Manchester Land

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	x3		MLS #: 70764359		Status: ACT		List Price: $259,000
			7 Plum Hill
			Manchester, MA		2.83 acres (123408 sqft) Residential Land
			Remarks: Manchester by the Sea building lot----------2,8+ acre parcel in neighborhood close to Hickory Hill. Sidewalk to town, train, schools and beach. Build your dream home in Manchester by the Sea. 5 bedroom septic design approved.
	x14		MLS #: 71448468		Status: ACT		List Price: $390,000
			12 Sea St
			Manchester, MA		2.85 acres (124276 sqft) Residential Land
			Remarks: This exceptional wooded lot of almost three acres offers a prime building site in the desireable Sea St./Old Neck Road area. The location offers access to Manchester amenities without compromising privacy: a mere half mile to Singing Beach; one block from the harbor, Masconomo Park and downtown; close to tennis courts and schools. Utility connections available at street. This is a rare opportunity for the homeowner or developer with vision and foresight.
	x6		MLS #: 71381493		Status: ACT		List Price: $399,000
			Lot 14 Overledge Road
			Manchester, MA		0.55 acres (23750 sqft) Residential Land
			Remarks: Wonderful half acre lot located in an established single family Manchester-by-the-Sea neighborhood known for its quiet charm and peaceful atmosphere. Build your dream home on this lovely piece of land situated toward the end of a private dead end street with elevations that have the possibility of offering overland views. Site plan and BOH approved 4 bedroom septic design are included. Bring your vision, your builder and create the home you've always wanted!
			MLS #: 71409854		Status: ACT		List Price: $444,000
			77 Forest St
			Manchester, MA		8.54 acres (372067 sqft) Residential Land
			Remarks: Once in a life time opportunity to build your dream estate on this one of a kind 8.54 acre lot. Future winding driveway will traverse an open field and wander along pond, through a beautiful fern gully with moss strewn boulders. Private building site is at the highest elevation providing sweeping views over the estate you create. Lot abuts conservation land with fabulous trails for hiking and riding. Conveniently located for commuting and to downtown.9BR septic system approved & filed w BOH
	x7		MLS #: 71233852		Status: ACT		List Price: $449,000
			3 Kings Way
			Manchester, MA		3.3 acres (143843 sqft) Residential Land
			Remarks: Outstanding building site located on one of the highest points in desirable Manchester by the Sea. Sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean and Coolidge Reservation conservation lands. Eastern exposure offers dramatic potential for a significant sun-filled residence. Private location which may have a possibility for a second home site or guest cottage. Definitive Subdivision Plan, Topographical Survey performed by Aerial Survey with ground survey by PMP Land Surveyors-all supporting docs available
	x3		MLS #: 71402439		Status: ACT		List Price: $469,000
			18 Crooked Ln
			Manchester, MA		2.42 acres (105274 sqft) Residential Land
			Remarks: One lot left for sale!! Fabulous location that has all of the infrastructure completed and is ready to be built on. Build your dream home in this exclusive setting in Manchester-by-the-Sea. The lot has a 5-bedroom septic design, distant ocean views, close to the town's beautiful beaches, eclectic shops, fine dining, historic buildings and an excellent school system. Sold with or without a builder tie-in.
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Give Yourself the Present

Lately Peeps....
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As I negotiate the daily Rat Race at Nanepashemet Telecom, I come up with an interesting revelation, that I've been aware of all along but rarely practice.... that the only harmonic spot in you life is your immediate present.
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When you think of the past, you constantly reevaluate, and when you think of the future you worry about the outcome.... but when you exist solely in the present moment, there is a joy of being that engulfs you.
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It takes a little courage and a lot of practice to let go of the past, and refuse to control the future.
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But you should try it.   A little at a time... as much as you can.
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The present fusion of past turning into present is really the only reality.... and it's a cool place to hang out.

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Telltale Sign

So I get my Massachusetts License to Carry Firearms  renewed today and the polite Marblehead Police Officer hands me a spiffy new license with my photo on it....so far so good... until I get to the part where they describe my eye and hair color.
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Eyes  - Brown
Hair  - Grey
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It's the first time that I've ever had my hair described as Grey, so I might as well admit that I'm now on the downside and can kiss my brown hair good bye.   No Grecian Formula for me.  I'm Grey and Greyer from here on in.
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It's a sure sign that I'm getting old and can't hide anything with my Mountain of a Man cool appearance.
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At least it didn't say.....
Hair  - None
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Living on the Water

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POTW Week 48

Peeps...
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
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Snowflakes are gently falling in Marblehead, and Joanne is busy decorating the Christmas tree.   I'm getting tired just watching her, so I pretended to be catching up on Nanepashemet Telecom with this computer when I am really posting in this pathetic Blog.
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Seems like the perfect time to tend to the Peep of the Week Selections.

