Patriots Aftermath

It was a terrible night last night.
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After the Patriots loss to the Giants in the Super Bowl, I donned my sleep apnea mask, fired up the CPAP machine, and settled in for what I thought would be a nice winter's sleep.
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The Super Bowl was an enjoyable game except for how it ended, with Harvey Rowe, TommyO and Linda dropping by.  Beers, chicken wings and chili were the center of the game cuisine.   I didn't pound down too many beers and felt fine when I retired for the evening.
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But a couple of hours later, I could have sworn I heard someone rummaging down stairs, so I leaped out of bed to do battle armed only in my tighty whities.  After thrashing around, I figured that the noise was a combination of  the ice maker and the furnace, so I resumed the effort to sleep.
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All that adrenaline apparently revved up my digestive system, and I had three quick and consecutive bathroom toilet  sessions.   By 4:00 AM, the sleep  effort was useless and I headed to the couch to see some back  episodes of "Homeland".
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I dawns on me though... and I have been thinking of this for some time now.... that if nothing else, it is incredible how our bodies take all types of organic concoctions though our mouths, and hours later, manufacture it all as piss and shit.   No matter what goes in, our body turns it into shit.
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We are shit producing machines.   Have a piece of cake?  You turn it into shit.   Have an apple?  You manufacture it into shit.   Have chicken wings, beer, and chili?  You turn it into a lot of shit, and basically screw up a night's sleep in the process.
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Just an observation.... I probably won't bring it up again.

No Big Deal.

So the Nod came up short.
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Sometimes that happens.
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Don't make a big freaking deal over it.

Galway Boats

Super Bowl Nod is Given

Peeps....

Most of you know how eerily accurate I am when predicting the outcome of political races and sporting events... after I have bestowed the Nanepashemet Nod.  That's why I don't use this power often, and make the call only in situations of dire importance.  Like the Scott Brown - Martha Coakley US Senate race for example.
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There seems to be a lot of national  jealously and resentment against the Patriots - particularly Tom Brady and Bill Belichick.  Not sure why.  It is probably because of the steely determination that they bring to the game, and Brady's sizzling supermodel wife, Giselle.
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Well today, the Nod for the Super Bowl epic between the New England Patriots and the  New York Giants goes to our beloved Patriots.
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From the first set of downs, Tom Brady will be dialed in  and drill laser guided passes to his talented receivers, Welker, Hernandez, Branch and .... yes.... Gronkowski.  It will be a freaking rout that will put the tails of the Patriots naysayers squarely between their spindly legs.
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That's right... all you ESPN analysts can kiss my pigskin ass.  Pats are going to win and win big.  37-14
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The Nod has been Given... Let it be Done.

TommyO  SaidFeb 5, 2012 07:48 AM

Right On
Of course I am hopeful the PATS will win. It will be nice to enjoy the Championship, but even better is shutting up all those out there currently hating on the PATS for really no good reason except they are jealous of our success.
We are Good, We are BAD, Deal with it YO.
TommyO

Halfway There

On Thursday, we headed out to the Wilmington Distribution Facility to pick up some spools of cable and pallets of telecom antennas and equipment.... six spools and 18 pallets in two trips with the F150 and the 18' flatbed trailer.
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Naturally, when I was handed the first box that morning, I threw my back out and hobbled around like Quasimodo for the rest of the day.
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Not that I was complaining of the pain..... those complaints would never pass the lips of a Mountain of a Man.  In fact, I sucked it up enough to drive that evening  to the Framingham Legal Seafood for dinner and Lagavulins with Hillegas, Brown and Elsier.
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But now it's Saturday morning, and the lower back is still aching like a mofo.
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I'm tempted to complain just a little....
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Hopefully things will loosen up by the time we visit Ryan in his new digs at the halfway house in Boston  this morning.

Tuna Lips said...Feb 4, 2012 08:29 AM

I rekkin' the first thing on yo boys mind is catchin' up on the philosophizing of yers truly. Weez is runnin' a test balloon of sorts on a new cable access show, "Wisdom from the Double Wide." we takin' this to the next level, like they'd does on ESPN.

