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Fr. Thomas Faiola, PhD, senior clinical lecturer, Pastoral Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy
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"Life is a Weird Boogie" - JC

POTW - Week 44

Went to the Bruins game tonight at the Garden in Boston.

But before that, we had a great Italian dinner at Masiminos in the North End. The veal and eggplant parmagian was incredible, but gassy. I really didn't mind grossing out my peeps, but I felt sorry for the innocent bystanders.

Announcing....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for Week 44 of 2007

• Rich Ellis
• Mike Delia
• Kevin Grimes
• Tito Francona
• Scott Boras
• Will Nestor

We'll see how I make it through the night.

Happy Halloween

Halloween is an interesting holiday. Of pagan origins, it has flourished without any official religious or governmental backing.
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In Salem, MA, the town next door, it draws a lot of gothic crazies. I don't get the attraction, but it certainly appeals to some people who also like black makeup, boots, tattoos and body piercings. I don't mind boots, but can't really get geared up for the other items.
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As a tolerant, open-minded individual, I'm cool with all of this weird behavior, although I can certainly understand the emotions the evoke persecution of these perverts. I'm just happy that none of my three kids ever embraced this gothic bullshit....to the best of my knowledge.

A Star in the Making

Jonathan Papelbon is set to become a larger than life celebrity in Boston. If he goes on tour with the Drop Kick Murphy's, they will clean up.

Cost Savings

Today, I had to get some Zoning Drawings printed for delivery to a law office in Gloucester, and I thought that I could save a little money by printing them on the Rockett's Design Jet.
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Rick Rockett was nice to let me use the printer, but after two hours, mucking around with a printer driver problem, I went to the Staples in Swampscott. They sent me to the store in Beverly, which was staffed by an absolute buffoon. A very valuable Staples employee. She told me that each sheet would take 15 minutes to print, and had a lot of attitude to go with it. So much for Staples. I couldn't stomach dealing with her, so I jumped onto 128 and went down to Charette in Woburn... which I should have done at the beginning of the day.
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Charette charged 50 bucks for 4 drawing sets on 24"x36" architectural sheets. I was in Gloucester 40 minutes later.
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That's going to be standard procedure in the future. Bring it to the pros, pay the fee, get on with the day. Trying to save money can get very expensive.

Do as I Say... Not as I Do.

"Try not to try too hard... It's just a lovely ride."
- James Taylor

The irritating thing about this Blog is that when I check on things that I wrote in the past, I find that I am almost never following my own advice to you Peeps. The pace and importance that I have been applying to Nanepashemet Telecom is in sharp contrast to the JT lyric.

Full Schedule

I know that the Blog lately has been preoccupied with Boston sports.... but what do you expect???? The Sox won the World Series, and the Patriots are treating the NFL like a bunch of scrimmage teams. Would you rather that I reverted to New Testament quotations? Actually, that isn't a bad idea.
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Today I have a tightly controlled schedule at Nanepashemet Telecom, with little room for variation or spontaneity. I guess that's something that you strive for in a small business. But now you substitute working for the Man, for working for the Clock. Thinking about it though,...the Clock is the better deal.

Burned Out

Today was a day that should have been a holiday.
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It was impossible to go to sleep before 2:00 AM last night because of the freaking Red Sox World Series sweep. Waking up, there was still some adrenaline left over, so I didn't really get hit with fatigue until about 3:00 PM today. By that time I was driving from a Cell site on the South Shore, and the tired feeling hit me like a ton of bricks.
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I'm almost too tired to Blog.

Tremendous Sweep

They won the World Series. Holy Shit.
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Hard to Believe. The Red Sox have done it again. Phenomenal.
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I didn't expect a sweep. So glad to be wrong. Sweet. The Curse is so dead. 2004 was no fluke.
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My father would have been so happy. Hopefully he knows.

Congratulations to a fine team.

	Active Roster
	Pitchers	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB
	19 Josh Beckett	R/R	6-5	220	05/15/80
	17 Manny Delcarmen	R/R	6-2	190	02/16/82
	83 Eric Gagne	R/R	6-0	240	01/07/76
	31 Jon Lester	L/L	6-2	190	01/07/84
	48 Javier Lopez	L/L	6-4	220	07/11/77
	18 Daisuke Matsuzaka	R/R	6-0	185	09/13/80
	37 Hideki Okajima	L/L	6-1	195	12/25/75
	58 Jonathan Papelbon	R/R	6-4	230	11/23/80
	38 Curt Schilling	R/R	6-5	235	11/14/66
	39 Kyle Snyder	S/R	6-8	215	09/09/77
	50 Mike Timlin	R/R	6-4	210	03/10/66
	Catchers	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB
	28 Doug Mirabelli	R/R	6-1	220	10/18/70
	33 Jason Varitek	S/R	6-2	230	04/11/72
	Infielders	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB
	13 Alex Cora	L/R	6-0	200	10/18/75
	12 Eric Hinske	L/R	6-2	235	08/05/77
	25 Mike Lowell	R/R	6-3	210	02/24/74
	23 Julio Lugo	R/R	6-1	175	11/16/75
	15 Dustin Pedroia	R/R	5-9	180	08/17/83
	20 Kevin Youkilis	R/R	6-1	220	03/15/79
	Outfielders	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB
	10 Coco Crisp	S/R	6-0	180	11/01/79
	7 J.D. Drew	L/R	6-1	200	11/20/75
	46 Jacoby Ellsbury	L/L	6-1	185	09/11/83
	32 Bobby Kielty	S/R	6-1	225	08/05/76
	24 Manny Ramirez	R/R	6-0	200	05/30/72
	Designated Hitters	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB
	34 David Ortiz	L/L	6-4	230	11/18/75

Could be a Dream

Bottom of the 7th. I'm starting to dare that the Sox will hold onto a 3 to nothing lead and sweep the Series. Hope I didn't jinx it.... the Rockies just hit a home run. Now it's 3-1.
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The Patriots continued their unprecedented dominance today, beating a Redskins team that was 4 and 2 coming into the game by 45 points.
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We will look back at this time with fond memories.

