July 2011
22 posts
Jul 28th
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Papa Hem
One of the last things I did while I was in Europe was steal “The Essential Hemingway” book from the shelf in the basement of our apartment in Geneva. I took it along with me to Berlin and started to re-read The Sun Also Rises, finishing it a few days after I arrived back in the states. What made this re-read a bit different was the fact that I marked up and underlined (yes, Troise)...
Jul 28th
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Jul 26th
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Dear Speaker Boehner,
Get your fucking caucus in order and start governing. It’s called a fucking compromise. Yours,  Rational Americans
Jul 26th
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The Week Ahead
Sox-Royals game on Tuesday, new Bomb! The Music Indsutry album on Tuesday, HP 7.2 part deux on Wednesday, Reel Big Fish/Streetlight Manifesto concert on Thursday, then Dirty Jersey-bound on Friday for a Geneve reunion. Yeah, I got a good feeling about this week.
Jul 25th
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“It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it,...”
– The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald Just reread this over the weekend. Brilliant.
Jul 25th
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Everything Burrito
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Jul 23rd
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“No one will bomb us to silence. No one will shoot us to silence. No one will...”
– Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Thoughts and prayers are with Norway today. An absolutely terrible tragedy.
Jul 23rd
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Jul 22nd
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“Whatever became of the moment when one first knew about death? There must have...”
– Rosencrantz, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Jul 21st
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Jul 20th
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Jul 17th
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Jul 15th
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Jul 14th
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Jul 13th
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So I rode through a Bike Safety Checkpoint today.
Or something like that. It was as I was crossing over the BU Bridge. About 3 or 4 cops were gathered there and were flagging down any cyclist that wasn’t wearing a helmet. Since I was wearing one, I was allowed through, but a check of Massachusetts bike laws doesn’t show any requirements to wear helmets if you’re over 16. Maybe it was to promote helmet use or something, but...
Jul 12th
Jul 12th
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(swoon)
theworldsgame: (GIF via @bubbaprog’s mocksession.com)
Jul 10th
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“Casey Anthony was found not guilty of murdering her daughter, as the American...”
– Jon Stewart (via amazingatheist)
Jul 6th
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Jul 4th
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Jul 4th
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Jul 3rd
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