Muslm, etc. faith... take a look at it. Change the names to fit the boxes that you believe in, and you might end up agreeing with me.

Tuna Lips said...

That there is some deep shit yer shov'lin.

POTW Week 47

2011-11-25T11:55:00.000-05:00

A slow day... the day after Thanksgiving. Because we are so blessed, we had way too much to eat causing a sluggish, passifying, general feeling of inertia. But we're not going so slow that we can't live up to our responsibilities.
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In many ways, this week is the most important of the year for practicing Nanepashemet Peeps..... what with the inspirational yet annoying night before Bash with it's overindulgence, baudiness and lack of good taste all rolled into one raucous night of celebration.
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I do enjoy it so.
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ANNOUNCING....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 47th week of 2011

Kerry D'Orio
Brendt D'Orio (Automatic Lagavulin Rule)
Maria Rowen (Automatic Lagavulin Rule)
Mark Vona (Automatic Lagavulin Rule)
Will Crawford
Brady Boyle

So another Bash goes into the record books. It was the first at the Sundance House and won't be the last. Next year, we welcome back the prodical son to this most solemn and esteemed occasion.

Inspirational Automatic Action

2011-11-24T15:17:00.001-05:00

I know that many of you are wondering about the Bash aftermath since there were no incidents that would induce a police report.
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Suffice it to say that the Bash was a total, absolute, unequivocal success.
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How else would you describe it when three classy Peeps came forward with the ultimate token of appreciation... the gift of Lagavulin 16 year old Single Malt Scotch?
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Since Tommy O had made the gesture a few days earlier, four bottles graced out countertop by the end of the evening. Maria Rowen had made the initial gift, but since it was gift wrapped and presented in a nonpretentious fashion by leaving it on the counter, I didn't realize her gift until after she had left. Thank you so much Maria. You are certainly worthy of your Automatic Peep of the Week status.
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Brendt D'Orio was next to show up graced with the King. We also gave him his first glass and he had a nice response. Then Mark Vona, coach/teacher/exceptional fisherman, walked in with an additional bottle of the King. Pure class shown by Brendt and Mark, and I will gratefully bestow your Automatic designation in the next few days.
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So we have completely restored our Lagavulin stock though the truly inspirational actions of Maria, Tommy, Mark and Brendt.
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I am almost moved to tears.

Maria Rowen said...
Ah...Achieving the Automatic...Can a Peep ever portend to pretend that POTW is not the highest of all honors?...No...We all covet the consideration. So today let's give thanks to the King of Scotch, the MoaM and the Queen of last night's Culinary Cabaret...Joanne...November 23, 2011.

Final Bash Prep

2011-11-23T07:04:00.003-05:00

Tommy O dropped by last night with the tent and two gallons of his brother's award winning Bobby Byrnes Clam Chowder. We set up the 10' x 10' tent on the deck over the turkey fryer last night and it survived an inch of rain and some major wind gusts.
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So this morning, I'm going to make the dough for the White Trash Balls, get to the Marblehead Post office to mail some certified public hearing notification letters, then over to the oral surgeon to extract that infected wisdom tooth. On the way home from the Dentist, I'll pick up the ice and some firewood.
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Then it will be limited activity until 5:30 PM when we fire up the turkey frier, cut the chicken wings, crack a beer and wait for you Peeps to show.
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Soon the 2011 Night Before Thanksgiving Bash will be a hazy memory.

Jim L. said...

I'll check out the the Channel 7 news at 11. They usually have the spectacular stuff.

Homer Winslow - Dorys - circa 1880

2011-11-23T05:55:00.005-05:00

Pulling Teeth

2011-11-22T18:04:00.000-05:00

A few weeks ago, I broke a crown in my lower left molar.   Not a big deal and I finally got to the dentist this morning. One look in my mouth, and he uttered a large "WHOA!"
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Peeps... although you may know me as a Mountain of a Man, even guys like me can get a little unnerved when your dentist gasps at the first glance at your choppers.
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His prognosis???? Make an appointment with an oral surgeon and get your infected wisdom tooth extracted right away.... today if possible. A call to the surgeon revealed that today wouldn't work, it would have to be tomorrow.
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Don't these guys know that the Bash is tomorrow???? Maybe the the most hallowed calendar event of the year for Nanepashemet Peeps of all persuasions? There are things in life that are a bit more important than a freaking impacted wisdom tooth.   Who will fry the wings? Who will make dough for the White Trash Balls? I have to believe that yanking a tooth in the morning shouldn't impede these more important responsibilities.
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Once again.... I have to thank the Good Lord for blessing me with my superior Mountain of a Man abilities. Go ahead and yank the tooth... and you might as well throw in a colonoscopy while you're at it.    It will take more than that to derail the 2011 Night Before Thanksgiving Bash.

