The Funk

I woke up this morning in a mood. I can’t really describe it. I’m just enveloped in a world of “blah.” I suspect it has a lot to do with the weather for the past, well, entire season. It’s a never ending pattern of clouds and rain, clouds and rain. Every trip I’ve taken since […]

Stop the Insanity!

The weather this summer has been historically terrible. It seems we’re exceeding every average in the book (except, fortunately, for hottest summer). We’ve exceeded the typical July rainfall, we’ve exceed the typical August rainful and we’ve exceed the typical number of thunderstorms in a given YEAR. And it doesn’t appear to be ending. I suppose […]

What We’ll Do to Save a Buck and Change

Well, it was raining as I headed out to work this morning. I debated whether to take the bus or ride my scooter. The problem is that we’re leaving early to go to Acadia and the bus routes are quite infrequent when it’s not rush hour. Besides, the bus would cost me money and the […]

Relax! Don’t Do It!

Our next adventure starts tomorrow. I’m leaving work early and we’re driving up to Acadia National Park (in Maine). It’ll be a 4.5+ hour drive and we’re staying in a cabin that our friend, Scott, scored for the week. From what I can tell, this place is in the middle of nowhere. The cabin has […]

Don’t Forget to Sleep!

Oh yeah, maybe that’s why I’m so tired today. This past weekend was our first weekend in months without either traveling or having overnight guests. We had fun, but perhaps too much fun. On Friday we had a bunch of people over for dinner and then games (poker). As always seems to happen, the person […]

Rules of the Road

Now that I’m using the streets for my commute (versus taking the train), I’m noticing that there really is some validity to the whole Masshole thing. It’s not a stereotype: it’s a reality. A frustrating reality. I’m going to include a few tips for you all. Some must appear in the Driver’s Ed. handbook, others […]