Calling Towne's Bluff

Remember Bob Towne? My old college roommate who had stayed buff and in shape after all these years?
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He's the one on the far right, and I'm pretty sure that he doesn't think that I have the guts to post these photos of Joe Collins, me and him.
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I don't exactly recall what the three of us are doing in that picture.
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At any rate, Bob..... as you can see, I still don't embarrass easily.

Fa La La

Joanne did a real nice job getting the house ready for Christmas. She and Katelyn got the tree from the Marblehead Garden Center, and set it up.... all during the time that I was taking Mike and Kelly to Logan for the flight back to Washington, DC. Luckily I had no role at all, which is great, because picking out the tree is my least favorite holiday thing to do.
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Now that my kids are grown, Christmas shouldn't be such an expensive ordeal, although I don't think that Katelyn agrees with me.

Tuna Lips said...

Keepin' the Christmas season simple and about me and the baby Jesus is what I am all about. I have never given a present that someone has not commented on how thoughtful I am. If I had a nickel fer everytime someone said, "its the thought that counts" after I give them a present . . . . . but I digress. I am expecting a fine array of present from my collegues and business relations this yuletide. From Marilyn, the copy center gal who I never fail to compliment (be it her figure, or her pouty lips) to Suzanne (the 50 something office manager whose "juicy" (I am being generous) bottom I smack ever now and then to make her feel good about herself), there should be a bevy of snack baskets, company clothing, and heart felt notes full of longing ("this should sweeten your breath", came with a pack a mints from one admirer) and Christmas cheer.

Crazy Point Spread

Point spread of the Patriots over the Eagles is 24 points.
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That says that two teams of professional football players are going to take the field, and one team will win by 24 points. I know that you knew that, but it bears repeating because it is such a crazy notion.
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It's been 27 years since an NFL game has been given such a spread.

Tender Fishfinder

I was thinking that a portable fishfinder, run by batteries would work well in the Tender. The transducer is temporarily adhered to the underside of the boat by a suction cup.
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This Humminbird model is supposed to be accurate up to 600 ft. There are other makes and models available - some in color, with GPS functions, and pretty pricy.
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This B&W model seems to have the basics, reasonable resolution, temperature and deth gauges I'm concerned about battery life. It you don't get more than 12 hours, it would be a pain.
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There should be cod and flounder in Marblehead Harbor over the cold months, and this baby could help me catch them.

Affordable Gifts

I've been fashioning these pendants and have them for sale at $200 each. They are solid sterling silver with silver chains and are very similar to those sold by Tiffany at their Wall St. New York store.
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I hope to sell 100 of these and raise $20,000 in order to afford suitable gifts for Katelyn during this joyous holiday time of giving..... and Katelyn Getting.

Slow Day

The Friday after Thanksgiving is always a slow, non-descript day. I did get some business done though. So maybe I'm ahead of the game.
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I doubt it.

Peep of the Week - 47

I hope that all of you had a Happy Thanksgiving. We did, and we were all pretty thankful about our new grandson, Will.
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I was also very thankful that two special Peeps chose to take an automatic route to the coveted/avoided Peep of the Week designation. If more of you were as considerate as them, this weekly selection process would flow much easier.
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But there was still enough inspiration, annoyance and stupidity to fill out the remaining slots.
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Bob Brown in particular tried to pull a fast one by telling me that a gift of the Prince of Scotch, Talisker, should be an automatic. I agree that Talisker is the freaking balls, but it's still not Lagavulin. I get more annoyed the more I think about it. I better announce the POTW's before I get on overload.

ANNOUNCING......
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for Week 47 of 2007.

• Michael "Murph" Murphy *
• Bobby Wojcik *
• Dale Johnson
• Bob Brown
• Kristen Jellison
• Ginny Hudak

* Automatic Lagavulin Rule.
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I'm still pretty upset about the Talisker caper.

Anonymous said...

I am more automatica than Gramatica! NOG NOG NOG NOG!!!

9:29 AM

Nevets Fud said...

In the PMP world, we call Mr. Brown's effort "gold-plating".

3:44 PM

Bash Rehash

The Thanksgiving Eve Bash came off flawlessly as planned. Some of the Peeps claimed it was the best time of their lives, which is pushing it a little, don't you think?
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There were two automatic POTW selections due to the gift of the king of scotch, Lagavulin, to me.
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That honor went to Bob Wojcik, who obviously is contrite about wrecking my marathon training, and Michael "Murph" Murphy, who has to be in the running for Peep of the Year.

Bash Eve

Today is the day. The most important day in the life of a Nanepashemet Peep.
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That's because the annual Nestor Thanksgiving Eve Bash has grown to have a cult-like, almost religious significance in the life of most of you.
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I don't know why this is. It's like a mystery of faith.
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Anyway, I hope to see as many of you as possible, and please try not to lapse into a state of frenzied hysteria. It's just a day, like any other day.

Party Planning

Going to Costco this afternoon to get provisions for the Thanksgiving Eve Bash. I vastly prefer Costco over BJ's even though I've never been to BJ's. BJ's has a stupid name.
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The Food menu is shaping up thusly.

• The Best Buffalo Wings in Civilized Society
• White Trash Balls for the Crawford Boys
• Mike Nestor's Renowned Clam Chowder
• Joanne's Gasless Chili
• Salami and Provolone Cardiac Calzone
• Macaroni and Cheese (the staff of Life)
• Fruit and Cheese for the Diet Conscious
• Cucumber and Dill Breads for the less messy preference.
• Various types of Beer and Wine
• Seagrams and Cider
• Lagavulin

No, we don't take requests, or variations. Don't bring your own forks... we have plenty.
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If you come late, you will miss it because the food goes fast.
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Then all that is left is drinking, and loud and obnoxious behavior.
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I can't wait.

Getting Thankful

Even though it's Monday Night, I feel like it's Friday. Today was a breakthrough day on a very large procurement for Nanepashemet Telecom. Tons of emotional capital spent. Hopefully, it is a good investment.
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There will be no clinking of champagne glasses until the fat lady sings. But she's starting to warm up. It could be a great Thanksgiving Holiday.

Running It Up

To the Buffalo Bills fans who were chanting bad things to Brady because of the last score....
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If the Pats really wanted to run up the score, you would have lost by 80 points. Do you really pine to play our 3rd string?
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Belichick should do what he is doing. If your level of execution is excellent, it is wrong to dumb it down in any circumstances.