Pats Schedule

	Sun 9/9/2007	1:00 PM	@	Jets					38-14	W
	Sun 9/16/2007	8:15 PM	vs	Chargers		NBC / WHDH Channel 7			38-14	W
	Sun 9/23/2007	1:00 PM	vs	Bills		CBS / WBZ Channel 4			38-7	W
	Mon 10/1/2007	8:30 PM	@	Bengals		ESPN / WCVB Channel 5			34-13	W
	Sun 10/7/2007	1:00 PM	vs	Browns		CBS / WBZ Channel 4			34-17	W
	Sun 10/14/2007	4:15 PM	@	Cowboys		CBS / WBZ Channel 4			48-27	W
	Sun 10/21/2007	1:00 PM	@	Dolphins		CBS / WBZ Channel 4			49-28	W
	Sun 10/28/2007	4:15 PM	vs	Redskins		FOX / WFXT Channel 25
	Sun 11/4/2007	4:15 PM	@	Colts		CBS / WBZ Channel 4
	Sun 11/11/2007		vs	Bye
	Sun 11/18/2007	1:00 PM	@	Bills		CBS / WBZ Channel 4
	Sun 11/25/2007	8:15 PM	vs	Eagles		NBC / WHDH Channel 7
	Mon 12/3/2007	8:30 PM	@	Ravens		ESPN / WCVB Channel 5
	Sun 12/9/2007	1:00 PM	vs	Steelers		CBS / WBZ Channel 4
	Sun 12/16/2007	1:00 PM	vs	Jets		CBS / WBZ Channel 4
	Sun 12/23/2007	1:00 PM	vs	Dolphins		CBS / WBZ Channel 4
	Sat 12/29/2007	8:15 PM	@	Giants		NFL Network

Sunday Excitement

Sox won in Denver... now they are 3 and 0 and could clinch the Series tonight. It's nice to see them so dominant. Plus the Patriots play the Redskins this afternoon at 4:15. Dave Bruett said something about a gathering at the Gerry for the first half. Could be a fine idea.
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Too much excitement for one day..... I'll have to pace myself.
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My Manny shirt was a bust last night. The transfer Iron-on paper really didn't work well. It was a great idea though. I should get credit for that alone. Another fun Crawford Halloween party. I felt bad for Will Crawford with his MaryLou Retton gym tights on. That had to hurt, even for Will.
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Got to see the two baby Wills - Crawford and Nestor... plus the always lovely Maddie Gill. Great additions to the holiday parties this year.
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High tide is at 1:00 this afternoon. I can feel a good Harbor Row coming on, before the main events begin.

Ambitious Plans

Stuff to do on Saturday.

• Assemble my Manny disguise for the Crawford's "M" Halloween party.
• Attach the Dory frames to the Dory bottom and Strongback.
• Get a Rowing workout in around Marblehead Harbor in the Tender. (High Tide tomorrow is around noon time.)
• Rake the leaves at the house and Sundance School.
• Have beers at the Gerry.

I'm thinking that I'll pull off two, maybe three of these. Chances are, there will still be leaves at the house and the school.

Tempus Fugit

Did it seem to you like this week flew by? It's seems like yesterday when we were watching the Pats on the Peabody's deck. No running, no boating, no fishing, no dory work. Just the Project Management business and the World Series made the Time pass quickly.

Staying Put

Sox are 2-0 in the Series. You have to admit, they look really good. I'm sticking with my original Sox in six prediction though.

Peep of the Week - 43

Thursday came super quick this week. What with the World Series and all of the action at the bird feeder, it was damn busy.... not to mention that Nanepashemet Telecom is getting hot as a pistol. The Dory is suffering and my Running training is definitely on the back burner.
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But enough about me. What about you and your life?? Ok..... I'll admit I could care less.

Announcing....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 43rd week of 2007

Nathaniel Clarke
Tommy O'Shea
Jonathan Papelbon
Jay Ohanian
Carol Andrade
Bob Towne

It's not that I'm indifferent to your plight, it's just that my life is just so much more interesting to me.

Series Opener

Did I mention that the Red Sox won the first World Series game 13-1 last night over a flat Colorado Rockies team??? The Rockies can't be that bad. Tonight's game should be more interesting.

Nuthatch Update

Peeps.....
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I know that you're as excited as I am, but please stop emailing me about the White Breasted Nuthatch!!!!
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Yes... it was back this morning, but I don't have the time to report every sighting.
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Why don't you get your own damn bird feeder????

Prim and Proper

But everyone thinks you are rude and mean. Kind of defeats the purpose, don't you think?

Game On

First game of the World Series is on for 8:30 tonight. It will be good to get acquainted with the Colorado Rockies, and even better if the Sox beat them in the process.
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The official Nanepashemet projection is Boston in Six. You heard it here.