WTB Protection

2011-11-22T06:31:00.000-05:00

Can't say that this is a short work week because I got about a week's worth of work done yesterday in a highly productive 14 hours for Nanepashemet Telecom.
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Let's just say that if I blew off today and tomorrow before the Thanksgiving Holiday, I wouldn't be giving it a moment's notice.
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But we'll cover some details anyway during this pre-Bash period. There is plenty of processing left due to all that productivity.
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After that, all attention must be to Bash prep. The rain forecast is no problem, because Tommy O is coming by with at 10' x 10' tent which will fit nicely on the deck. This is crucial because you can't let the White Trash Balls get wet and soggy.

POTW Week 46

2011-11-19T17:35:00.001-05:00

As is often the case, I spoke too soon with my Lagavulin post yesterday as Tommy O showed why he is a worthly POTY and dropped by with a bottle of Lagavulin freshly picked from a New Hampshire liquor store.
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Was Tommy feeling a little guilty after putting my health in jeopardy by taking me to the Patriots game in Foxboro????
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Don't know and frankly don't care.
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As far as I'm concerned, he has totally redeemed himself and then some!!!!

ANNOUNCING...
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 46th Week of 2011.

Jim Lundgren
Tommy O' Shea (Automatic Lagavulin Gift Rule)
Chris Roper
Ben Martin
Brian Donovan
Bill Hillegas

So now we have a bottle and a half of Lagavulin in stock as this year's night before Thanksgiving Bash draws near.

Leg Up on Lagavulin

2011-11-18T18:55:00.001-05:00

I walked up to Beacon Hill Liquors tonight, which is only 300 yards or so from my house, and bought a bottle of Lagavulin 16 Year Single Malt Scotch for myself. My last bottle is stored on the WhaleEye and I didn't get to it in time before the boat was shrinkwrapped for the winter. Probably reason enough to slit the shrinkwrap and retrieve it, but I resisted that urge.

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Joanne was surprized that I bought my own bottle since the night before Thanksgiving Bash is next week, and that's always been occasion for some of you exceptionally classy Peeps to be nominated as an Automatic Peep of the Week for bringing me a bottle of the King of Scotch.
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But I didn't want to take that for granted.
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Anyway....Peter Brown, owner of Beacon Hill Liquors, knows that I'll end up buying a decent supply of the Lagavulin that he stocks, and graciously cut the price by $5 bucks.
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So I poneyed up $65 bucks for my own bottle.
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Those of you who have been to Bashes of the past know that the Lagavulin starts to flow like wine as the event gathers steam and momentum. This bottle can't last long... especially if I crack it tonight.

Occupy Wherever

2011-11-18T07:00:00.002-05:00

I've been watching the news reports on the Occupy Boston campers who have set up their puptents somewhere in downtown Boston.
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Either the TV news reporters are seeking out the dumbest idiots that they can find to interview at the camp.... or these people are real losers. All of the interviews have been with real goofy bastards and I havn't heard a shred of sense from any of them.
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Usually, the news reporters get a decent soundbite on these types of things. No luck here.
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Yet people like Obama, Nancy Pelosi and that Harvard Professor running against Senator Brown have expressed their support for the movement. What movement? Who the hell are they supporting? People who pitch puptents and yelp about getting a job?
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I, myself, wouldn't have the means to camp out in downtown Boston for a couple of months. Who would pay for my food, mortgages and all of the other stuff? Man, I'd love to sit around and whine and scream with these fine looking folks, but I'm too busy thinking of ways to make money and keep afloat.

Banging Bush

2011-11-17T17:32:00.004-05:00

I like a little political debate from time to time....as long as it is honest and not burdened by mindless ideology.
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And I like it when people discuss issues on their own merits. Why is a leader correct? Not... well, at least he's way better than someone else.
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So it really bugs me that Liberals and Democrats often leave the debate and start on a vitriolic diatribe against Bush and Cheney. I get turned off by that fall back approach... and I think that this argument is inherently weak.
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George W. Bush, like Harry Truman who was vilified in office, will go down in history as an exceptional President who defused the international terrorist threat, and protected the West from mindless attacks.
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How many lives did he save by pining the Radical Muslim movement in spider holes in Iraq and Afghanistan?
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Countless.
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And I don't have to support Bush by downgrading Clinton or Obama, but it's sad when the Clintonites and Obamanistas can only get their point across by banging Bush.

dougmaxfield said...

delightful.

