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Thursday, July 05, 2007
Kali Mar - Shact te De
Look for blame elsewhere and avoid mirrors.
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Alternate Plan
A nice night at Peter Crawford's beautiful new home overlooking Salem Sound. Great company with Tyler and Liz Gill, Will and Lauren Crawford, and Chris and Sarah Crawford.
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We killed the rafting plans to link up to view the fireworks with Peter's sailboat in Marblehead Harbor when the weather report called for rain. It was a good move and we warmed up Peter's great home. We could see the fireworks in Manchester Harbor from his living room.
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Joanne committed to letting all their kids go to Sundance, so I think that I will write off the beer, Dark and Stormies, and chicken that we brought as business expenses.
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We killed the rafting plans to link up to view the fireworks with Peter's sailboat in Marblehead Harbor when the weather report called for rain. It was a good move and we warmed up Peter's great home. We could see the fireworks in Manchester Harbor from his living room.
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Joanne committed to letting all their kids go to Sundance, so I think that I will write off the beer, Dark and Stormies, and chicken that we brought as business expenses.
Remembering the 4th
When I was a kid growing up in the Highlands Neighborhood of East Lynn, Massachusetts during the 50's and 60's, the 4th of July was a huge and active celebration.
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All of the kids in the neighborhood would collect any junk that anybody had and haul it down to the Cook Street Playground. There were four distinct neighborhood groups of kids. We didn't call them gangs, but they probably had the trappings of this from a sociological viewpoint.
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The four groups were the kids from Wilson St., Hamilton Ave., Beacon Hill Ave., and Allen Ave.
Collectively, we were known as the kids from Cook St. Playground. as opposed to the kids from High Rock Street, Jefferson Street and the Meadow.
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Cook Street was the rival of High Rock, which had it's own Bonfire... that I never attended.
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On the 4th of July, the Cook Street playground was piled high with about a 30' wide by 15' high pile of combustable junk, with a dummy propped up on a broomstick at the top of the heap. Firecrackers, cherry bombs, barrell bomps and sparklers were exploding everywhere.
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Around 8:30 or 9:00 pm, one of the leaders of the neighborhood, usually the oldest and toughest kid, would grab a gas can, douse the pile and set the whole thing into a blazing bonfire.
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I can still see the huge flames and the sparks rising high in the night sky with all of the neighborhood - young and old - standing around cheering and stuff.
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Then the fire trucks would arrive. Everybody would boo while the bonfire was doused with high power, heavy canvas fire hoses. We would all wait until the firemen left, then the gas would come out the the whole thing would be started again. It was organized mayhem, but it seemed that everyone knew how the whole thing would come off, and there was never any trouble.
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In bed that night, I would envision that I was in the war, with the sounds of explosions still going off all night.
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I can't imagine a neighborhood bonfire going on in Marblehead.
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A pretty good memory.
Bring It
Farts don't bother me much. Everyone eventually has to fart. But seeing someone eat their boogers always embarrasses me. You definitely have made the wrong choice at that time. Then there is the combination of the two. Very unsettling for proper society. At all costs, never do it at the Club.
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Just had to be said.
Are you feeling a little saucy today? Feel like being a bit loud and obnoxious in public? Feeling like you have no problem getting it on with anyone?
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What a coincidence. Me too!! Obviously I'll practice self restraint and respond only in kind.
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Class Act
Man, would I like to let loose on this Blog. To let some assholes really know what pathetic phonies they are.
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I'd like to let loose, but I won't. Obviously I'm much classier than that.
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I'd like to let loose, but I won't. Obviously I'm much classier than that.
A New Business Division
More great news from prospective customers today. There is a scary amount of balls in the air, and I hope that Elsier and DiMatteo are master jugglers.
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I keep waiting for a ball to drop, but no, we just keep adding more. The New Hampshire Liquor Commission bid was an experiment, and we won that too!
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Around 3:30PM EDT, I brought the Tender down to the Harbor for a workout. Three or four people asked where I got the boat, and when I said that I made it from Moynihan Lumber wood, I got incredulous remarks.
