Philosophical Approach to Wilderness Trips

While Joanne and I are in Northern NH this weekend, we should in no way be compared to the Fortier Family. Dave's version of hiking (see left) and mine are diabolically at odds.

Connecticut Lakes - NH

Heading up to Pittsburg, NH tomorrow to check out the Connecticut Lakes.

Beyond Horror

Police discover body believed to be missing UVM student

The body believed to be that of missing University of Vermont student Michelle Gardner-Quinn has been found near a winding country road in Richmond.

I will never second guess my parental emotions again.

FYYFF

Saw this spelled out on a t-shirt in New Orleans a few years ago. Pretty funny. My mother-in-law, Mary LeBlanc, figured it out, so you should also be able to.
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DiMatteo had it monogrammed on some Baseball hats and gave them to the clique when he retired from GD four years ago. Chandler saw me walking out of the building with mine and asked me what the letters stood for. I told him. He was not amused... probably thought that the sentiment was aimed at him. I didn't think it was then, but I do now.

Epistle of John to the Darwinians

Got to get into Darwin and knock out the Backlog and Outlook numbers. Publish the weekly epistle and try not to get crucified upside down.

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Have I mentioned that we are kicking ass? The ship is raising sails and moving out of the harbor. It will be interesting to see how we weather a stiff wind and a moderate chop. I imagine some will get seasick.

Boston...

... is so cool.
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When I was growing up, people were fleeing the cities. Surburban sprawl was the watchword of the Seventies. City Planners and Urbanologists theorized that the sprawl would continue indefinitely and spread to the exurbs. The condition of the "Inner Cities" was the sourch of considerable social tinkering by the Federal Government.
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But then the City seemed to rediscover itself. Now it is a highly desirable place to find yourself.
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In the telecom biz, I get to stay in Marriott Courtyards all over the United States. Other places have appeal, especially San Francisco and Seattle, while you couldn't pay me enough to live in Cincinnatti or St. Louis. The desert in Arizona and New Mexico is neat, and the mountains in Denver are awesome.
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But I'm always happy to fly back to Boston. Ocean, Fields and Woodland, Mountains, History, Straight Talking Rude People. This is my home.

First Blog Poll Results

After tallying literally thousands of votes from around the world, the results of the first Nanepashemet Peeps Poll showed overwhelmingly the need to maintain our high levels of daily inspiration to you, our Peeps.

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The Nanepashemet Blog....

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  Irritates Me 13%
  Inspires my Everyday Thoughts 50%
  Makes me question my sexual preference 0%
  Creates Outright Hostility 38%
  Is Nauseous and Sickening 0%
  

Please participate in our future polls. The quality of our message depends on your constant feedback. Our next poll seeks to answer the pressing question of what to do when you have finished building your Herreshoff Columbia Yacht Tender.

Gay Jokes

Just about all of my friends, as well as my kids, like to joke about gays, call each other gay, and mention homo stuff a lot. My guess is that none of them go the other way, so why do these references always come up?
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It would appear that heterosexuals are natural homophobes. The urges and thoughts that the average hetero gets about the opposite sex are so constant and prevailing that the very thought that these feelings could be aimed at a same sex situation, by people so inclined, causes a humorous, angry, or fearful reaction. Hence, gay jokes are used to defuse the impact of these emotions.
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I think gay jokes are pretty funny. As a caring, feeling, human being, I don't want to hurt the feelings of gay people, but I'm not phony about laughing about gay stuff.
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I've known gay people, and I don't feel that homosexuality is a lifestyle choice.
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If you are confronted with a couple of provocative naked people, you can't choose whether a male or a female will give you the familiar tingle. You have no choice. So gay bashing obviously doesn't make any sense, outside of the basic human tendency to attack people who are different or who you do not understand.
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In this sense, homophobia might be a tribal thing.
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BTW - I'm in the Hetero Tribe and Blogging is NOT GAY!!!!

Bloggers Honor Roll

Peeps -
Please welcome new bloggers who will be looking to Nanepashemet to bring relevance and meaning to their lives.
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Jeremy Johnson
Bill Shanahan
Ivan Salaberrios
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The first step is always the hardest.

WiMax and Wireless

Saw some old friends at the trade show at Boston's World Trade Center.
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La plus ca change, la plus ce le meme chose.
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More to come as we reveal how Ivan got his WiMax Certification

Poll Results

The Nanepashemet Blog poll, which will run until Fri., currently shows overwhemingly that my peeps need the Blog to formulate their everyday thoughts and the blog in no way threatens their sexual predisposition.

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Some people are taking it more seriously than others.
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No surprizes here.

Boston's North End

Heading into the North End tonight with the Darwin team after the WiMax conference.

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DiMatteo is an expert on North End Italian Ristorante's. That alone is reason enough to put up with his daily annoying antics.