Jim L. said...

Sorry, I can't see history being kind to this dweeb. He lied to get us into Iraq to find phantom WMD's. He diverted forces from the real objective - Bin Laden. And, he did a whole lot towrds putting the economy in the mess it is in. But, your right, we should forgive and forget.

MJNEST said...
Who wouldnt want to bang that handsome devil...

Job Commute

2011-11-16T06:18:00.000-05:00

It's back to New Haven this morning... building a site then attending a zoning meeting in the evening. It will take a lot of Red Bull to get me home late tonight.

White Trash Balls - Disclosed

2011-11-15T17:34:00.020-05:00

Persistent Peeps have been posing questions about my Thanksgiving Bash White Trash Balls recipe.
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Normally I would shrug these types of requests away as just another of the hundreds of incursions that I receive everyday from Peeps who want some shred of recognition from the Mountain of a Man.
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But these requests are so diverse and widespread... from people like Superpeep Brian Butler, Ruthie Bollen from the old Neighborhood, and Kelly Light of Upstate New York Site Aquisition fame.... that I can't just brush them off as if they were regular rank and file common irritants.
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As I find myself weakened and compromised, I hereby disclose the coveted Nanepashemet recipe for.....
WHITE TRASH BALLS.
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Please follow this recipe closely... step by step... or don't even try it at all. WTB's are serious Bash party food.
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Begin by washing your hands thoroughly. Really get under the fingernails, and then don't go scratching anything before you start cooking.
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Using a Cuisinart Food Processor, add three cups of white flour to the mixing bowl. I prefer bleached white flour like Pillsbury which has been so processed that a nutrient wouldn't stand a chance to be found. We're talking WTB's here.... not freaking health food.
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Next add a teaspoon of salt to the flour, followed by three quarters of a stick of salted butter. Make sure it is salted because the unsalted butter doesn't taste as good, and it you are going to clog up your arterys with butter, it might as well be the good tasting stuff.
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Put the lid on the Cuisinart bowl and pulse the dry mixture a few times. If you leave the lid off, you will have flour all over the freaking kitchen, so that is an important step.   I always feel bad when I forget to do this, and then Joanne has all that clean up to do.
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Take a coffee mug and fill it with ice cubes, then fill to the brim with cold water.
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In another coffee cup, place a packet of self rising yeast in and fill half way with luke warm water. The water should be just warm to the touch.   Then add a tablespoon of white or brown sugar. Stir with a spoon and set this mixture aside.   The yeast will come to life with the water and start feeding on the sugar. In about three minutes, a foam will form on the top of this mixture.   I guess you could say the this is the climax of a young yeast life.
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If you're done with that mental picture, take the coffee cup with the ice cubes and pour the water into the cup with the yeast mixture, using your fingers to strain the ice. Now aren't you glad you didn't scratch yourself?
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Start pulsing the dry flour mixture and slowly pour the combined liquid slowing into the open tube on the Cuisinart cover. This dribble should take about a minute.   Then contine to pulse the flour and the liquid for a minute or so until it transforms into dough and pulls away from the sides of the Cuisinart bowl.
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Take this dough ball out, but it into a mixing bowl and cover the bowl with cellphane wrap that you have sprayed with Pam non- stick spray.
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For the Bash, I repeat this about three times and put all of the dough into the freezer until the morning of the Bash.   Then take the dough out and let it rise.
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Fill a turkey fryer or lobster kettle with peanut oil about a third of the height of the pot.
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I use the turkey fryer but you can use your stove to get the oil heated to 375 degrees.   This is important so use a thermometer.. If it is less, the balls will be greasy, and if it is hotter, the balls will be burnt.   There is nothing worse than greasy balls.... or burnt balls.
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Now is where the importance of clean hands comes in. Pick small pieces of the dough, work it into small balls and carefully place in the 375 degree oil. If the balls are too big, they will expand and be undercooked in the middle.   A freaking gross white trash ball.
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Let the balls brown nicely on one side... about three minutes, then turn them and let them finish browning for another two minutes or so.   I use gloves because the oil tends to splatter, then hurts like hell on your hands and forearms.
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When they are a nice golden color, remove them and place in a bowl with paper towers, drizzle with powdered sugar or sugar and cinnamon.
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I've found that the Peeps at the Bash seem to enjoy their White Trash Balls more after six beers or so.
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My lawyers advised me to deny this recipe to you, but I'm pretty judgement proof after all of the legal fees I've paid them, so I figure.... what the hell. If you want to sue me... get in line.
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And don't eat too many White Trash Balls in one sitting.