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So then I got smart.
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I told the last guy who asked that I bought the boat from Nanepashemet Boatbuilding, that they were a great company, and that he should Google them.
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It was just easier, and he accepted it readily.
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I keep waiting for a ball to drop, but no, we just keep adding more. The New Hampshire Liquor Commission bid was an experiment, and we won that too!
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Around 3:30PM EDT, I brought the Tender down to the Harbor for a workout. Three or four people asked where I got the boat, and when I said that I made it from Moynihan Lumber wood, I got incredulous remarks.
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So then I got smart.
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I told the last guy who asked that I bought the boat from Nanepashemet Boatbuilding, that they were a great company, and that he should Google them.
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It was just easier, and he accepted it readily.
Work on the 3rd
High tide is at 2:15 PM EDT. That's probably when I'm going to put a wrap on Nanepashemet Telecom work to get ready for the 4th. Until then, petal to the metal with a lot of stuff that I have to get out.
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I'll start the holiday by taking a row around Marblehead Harbor in the Tender. Then the grill on the WhaleEye has to be checked out and made ready for rafting in the Harbor for the fireworks Wed. Night.
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The 4th of July is special in Marblehead.
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I'll start the holiday by taking a row around Marblehead Harbor in the Tender. Then the grill on the WhaleEye has to be checked out and made ready for rafting in the Harbor for the fireworks Wed. Night.
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The 4th of July is special in Marblehead.
Monday, July 02, 2007
Another Gem from Peter Crawford
101 Old Time Bostonianisms!
>1. The Red Sox World Series win was the greatest moments in your life.
>2. The guy driving in front of you is going 70 mph and you're swearing at
him.
>3. When ordering a tonic, you say a Coke.
>4. You went to Canobie Lake Park or Water Country as a kid
>5. You actually enjoy driving around rotaries.
>6. You do not recognize the letter "R" as a part of the English language.
>7. Your social security number starts with a 0
>8. You can actually find your way around Boston.
>9. You know what a "regular" coffee is.
>10. You keep an ice scraper in your car year-round.
>11. You can tell the difference between a Revere accent and a Dorchester accent.
>12. Springfield is located "way out west."
>13. You almost feel disappointed if someone doesn't flip you the bird when you cut them off.
>14. You know how to pronounce names like Worcester, Billerica, Gloucester, and Haverhill.
>15. Anyone you don't know is a potential idiot until proven otherwise. (heheheh)
>16. Paranoia sets in if you can't see a Dunkin Donuts or a CVS Pharmacy at all times.
>17. You have driven to New Hampshire on a Sunday just to buy alcohol.
>18. You know how to pronounce Yastrzemski.
>19. You know there's a trophy at the end of the Bean Pot.
>20. You order iced coffee in January
>21. You know that the Purple Line will take you anywhere
>22. You love scorpion bowls.
>23. You know what they sell at a Packie.
>24. Sorry Manny, but number 24 means DEWEY EVANS.
>25. You know what First Night is.
>26. You know at least one guy named Sean, Pat, Whitey, Red, Bud or Seamus.
>27. McLobster = McCrap!
>28. You know at least 2 cops because they were your high school drinking
buddies.
>29. Sure there are 6 New England states, but Connecticut & R.I. really
don't count.
>30. You intentionally give wrong directions to tourists, then say to
yourself ,"Ah, screw them."
31. You know at least one bar where you can get something to drink after
last call.
32. You're sick of the Kennedy's, but you vote for them anyway.
>33. You know holding onto the railing when riding the Green Line is not
optional
>34. The numbers '78 and '86 make you cringe.
>35. You've been to Goodtimes before
>36. You think the rest of the country owes you for Thanksgiving and
Independence Day.
37. You have never been to "Cheers."
>38. The words 'WICKED' and 'GOOD' go together.
>39. You've been to Fenway Park several times.
>40. You've gone to at least one party at U Mass.