ANNOUNCING....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 48th Week of 2012

T. Michael Rockett
Tommy O'Shea
Joe Collins
Amanda "Used to be Johnson, but don't know her new Swedish name"
The Smithfield, R.I. Building Commissioner
Rick Vitale

She's on her last ornaments so I probably am safe to log off of this computer.

Goodwill Towards Men

We have a holiday in the United States where we celebrate Peace on Earth, Goodwill towards Men.
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It's name is Christmas.
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It used to be a pagan celebration, then was morphed into observation of the birth of Jesus Christ.
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Now we have an imaginary fat elf named Santa Claus who presumably brings gifts to children and places them under a decorated Christmas tree in their homes.
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What the hell does this have to do with our Constitutional separation of church and state?   Nothing...., but  presumptuous, full-of-themselves people who don't have a clue, like those NPR Freaks and Governor Chafee of Rhode Island, get all twisted about calling things "Christmas" Parties or "Christmas" Trees.  Hey... if you're against Goodwill Toward Men, then knock yourselves out.
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The Nanepashemet ruling on this issue is that Christmas is a secular, state holiday, when we all try to be nice to each other.  The fact that many Christians celebrate this as a religious holiday should not be the overiding issue.
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Peace on Earth, Goodwill.... yes, even Goodwill to stupid Liberals.

Boardwalk Empire

Not that you asked, but my favorite show these days is HBO's Boardwalk Empire.
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The season finale is next Sunday, but there is sure to be a season to follow.

Winter Projects

While having Thanksgiving at Ryan's apartment, I realized that I had never come through with a toy chest for my grandson, Ethan, much as I had for his brother, Will.
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Course there were good reasons at the time and it isn't an issue of pure neglect, but now it's time to rectify things and get some overdue projects like the chest and the gunning dory back on track.
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All of the moulds for the dory including the bow and stern keels are complete along with the base, so that really is just a project ready for strip planking.  I have the starter cedar 1/4" strips as well, left over from the Herreshoff Columbia Tender.
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Ethan's chest though still has some decision points.  Do I do it with the traditional dovetail desgn that worked so well with Will's or do I try a panelized version like this model found in Fine Woodworking a few years ago?
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And Will's was a nice combination of mahogany and oak which I had on hand at the time due to the remodeling of the Beverly Ave. Kitchen.   If I have to buy stock, it would be nice to work with walnut or cherry.
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So we'll try to move these out of the shop by springtime.
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That's the current good intention,  Nanepashemet Telecom always takes precedence though unless Joanne or I win Powerball or something.

Laying Low

I tried hard to lay low today, after all the turkey at Ryan's and then the big Pat's win over the J-E-T-S.... Jets, Jets, Jets.
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The Jets are the only team that I really like to see the Pats beat, and hate to seem them lose to... and over the years, the Jets have had the upper hand a disordinate portion of the time for my standards.   But not last night, which was a nice cap to a semi- perfect day.
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Thanksgiving is the best holiday.  No political correctness required, no religious overtones.... just be thankful and hang with your family, watch football, take cat naps.  Course the family squabbles always arise, but that's just part of the charm of the day.
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Joanne and I got up this morning and headed over to the YMCA, which will be a permanent part of the tradition from here on in if I can help it.  I still feel fat and loggy, but at least we did the noble thing.
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No Black Friday shopping for me.  I can do without the crowds and do as much online as possible.
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After the Y, Katelyn's betrothed, Brady and I went to the dump and got rid of about a dozen plastic bags of Bash Trash.   I really appreciated the help as I had budgeted about an hour for the job, but with Brady, the whole thing was complete in twenty minutes.   He's definitely a keeper as a potential son-in-law.
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Then I settled in for some serious couch potato time, but by 1:00 PM, had the itches to do something, so went over to the Peabody Nanepashemet Warehouse and putted around with the woodworking machinery.  Plus Joanne was heavy into Christmas decorations and that's definitely not my strong suit.
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So that's all.