Geary C said...

Sounds like you are very confident in the quality and purpose of our balls.

A Sprayed Finish

2011-11-14T17:43:00.000-05:00

If I told you how much I have paid for paint sprayers over the years... I'm sure you would lose respect for me.... given there is any left.

I'm not going to tell you all the money I've dropped on these machines, because Joanne occasionally reads this pathetic Blog and I don't want her to know. But I'll tell you this much. It was a freaking whole lot.

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I've been a fan of spraypainters ever since I was the Executive Director of the Lynn Housing Authority, bought a sprayer, and found out that you could spray out an apartment in two days... compared to the 10+ days that it was then taking. So I fired one of the painters and named the paint sprayer after him. And then threatened to fire more and name more sprayers unless production tightened up.... which it did.
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Course the unions and the politicians jumped all over me for this brash act.... but now I'm veering off topic.

The fact is... I hate to freaking paint. But the boats and the furniture that I like to build requires a great finish or its not worth the time building that stuff. And to get the best finish, you really have to spray multi light coats. Plus spray painting is way faster. So I've suffered along with unpredictable HVLP sprayers until now.

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Went to Harbor Freight, and saw an automotive High Volume Low Pressure (HVLP) spray paint gun that worked off of 35 PSI on the compressor. And it was only $49 Bucks. So I took a flyer and bought yet another sprayer.
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But the freaking thing works like a charm. Just sprayed the second coat of unthinned Minwax Satin Polyurethane on the bookcases that I built to hide the elevator door at the Sundance house, and it was the best spraying experience that I have ever experienced.

No drips or leaks from the gun, a fine and predictable spray, and a smooth and even finish. A nice purchase from Harbor Freight Tools.

Joe Pa and Pedophilia

2011-11-12T15:58:00.003-05:00

I've been trying to sort out this Penn State pedophilia situation for a while.
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Consider Joe Paterno. He coaches a major college football team for 46 years until he is 84 years old. His heir apparent, Jerry Sandusky is deposed in 1999, at the prime of his coaching life, age 55 with allegations of child abuse. Yet he forms a program for disadvantaged youth, with a ready supply of pedophilia victims and uses the football facilities of the Penn State Campus!
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Paterno controls every facet of the program and just won't retire. Could it be that he knew of the timebomb and wanted to control as much as he could for as long as he could?
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Consider pedophilia. A grown man despicably sodomizes a young boy, causing a lifetime of psychological harm.... all for the momentary release of the Perv. Sandusky should be hanged by his nuts.
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Like 90% of you Peeps, I'm a practicing heterosexual. But just because I have heterosexual urges, I don't seek out little girls to rape. That is immoral and criminal. Why can't these Pedophiles control their urges as well?
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String up the asshole. And string up anyone who gave him the open environment to fuck with innocent kids.

dougmaxfield said...

String up anyone who caught him in the act and didn't beat him to death.

BYC Bound

2011-11-11T17:34:00.000-05:00

We're getting ready to head over to the Boston Yacht Club for dinner with Dale and Gail Johnson.
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For you peeps outside of the area, the BYC is on Front Street in Old Town Marblehead on the Harbor.... not in Boston for whatever heritage clad reason.
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It's about time that we horrified the Yankees... plus my bill from the summer is paid in full so nobody will be dunning me while I'm ordering my VO and Cranberry.
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Actually, we've never received any snooty attitudes from the people at the BYC. Always very cordial and friendly. Course, I'm usually loading up on beer and cocktails when we're down there, so maybe I can't really tell.
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But I really don't think we aggravate our fellow Clubbers too much. And the food and the wait staff are top rate.

Perry Brain Fart

2011-11-11T07:29:00.003-05:00

I feel bad for the brain fart exhibited by Gov. Rick Perry in the Presidential Debate.
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Been there, Done that.
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It has happened to me in public speaking situations where you split into two consciousnesses. One is trying to speak to topic and no facts are forthcoming... and the other is watching you go though this and realizing that you are totally screwed.

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One time I was able to recover by just saying that I was nervous and needed time to compose myself. The audience was surprizingly accommodating, and when I came to my senses, I actually gave a pretty good presentation.
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For the most part, I have overcome my phobia of public speaking and generally do a good job.... even an inspirational one from time to time. Once my boss at General Dyanimics said that I gave the best presentation that he ever saw at a national account pitch in Chicago. Funny because I wasn't that impressed. Course he turned out to be a real dildo anyway. We won the job and he ultimately screwed it up. Corporate Doublespeak Wunderkind.
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But... to get back on topic... The insidious part of a brainfart is that you never know when it will attack.
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I probably won't be throwing the Nanepashemet Presidential endorsement to Perry. But his brainfart has nothing to do with it.

