In the van ride to the service work site in Keene:

Kaitlin: Yay for the only state where seatbelts aren't required.
Joe Pisapia: Really?
Me: Yea man, Live Free or Die.
(pause)
Adam Gardner: (somberly) New Hampshire loses thousands of people every year...to not living free ( Read more... )

You Passed 8th Grade Math
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Please do not read this. I mean it. This will be a meaningless entry for my own use, and all I am going to do in it is complain. I really don't like complaining. I think way too many people do it, I think it's contagious, I think it's a bad habit, and it's something I'm trying really hard to stop doing as much ( Read more... )

In some places, you would think the storm hit last week. Trash and rubble carried by flood waters still litter front yards and cars sit wrecked in ditches on the sides of the roads. Boats of all sizes are scattered about the coast, some being deposited on land miles from the shore. The lucky ones have FEMA trailers parked in their front yards to ( Read more... )

I'm BACK!

We all don't realize how fortunate we all really are.

Well as I previously stated, this semester has been going well so far. Not an overwhelming amount of work, which has allowed me to spend more time sleeping and taking pictures. The equipment I proposed for purchase has proven well worth the newspaper's investment, and I have been encouraged to look into buying some more high-end lenses. The ( Read more... )

I was just going to say that I ran today ( Read more... )

Alright so I've been inspired by the fact that I don't want a paper to make another photojournal update ( Read more... )

More from the Geography files:

Keith: So is Dorchester a neighborhood of Boston like Dedham?
Me: Well yes, but Dedham isn't. That's its own town.
Keith: Oh. What about Suffolk?
Me: Well, that's the county.
Keith: Oh. Good thing I'm not a GEOLOGY major. (my emphasis)

Best part: He's currently taking GEOGRAPHY 100 ( Read more... )

I am thankful for the friends and family I have. That is such a grossly unspecified understatement.

This weekend has been so great. I'm so lucky to have a family retreat place like the farm, and the opportunity to go back to Weymouth and go on adventures on such short notice.

Thank you all.