POTW Week 47

Happy Thanksgiving Peeps.
It's the morning after the Bash and definitely feels like the morning after.
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But how bad can it be when we had two automatics presented at the hallowed occasion?
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Brendt D'Orio was the first to make the ultimate gesture of the gift of the King of Scotch, Lagavulin 16 Year Single Malt.   But before the dust had settled, the lovely Maria Rowen had followed suit with another class move.
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Both are no strangers as Peeps of the Week and have achieved the designation numerous times.  
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But Peeps, I have to disclose a huge indescretion perpetrated upon me by Brendt's trophy wife, Kerry, who asked me to screw with Brendt by not naming him a POTW.  Are you serious, Kerry????  Do you really want me be to phuck around with an immutable Law of the Nanepashemet Universe?????  I am beyond annoyed, but in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I will forgive you.... this time.

ANNOUNCING.....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 47th Week of 2012

Brendt D'Orio (Automatic Lagavulin Rule)
Maria Rowen (Automatic Lagavulin Rule)
Kerry D'Orio
Katelyn Nestor
Rob Wise
Amanda Johnson

We are going over to Ryan's House for Turkey dinner today, with the Patriots playing this evening.  So we will definitely have a Happy Thanksgiving.   Hope you do too

Pre-Apology

Peeps...
It's the holiday season...
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So I'm officially not letting stuff aggravate the crap out of me.
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President in Burma/Myamar when Israel is getting Bombed and the Fiscal Cliff looms Large????  No Biggie.
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Governor Deval Patrick giving in-state tuition to illegal immigrants??? Make sure they have enough left over for Domino's late night pizza delivery.
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Federal Judge Wolf spending our public funds on sex changes for murderers????  I've seen him do stupid shit before so WTF.
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See????  Even this Bullshit can't get me out of my mellow holiday mood.
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Tomorrow, I'll be racheting down the action at Nanepashemet Telecom after a little invoicing chores, then will be making the dough for the White Trash Balls that Brian Butler and Will Crawford crave so much, then I will dig out the turkey fryer and give it a serious cleaning for the Buffalo wings.
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Then Mike and I will hit the Packy for the Beer and Wine run.  That is becoming our little father/son pre-bash tradition.
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Sometime after dark, tomorrow evening, the biggest event in a Nanepashemet Peep's life..... the Thanksgiving Eve Bash.... will be fully implemented in all of it's refined yet tasteless splendor.
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If I don't see you, "Happy Thanksgiving."
If I do see you, "I apologize ahead of time for all the crazy shit coming your way."

Authomatics and Expectations.

Although there have been a few Automatic Peeps of the Week this year, we will be hard pressed to meet the record at the Thanksgiving Eve Bash last year when no less than five bottles of Lagavulin were conveyed with great ceremony to the Mountain of a Man, thus triggering an Authomatic POTW designation.
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Not that I advocate this practice, Peeps.  Although the gesture is more than appreciated.
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As the great actor, Anthony Hopkins said,..."Expect Nothing, Accept Everything."
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So we will be heading to the Bash in that exceptional frame of mind.  It makes everything so much easier.
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Speaking of that, you already know if you are invited, even if no formal invitations exist. 
You know who you are.

Bash Anticipation

It's the weekend before Thanksgiving, but more importantly... the week before the Thanksgiving Eve Bash.
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The air is growing thick with anticipation as Peeps keep making references to the annual genteel, gaudy, refined, yet tasteless event that has been the highlight of the holiday season for  the last twenty years or so.
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This year, I was thinking of giving the turkey frier a rest which would mean that the buffalo wings and white trash balls would be omitted from the menu..... got a lot of negative feedback immediately on that idea, so we'll be keeping to tradition.  Some things can't be tampered with, I guess.
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Although invitations are never necessary, I've extended formal invites to both Liz Warren, and Scott Brown as a kind of mending fences gesture.   Liz should feel completely at ease because she will be among plenty of her constituents getting "hammered".  And we won't be making any "Native American" cracks, either.... at least not at the beginning of the evening.
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However,  I can't be responsible for what happens as the event plays through.   We take it as a point of pride that no arrests have ever occurred over the years, and there have been zero medical emergencies.  So that's an excellent sign that the Bash is a class event.
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More to come on this important topic....

