So... this might be a silly thing to do to come back here.  I havent posted here in 12 years.  reading my older posts here I am SUCH a different person, and some of what is here is super embarassing.  Also its patently absurd to think this would be a viable (polar opposite) alternative to Twitter and yet, thinking about the changes to social media ( Read more... )

So to preface. My grandfather who died last year worked his entire life til retirement as a manager of a Sherwin-Williams shop in Athol. My aunt was reading about the met competition and found this in the "history" part ( Read more... )

So... yeah WOW ( Read more... )

Setting up to have lisa's family over... We are planning to play Betrayal at House on the hill... In looking up the Errata i was pleased as punch to see this...

http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/466307/

A rare book review that i felt i must make ( Read more... )

My entire life i have had the privilege of having Ted Kennedy as my Senator. As a Massachusetts liberal its hard to think of anyone else as our senator. I had never gotten a chance to see the man in person. But i always swelled with pride when i saw him on TV. He was my senator... and he was pretty much universally on the same side of the ( Read more... )

For those of you who dont see my facebook posts. Tommorrow on the radio in boston WERS 88.9 FM and online at wers.org i will performing at my broadcasted church service and i will be doing something i have wanted to do for years. I will be performing two Phil Ochs songs ( Read more... )

Futurama Crisis averted multiple sources reporting a deal was made.. thank ATHEISMO!!

Ready to feel like you've been kicked in the groin? A link i saw on Heypucky's facebook

http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=53220359970&h=j1Xub&u=U4lL1&ref=nf 

I hate those calls.  Ive been getting them too often as of late.  This one stung but with a weird lingering effect of relief.  My Grandfather died today.  I have posted about him before.  He has been suffering from alzheimers for several years now.  The euphamism "the long death" definitely applies.  Its agonizing to see a once dignified man ( Read more... )