Attention Spam

Lots of you have been asking me about the TV shows that I've been watching lately.
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There was a gap when the Boardwalk Empire season ended, but now Spartacus has resumed, and that is a marker for 10:00 PM on Friday nights.
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And I recently got into catching up with Homeland.

Maria Rowen saidFeb 4, 2012 03:34 AM

This prissy peep prefers pleasant positive programming. Do ya think Ben the Bachelor will find love this time? Do ya?

Profound Thanks

Last night, I went to the Bruins Game with my son Mike, and we remarked how quick the time seems to have passed.   That always seems to be the case when an ordeal is over.  This one isn't quite over, although the FreshAyer phase has ended.  There were times though, when this day seemed that it would never arrive.
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Appreciate all  the calls, emails and well wishes to us for this milestone day.  Someday, I'll write something profound that expresses how we feel about you who stood by us during this trying experience.  But right now, all I can muster is "Thank You".

The Smell of Victory

If the air has a funny smell this morning... that is the smell of victory.
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Yes.  A month after our zoning application was tabled down in New Haven County, we emerged victorious with a unanimous vote and much thanks for the balloon test and photo simulations that we produced in the meantime.
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Three hours down, three hours back.  On the couch in Marblehead by 11:30PM.
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Sweet.
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Living the Dream.

Pisc saidJan 31, 2012 12:06 PM

Is that the one in which they hang a balloon from a crane to give a line of site reference to that space the tower will occupy? Raw land new build? Before you break ground, the meter is running full speed. Nice.

The clock shows a scant 4 hours until your son's return home. My considerable array of fifty cent words fail to describe my admiration for your family. Fare forward, voyagers.

FreshAyer Adieu

We brought the grandkids out for their last visit with Ryan at FreshAyer this morning.
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I won't miss it.
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It has been a depressing task, but Ryan never let us down.   He never showed any self pity, never complained, always kept a sense of humor and a sense of discovery.  He always looked forward, grasped at every learning experience, and pressed for every advantage that his environment offered.
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At the beginning of this ordeal, he told us not to worry, because he could handle it.
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He could.... and helped us all to cope and handle it ourselves.
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For our enemies, who wished this experience to be hurtful out of your despicable ill will.... you will be dissapointed.  In so many ways, the punishment that you so self righteously sought has been an incredible chance to regroup, re-align, and re-boot for Ryan, his Family, and his many supporters.   The toxic phonies have been exposed and are getting smaller and smaller in the rear view mirror.
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If Living Well is the best revenge, then Ryan has already had incredible vengeance, and the best is yet to come.

ReEntry

It's nice to be home.  Going away always makes me appreciate home.  Even though the Nanepashemet Telecom workload hit me like a sledgehammer well before we got back to Massachusetts, I wasn't taken back because of reentry.   Keeping tabs on email is the way to go.

Eighth Grade Sniff Test

So Peeps... I've disclosed to you that this is my vacation week.... and I've been trying to keep low key and unengaged.
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But then Nancy Pelosi hits the airwaves, claiming that Newt Gingrich will never be President ... because of what "I know".
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Granted, she has said some stupid and inappropriate stuff in the past, but this doesn't even pass the eighth grade silliness test.  When asked  by CNN's John King if Gingrich could be President, Noble Nancy replied, "Let me just say this. That will never happen.    There's something I know. The Republicans, if they choose to nominate him, that's the prerogative. I don't even think that's going to happen."
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Of course, she doesn't disclose what she "knows".
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How did an airhead like Pelosi ever become the Speaker of the House?  What idiots voted for her?  Thank God I didn't have to see her head bobbing behind the President during his State of the Union Speech this year.

Down East

It's nice to get away.
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Generally, I hate vacations, because you have to work so hard before you leave, then you get hit with a ton of crap when you get back.
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But this time, I've stayed close to email every day and handled some routine stuff while being appraised of the important issues... without full scale emotional engagement.
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And I would have been a lot more rested if it wasn't for these damn intestinal issues that made their entrance... or more appropriately... their exit, for the past two days.
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I'm pretty much back to normal , but Joanne doesn't seem to be faring so well.
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Down East Maine, Baby.  Can't get enough of it.