>41. You own a "Yankees Suck" shirt or hat.
>42. You know what a Frappe is.
>43. You've been to Hempfest.
>44. You know who Frank Averuch is.
>45. ADVANCED: You know Frank Averuch was once Bozo the Clown
>46. You can complete the following: "Lynn,Lynn......"
>47. You get pissed off when a restaurant serves clam chowder, and it turns
out to be Snows.
>48. You actually know how to merge from six lanes of traffic down to one.
>49. The TV weatherman is damn good if he's right 25% of the time.
>50. You never go to Cape Cod," you go "down the Cape".
>51. You think that Roger Clemens and Johnny Damon are more evil than Whitey Bulger.
>52. You know who Whitey Bulger is.
>53. You went to the Swan Boats, Seven Gables, or Plymouth Plantation on a
field trip.
>54. Bobby Orr is loved as much as Larry Bird, Tom Brady, and Ted Williams.
>55. You remember Major Mudd.
>56. You know what candlepin bowling is.
>57. You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all in one day.
>58. You know Scollay Square once stood where Government Center is.
>59. When you were a kid, Rex Trailer was the coolest guy around. Speaking
of which...
>60. You can still hum the song from the end of Boom Town
>61. Calling Carrabba's an "Italian" restaurant is sacrilege.
>62. You still have your old Flexible Flyer somewhere in your parents'attic.
>63. You know that the Mass Pike is some sort of strange weather dividing
line.
64. The only time you've been on the Freedom Trail is when relatives are in
town.
>65. The Big Dig tunnel disaster wasn't really that much of a surprise.
>66. You call guys you've just met "Chief" or "Boss."
>67. 4:15 pm and pitch black out means there's just 3 more shopping days until Christmas
>68. You know more than one person with the last name Murphy
>69. You refer to Savin Hill as "Stab 'n Kill."
>70. You've never eaten at Durgin Park, but recommend it to tourists.
>71. You can't look at the zip code 02134 without singing it.
>72. You voted for a Republican Mormon as Governor just to screw with the
rest of the country.
>73. 11 pm? Drunk? It means one thing: Kowloon!
>74. 2 am? Drunk? It means one thing: Kelly's Roast Beef!
>75. 5 am? Drunk? It means one thing: You wish you had a blanket in your
back seat
>76. You know that P-Town isn't the name of a new rap group.
>77. People you don't like are all "Bastids."
>78. You took school or work off for the Patriots first Super Bowl Win
Parade.
>79. You've called something "wicked pissa."
>80. You'll always get razzed for Dukakis.
>81. Saturday afternoons meant Creature Double Feature with Dale Dorman
>82. Sunday mornings meant the Three Stooges on Channel 38
>83. You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater.
>84. No, you don't trust the Gorton's Fisherman.
>85. You know that Papa Gino's usually has a jukebox.
>86. You think Aerosmith is the greatest rock band of all time!!!!!!!!!
>87. Your town has at least 6 sub shops, and none of them are a Subway.
>88. You know at least three Tony's, one Vinnie and a Frankie.
>89. 20 degrees isn't that bad as long as there ain't no
wind- then it gets wicked cold.
>90. You werrevery sad when saying goodbye to the Boston Garden.
>91. Thanksgiving means family, turkey, High School football, and Alice's
Restaurant.
>92. You know the guy who founded the Boston Pops was Athah Feedlah.
>93. You know what the Combat Zone is.
>94. You actually drive 45 minutes to New Hampshire to save $5 in sales tax
>95. You pull out of a side street and use your car to block oncoming
traffic to make a left.
>96. You've bragged about the money you've saved at The Christmas Tree Shop.
>97. You've been to Hampton Beach on a Saturday night.
>98. Playing street hockey was a daily after school ritual.
>99. Hearing an old lady shout "Numbah 96 for Sioux City!" means it's time
for steak.
>100. You remember Jordan Marsh, Filene's, Grants, Bradlees, Caldor, Zayres,
or Ann & Hope.