Sound Driving

It was a long trip to New Haven yesterday, Peeps.  Lots of driving and two quick meetings.  But it's all for a good cause... the JJ Fund.
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Until my Trust Funds kick in, I'll be forced to contort myself into a human pretzel after 7+ hours of driving to Long Island Sound and back in the Ford F150 Pickup.
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On the way home, I picked up Howie Carr on 680AM just south of the Massachusetts line in Sturbridge.   He was on a roll commenting about Senator John Kerry's prospect of becoming Obama's Secretary of State or Defense. 
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Kerry is another Dem who has embellished his past and manages to get the Massholes to maintain him in their hope to shore up the gravy train.  I always thought he was a Vietnam war hero until Veteran's groups started to expose the falsehoods in his War Record.  
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He is famous for protesting the War and throwing his medals over the White House Fence.... turns out the medals belonged to someone else.  He's the one who had the $8 million custom yacht built in New Zealand when he could have stimulated the New England Boatbuilding industry, then moors it in Rhode Island. in an effort to avoid Mass tax.
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Thank God he wasn't elected President, but how could he be worse than our current situation?  I would prefer that he was removed as my Senator though and becomes a National liability in Obama's Cabinet... kind of spreading the pain.
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Although, the informed Massachusetts Electorate, also known as a Democratic herd of Sheep, will probably give us another whackjob, fake Indian, Senator replacement to ladle out the gravy.  Voting out Scott Brown exposed  what a mindless mentality exists in our once proud Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Replace a competent doer with a blatant liar.
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The Kerry comments on Carr's radio program powered the last two hours of a brutal commute.
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Not really complaining though.  At least I have a job even though my Boss is kind of a big fat Jerk.

Hakuna Matata

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Master Manipulators

I believe that the Patraeus affair has been manipulated as a smokescreen to refocus our attention from the incredible Obama Administration response to Benghazi.
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A masterful move by Master Manipulators.
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These guys are good.... stay tuned for more manipulation.

Tuna Lips said....

Ta heck with water boarding, let's deploy some of this fit and trim cooze as an advanced interagatin' tekneek. Themses supreme leader Osama had a box full of porn. He liked the well groomed sort, trimmed about the hocks and other points of interest. Boy appreciated ass washing. They is vulnerable like that, I spect. Give me a company of street walkers and ole TL will bring these savages to they knees inside a year, allowing for training, of course.

Utility Movable Shelving

Quite a few of you Peeps have been asking me to design some Utility Movable Shelving that can be built quickly and cheaply.
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Actually, none of you have asked for it, but I designed this anyway using the free Google Sketchup 3D Modeling program.
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It is made from stock 8' length framing lumber and all cuts are 2'.
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24 riser corner frame pieces, 2' pieces - 6 total
12 Shelf stiflfener 8' pieces
4 Riser stiffemer 8' pieces
2 4x8x1/2" PW pieces
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Buy .......
(24) 2x3's
(4) 4x8 PW
Box of 2 1/2" Dry wall Screws
(6) Casters optional for Mobility
Casters fastened by (3) 2x6's
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The left side of the drawing shows a 2x3 stud stiffener that goes the length of the riser frames.  This carries on all four sides, but was left out on the right side for clarity of the construction detail.
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Everything is fastened by 2 1/2" drywall or deck screws.
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At the time of this post, I could buy 2x3 eight foot studs for $1.50 ea and the 1/2" 4x8 Plywood sheets were running about $25 each.  Plus $10 for 2 1/2 box of Drywall or Deck Screws.
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You can get the casters for all prices.   The Movable feature is optional.
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So my stock cost before casters was $136.00. ~ The shelves are designed to hold the RubberMaid Plastic Containers that I store my tools and misc. materials in.   With good quality casters you will probably get the total materials cost up to around $200.00.
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I had Home Depot rip the Plywood sheets to the 2' width.  If you have a chop saw, some Irwin Adjustable Clamps and a decent screw gun, this can be assembled in about four hours.
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I'm building two of these babies.  They should really clean up the clutter in the Peabody Nanepashemet Shop and maybe I will set up the strongback for the Marblehead Gunning Dory.