Corroborating Evidence

2011-11-10T19:55:00.001-05:00

OK.... I'm sure a decent amount of you secretly thought that I sounded like a pussy complaining about the Patriots game last Sunday.
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Well, just so you know... this Mountain of a Man is no FREAKING PUSSY!
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As it turns out, Jimmy O'Shea got himself checked out by a physician, and the outcome was that he suffered a concussion from the moron who landed on his head while I was sitting right next to him. I thought Jimmy looked kind of out of it... now I know that he really was.

TommyO said...

I have been going to games for almost twenty years. This was the worst experience ever. From the moment we left the tailgate to go to the stadium, there were long lines, pushing and shoving, obnoxious people, drunken morons, classless chuckleheads with no sense of common courtesy. the game sucked, the traffic was brutal. Unless it is a playoff game I am going to pass on going to any game unless it is Sunday at ONE. I am glad the M of a M was there with my bro''s so it wasn't a total waste of 12 hours of my life!

Lucky Numbers

2011-11-10T18:26:00.001-05:00

Tomorrow is November 11, 2011. 11/11/11.
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It's no big deal. Has to do when somebody set up the calendar, two thousand skaty-eight years ago or so.
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There's a whole big thing about names and numbers, and while no logic is behind it, a lot of people, including your own Mountain of a Man, pays attention to it.
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When my son Mike was born, we had already picked out the name Kevin to name him. But I had a weird feeling at the last minute and we ended up naming him Michael. Course he turned out pretty good, so maybe it was the right move. No way to say.
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And for a decent amount of time, I used to wake up and the digital clock would be all ones with 11:11 PM or 1:11 AM. This happened night after night, and I always would say a little prayer of thanks to God for all of my blessings and would ask for certain things that I won't be disclosing to you now.
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What would make me wake up at that time and check the clock night after night??? I don't know either. Freaking Creepy.
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But tomorrow, when I look at the calendar, I'll probably say a little prayer. Can't hurt.

Blog Rank

2011-11-10T07:25:00.000-05:00

As of February 2011 there were over 156 million public blogs in existence.
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Your very own Nanepashemet Blog is ranked 18,421 by Wikio.
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That puts us in the top 1%.
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Which most people would be satisfied with.... but not here. We won't rest until we are ranked #1 with all the money, power and prestige that it entails.
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As it is... we have plenty of power and prestige. Still working on the money part though.

Stepping Down

2011-11-09T06:05:00.000-05:00

Peeps... I don't mean to disappoint you.... but you won't see me ever running for political office... now or forever.
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Can you imagine the lines of losers who would be accusing me of all types of harassment and assault? They would have to install turnstiles and use card readers to process them all.
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First of all, let me categorically deny each and every bogus claim that they make.... before they make them.
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I didn't do it... I swear. And even if I did... I don't remember it.
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There is a vast conspiracy to sabotage my candidacy and to downgrade my status as a legitimate living Mountain of a Man legend.
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So to pre-empt all of the lies, innuendoes, and finger pointing.... I'll just end my candidacy before it even starts.
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Sometimes being a Mountain of a Man means that you sidestep landing on shit before everything begins to stink.

Shut Off

2011-11-08T07:51:00.001-05:00

I predict this Herman Cain sexual assault stuff will backfire.
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After seeing the first of his accusers come forward, I definitely sense some scamming going on. And even if Cain made a pass at this bimbo, she admits that he backed off when she expressed her unwillingness. Correct me if I'm wrong.... but unless you take the next step and force someone to act against their will... you are only behaving like a normal horny sexually active human being.
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Like Clinton, Kennedy and virtually every non-eunuch that I know.
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If making a pass is a crime, then there are virtually 100% criminals running around. That's why.. unless you were just trying to sink Cain.... I doubt that you can condemn him.
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He says he's been happily married for 40 years, so if he cheated on his wife, that would suck... but it isn't a crime. All of these accusations seem to come 14 years later. Maybe he was going through a bad patch.
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For me personally, I would still vote for Kennedy.... even though he was diddling anything he could sneak into a back door. He was still a great President and Leader. If Cain's accusers are correct, he's going through all this and still came up short of a score because he apparently backed off and respected the wishes of his accusers. That's not sexual assault. That's just being shut off.
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And if these accusers are a scam... that is dangerous. Because you can imagine what will be in store for Obama if the gloves are going to come off this way.