>101. You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from
Massachusetts
>1. The Red Sox World Series win was the greatest moments in your life.
>2. The guy driving in front of you is going 70 mph and you're swearing at
him.
>3. When ordering a tonic, you say a Coke.
>4. You went to Canobie Lake Park or Water Country as a kid
>5. You actually enjoy driving around rotaries.
>6. You do not recognize the letter "R" as a part of the English language.
>7. Your social security number starts with a 0
>8. You can actually find your way around Boston.
>9. You know what a "regular" coffee is.
>10. You keep an ice scraper in your car year-round.
>11. You can tell the difference between a Revere accent and a Dorchester accent.
>12. Springfield is located "way out west."
>13. You almost feel disappointed if someone doesn't flip you the bird when you cut them off.
>14. You know how to pronounce names like Worcester, Billerica, Gloucester, and Haverhill.
>15. Anyone you don't know is a potential idiot until proven otherwise. (heheheh)
>16. Paranoia sets in if you can't see a Dunkin Donuts or a CVS Pharmacy at all times.
>17. You have driven to New Hampshire on a Sunday just to buy alcohol.
>18. You know how to pronounce Yastrzemski.
>19. You know there's a trophy at the end of the Bean Pot.
>20. You order iced coffee in January
>21. You know that the Purple Line will take you anywhere
>22. You love scorpion bowls.
>23. You know what they sell at a Packie.
>24. Sorry Manny, but number 24 means DEWEY EVANS.
>25. You know what First Night is.
>26. You know at least one guy named Sean, Pat, Whitey, Red, Bud or Seamus.
>27. McLobster = McCrap!
>28. You know at least 2 cops because they were your high school drinking
buddies.
>29. Sure there are 6 New England states, but Connecticut & R.I. really
don't count.
>30. You intentionally give wrong directions to tourists, then say to
yourself ,"Ah, screw them."
31. You know at least one bar where you can get something to drink after
last call.
32. You're sick of the Kennedy's, but you vote for them anyway.
>33. You know holding onto the railing when riding the Green Line is not
optional
>34. The numbers '78 and '86 make you cringe.
>35. You've been to Goodtimes before
>36. You think the rest of the country owes you for Thanksgiving and
Independence Day.
37. You have never been to "Cheers."
>38. The words 'WICKED' and 'GOOD' go together.
>39. You've been to Fenway Park several times.
>40. You've gone to at least one party at U Mass.
>41. You own a "Yankees Suck" shirt or hat.
>42. You know what a Frappe is.
>43. You've been to Hempfest.
>44. You know who Frank Averuch is.
>45. ADVANCED: You know Frank Averuch was once Bozo the Clown
>46. You can complete the following: "Lynn,Lynn......"
>47. You get pissed off when a restaurant serves clam chowder, and it turns
out to be Snows.
>48. You actually know how to merge from six lanes of traffic down to one.
>49. The TV weatherman is damn good if he's right 25% of the time.
>50. You never go to Cape Cod," you go "down the Cape".
>51. You think that Roger Clemens and Johnny Damon are more evil than Whitey Bulger.
>52. You know who Whitey Bulger is.
>53. You went to the Swan Boats, Seven Gables, or Plymouth Plantation on a
field trip.
>54. Bobby Orr is loved as much as Larry Bird, Tom Brady, and Ted Williams.
>55. You remember Major Mudd.
>56. You know what candlepin bowling is.
>57. You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all in one day.
>58. You know Scollay Square once stood where Government Center is.
>59. When you were a kid, Rex Trailer was the coolest guy around. Speaking
of which...
>60. You can still hum the song from the end of Boom Town
>61. Calling Carrabba's an "Italian" restaurant is sacrilege.
>62. You still have your old Flexible Flyer somewhere in your parents'attic.
>63. You know that the Mass Pike is some sort of strange weather dividing
line.
64. The only time you've been on the Freedom Trail is when relatives are in
town.
>65. The Big Dig tunnel disaster wasn't really that much of a surprise.