Saturday Morning Outlook

For most people, this is a long weekend.  And since the banks are closed and I can't get into any town halls to pull permits, Nanepashemet Telecom will probably be taking the speed down a little bit.  We'll be revving things up in New Haven County as next week develops though.
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But this morning, we have a whole weekend to look forward to.  BC is playing undefeated Notre Dame today and the Pats take on the Bills tomorrow, so I have to fit in some quality time in front of the television, and I have a couple of leasing loose ends to take care of on the Nanepashemet front, but outside of these things, my time is free.
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So I'll hit the YMCA sometime this morning.... an hour or so on the pain machines, then some weight work to maintain definition, followed by some wave generation in the pool.  I have these new goggles that let me see everything while I'm swimming... not always a good idea.
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After the Y, I will take advantage of the warm temps to plant the spring bulbs and tend to the flower garden out front.  I know how you Peeps look forward to my floral arrangements, and spring will be spectacular next year.
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Then I'll finish the PVC boat cover for the Herreshoff Columbia Tender, before finding a suitable spot on the couch to watch the BC Football Game.
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I'm pretty sure Joanne has dinner plans, so I'll shower up and be ready with sharp and pithy dinner party wit after a tough day at heavy duty leisure.
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Sometimes, being a Mountain of a Man means that you have to man up to meet life's challenges.  Not today though.  By Sunday night, I'll be ready with a Veteran's Day observation.
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Have a nice weekend.

OFFICIAL HAS-BEEN HOCKEY TEAM of NANEPASHEMET

Peeps....
Just as my blood pressure was starting to ease down after this God Awful political setback to the Mountain of a Man, I get this incredibly annoying Friday afternoon email that has me brimming with consternation and pretty irritated too.

Dear Mr. Nestor-

I apologize for contacting you directly, I would assume that a man of your stature has significant demands on your time; however, I couldn’t located the contact information for the people that manage your public affairs matters.

I realize that Election Day has passed and that it could reasonably be expected that all campaigning has stopped, however, the Beer League hockey season has just begun and our stumping never stops. As I understand you now have two of your progeny on the upstart Nucks team, I wanted to check in with you and ensure that the (original) Brickyard Mooseknuckles will remain the Official Has-Been Hockey team of Nanepashemet. The Nucks may be younger, they may be better and they may be more successful, but I’m not sure that they encapsulate everything people like us have worked so hard to accumulate; age, girth, fatty livers. Those are three things that I can promise you we bring to the rink week-in and week-out. We will never fail to bring our fat asses to the rink, unless of course we go straight to the bar or have fallen asleep on the couch.

I appreciate your continued support.

Sincerely,

Brian Donovan
Vice President
Big Ass Bank in Boston.

Peeps... if you were a Mountain of a Man like myself.... how would you respond to this pathetic plea for a perpetual place in posterity????     Does Mr. "Has Been Marblehead Hockey Great" Brian think that the designation of a Nanepashemet Official Endorsement can ever be lessened or tarnished?  Who does he think the MOAM is ???  Lance Armstrong  or someone????
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I could go off the deep end, but it's time for a little composure....  
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Brian, the Hindus have shown us that the Universe maintains a sacred tome called the Akashic Records.  Once something as important as a Nanepashemet Official Endorsement has been set down, it is engraved in the Akashic Records and can never be erased.
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And by the way, many a Boilermaker was downed at the DiFillipo's Brickyard establishment  that used to be called the 50 Club by the MOAM before you strapped on your first pair of skates, so maintain the proper respect.  We didn't need a freaking hockey game as an excuse to exact  a bit of euphoria in those hallowed halls.
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I'm pretty sure that's hit the Akashic Records too.
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The Mooseknuckles remain the OFFICIAL HAS-BEEN HOCKEY TEAM of NANEPASHEMET.
Now I have to rest.

A New Day?

It's a New Day Peeps.
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I get the feeling from my Lefty friends that they have an attitude like, "Holy Shit... we won.  Now what do we do?"
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You can't say the country is racist, and you can't blame everything on Bush.  That leaves them looking in the mirror, rubbing their eyes.  Liz Warren sure seemed that way in her first press conference as our new Elected US Senator.   Can you say "Deer caught in the Headlights," Mr Rogers?
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And even though the Analysts say that the Republicans are out of touch with the people, they still control the US House of Representatives.   Figure that out!
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The fact is that this country chose a President by a 2% margin and the majority of states favor the Republicans.  The Liberals don't have a mandate, and they had better govern that way.
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So now the Lefties are saying... "We have to compromise."... Something that was woefully deficient in the first Obama administration.
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Let's say that you give Obama a pass on the first go around.... learning curve, state of the economy, on-agoing war in Iraq.... stuff like that.  Now the Dems are sitting in the seat of power with no legacy diversions.  Show us your stuff.  Don't just stand there all mumbly peg like Liz Warren with no rehearsed  sound bites to rely on. Now it is all you. 
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Is it a New Day?   We'll see what they have.