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Storms, Scaffolds, and Stuart Street Don’t Mix Well
Last Wednesday, I’m sitting at my desk at work and all of a sudden a massive storm swept through. The rain flew in sideways and the wind was so strong that some of the temporary partition walls ...
Over 100 Posts for Elicia Buzz!
That’s right, folks. We’ve hit the 100 mark. It has been an interesting 6 months for Dan and I. We’ve laughed and not-quite-cried (but maybe a skirmish here and there) about the blo...
More Blogs to Buzz About
To follow-up on my previous post from a couple weeks ago, I wanted to share with you some MORE blogs that I find enjoyable and hope you will too Neatorama - A blog about “neat” stuff. I ...
Kayaking the Concord River
It rained pretty much every day this week, so, with the promise of great weather today - finally! - Elicia and I set out for some kayaking in one of my favorite places: a stretch of the Concord River...
5 Questions
1. Are Facts Obsolete? Economist Thomas Sowell points out that many of Barack Obama’s positions are seemingly based on the notion that believing is seeing rather than actual information abou...
High Resolution Pictures of Mars
I have been fascinated with astronomy and space exploration for as long as I can remember, but even if you don’t really care, you will be amazed by these pictures. This is by far the best collec...
Assorted Articles from this Week (that you might enjoy)
In Science: Sarcasm Seen as Evolutionary Survival Skill What great news! I fully embrace any and all evidence that justifies my predisposition towards being a sarcastic ass In Real Estate & Con...
A Global Perspective on Some of the Important Things
Broadening our perspective on some of the important things in life - like the state of humanity, gas, and of course, beer: The World Clock - Check out the World Clock (click link or picture) to s...
Flip Flops to Flip Over
Along with the hot weather in New England comes a few of my favorite things - ice cream, sun, outdoor activities, BBQs, and flip flops. I’m a casual gal and I’ve always felt that I had ...
Facial Hair - The Possibilities are Endless
For those of you looking to participate in the next World Beard and Moustache Championships, you better get cracking because the competition is fierce! The next competition will be held in Anchorage, ...
Tax Day: Why Do We Need 893 Forms?
In this video, Dan Mitchell from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity explains a bit about why a National Flat Tax or National Sales Tax would be better than the current system in which we all get s...
Picture of the Day
The Mars Reconnsaissance Orbiter looks back and photographs the Earth and our Moon (since we’ve been photograhing the Moon for a long time and know exactly its brightness and color, the Orbite...
Cartoons of the Day
O’ Danny Boy
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Click on the image for a good chuckle… Thanks JibJab....
So Cool - Thunderbirds are Go
On their way to their next assignment, the U.S. F-16 Air Force Thunderbirds opted to fly over Kennedy Space Center and tip a salute to the space shuttle Endeavour. Endeavor is slated to launch March 1...
(Snow)Men from Maine
Click the image to see a snowman so large, the eyelashes are created from skis....
Searching for the Secret of Teleportation
For the past six months or so the Framingham / Worcester line of the MBTA commuter rail has been running off schedule. In my experience, at least every other day the train will be between 5 to 20 ...
President’s Day Weekend
It’s interesting to look back at how some of our greatest presidents thought about many of the same important issues that are at forefront of the current election - for example, JFK’s ...
Should We Stay or Should We Go?
FRB, Boston - Between 1995 and 2005, home prices in New England increased by 85 percent, compared to an increase of only 56 percent nationwide. The growth in house prices was far greater than the gr...