>66. You call guys you've just met "Chief" or "Boss."
>67. 4:15 pm and pitch black out means there's just 3 more shopping days until Christmas
>68. You know more than one person with the last name Murphy
>69. You refer to Savin Hill as "Stab 'n Kill."
>70. You've never eaten at Durgin Park, but recommend it to tourists.
>71. You can't look at the zip code 02134 without singing it.
>72. You voted for a Republican Mormon as Governor just to screw with the
rest of the country.
>73. 11 pm? Drunk? It means one thing: Kowloon!
>74. 2 am? Drunk? It means one thing: Kelly's Roast Beef!
>75. 5 am? Drunk? It means one thing: You wish you had a blanket in your
back seat
>76. You know that P-Town isn't the name of a new rap group.
>77. People you don't like are all "Bastids."
>78. You took school or work off for the Patriots first Super Bowl Win
Parade.
>79. You've called something "wicked pissa."
>80. You'll always get razzed for Dukakis.
>81. Saturday afternoons meant Creature Double Feature with Dale Dorman
>82. Sunday mornings meant the Three Stooges on Channel 38
>83. You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater.
>84. No, you don't trust the Gorton's Fisherman.
>85. You know that Papa Gino's usually has a jukebox.
>86. You think Aerosmith is the greatest rock band of all time!!!!!!!!!
>87. Your town has at least 6 sub shops, and none of them are a Subway.
>88. You know at least three Tony's, one Vinnie and a Frankie.
>89. 20 degrees isn't that bad as long as there ain't no
wind- then it gets wicked cold.
>90. You werrevery sad when saying goodbye to the Boston Garden.
>91. Thanksgiving means family, turkey, High School football, and Alice's
Restaurant.
>92. You know the guy who founded the Boston Pops was Athah Feedlah.
>93. You know what the Combat Zone is.
>94. You actually drive 45 minutes to New Hampshire to save $5 in sales tax
>95. You pull out of a side street and use your car to block oncoming
traffic to make a left.
>96. You've bragged about the money you've saved at The Christmas Tree Shop.
>97. You've been to Hampton Beach on a Saturday night.
>98. Playing street hockey was a daily after school ritual.
>99. Hearing an old lady shout "Numbah 96 for Sioux City!" means it's time
for steak.
>100. You remember Jordan Marsh, Filene's, Grants, Bradlees, Caldor, Zayres,
or Ann & Hope.
>101. You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from
Massachusetts
Left Coast Prospects
This company is providing the type of content through its MediaFlo product that will drive the iPhone acceptance. Plus they are headquartered in San Diego. Could be a flight to the West Coast looming forth. The CellNet seeds are still bearing fruit.
Planning for the 4th
Peeps -
Thanks for all of the 4th of July cookout invites. Joanne and I have decided that we will attend as many as we can based upon the following criteria.
Even with this filter, we'll be pretty busy.
See you around the 4th!!
Thanks for all of the 4th of July cookout invites. Joanne and I have decided that we will attend as many as we can based upon the following criteria.
- The Hosts are cooler than we are.
- None of the other guests are Al Queda.
- No air travel is required.
- The cookout is primarily based in the New England region.
Even with this filter, we'll be pretty busy.
See you around the 4th!!
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Bird Like
Larry Bird made everyone around him a better basketball player. Instead of playing to his teammates level, they rose to his.
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It's always amazed me that greatness can be reduced to mediocity by being influenced by mediocre people. You would think that the Great can inspire those around to be elevated, but instead of rising to greatest, the descent to mediocrity has prevailed.
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I think you should play like Bird. Don't let the others around you drag you to their level of foolish pride and petty mediocrity.
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I don't exactly know how to do this, but it is worth trying.
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You should start by playing your own game. It is far superior to the others' level of play. Ask your friends how they think that the game has been going. Maybe that will help.
A Weird Week
Since the 4th of July is on a Wednesday, both ends of this week qualify for celebration. Plus the weather is mint. I wonder how much work will get done this week. It will be hard to reach customers.
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