Some things just speak for themselves …
The Wrong Stuff
16 MayHoly crap, I feel awkward just watching this. Imagine being up there performing!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/24664786#24664786
He’s Back
16 May
It sure will be good to see my boy Gabe Kapler playing baseball at Fenway again this weekend — even if he’ll be playing on the wrong team. Welcome back, Gabe!
"You Guys Drunk Yet?"
16 May
I scored a pass to yesterday’s wine tasting at Fenway Park, where Jason Varitek, David Ortiz, and Kevin Youkilis were celebrating a new season of Red Sox wines.
The event was held at the EMC Club and it was a pretty nice time. Continue reading
The Big Apple (Store)
15 May
It’s madness down on Boylston St. tonight. Madness, I tell you! Madness!
Police detail, long lines, cheering greeters, crowds of onlookers, amateur photographers, news vans … and all that for the opening of a store.
Not just any store, mind you, but the brand new Apple Store in downtown Boston, which opened tonight at 6 p.m. Woo hoo! Continue reading
Listen Up
15 May
You know your iPod is playing too loudly when …
I am on the T listening to Freddie Mercury and Queen rocking out to “Radio Ga Ga” on my iPod and you’re listening to some hip hop crap on your iPod, and I can hear your iPod better than I can hear my own.
So yeah, thanks for that this morning, whoever you were standing next to me on the B line.
If Real Life Worked Like Facebook …
14 May… it would probably be a lot like this video by a British comedy group called Idiots of Ants.
Rethinking the B Line
14 May
Alright, so maybe I jumped the gun in saying how much I love my commute — just like the B-line train that jumped the tracks, hit a power line, and caught on fire last night. (A friend who lives right there said it sounded like a bomb had hit and it pretty much lit up the entire area.) Perhaps I should start exploring other routes to and from work, not just today but on a more regular basis. (It did look really cool when I went by on the bus, though. I was sorry I didn’t have my camera with me.)
Earlier: Crash! Boom! Wow!
"There’s No Words There"
13 MayHere’s a classic Bill O’Reilly clip, courtesy of Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Enjoy!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/24586540#24586540
Make It Yours
12 May
How much do I love Jason Mraz‘s new album? Well, for starters, I like it more than I like Gavin DeGraw’s new disc. Mraz got his sophomore slump album out and behind him in 2005 with the release of Mr. A-Z, and now he’s back with We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things, an album that displays growth and maturity, and more importantly, impressive songwriting and singing skill. Most folks who know Mraz already love his first single, “I’m Yours,” but as good as that song is, it’s not as full of life as the album’s jazzy, funky opener “Make It Mine.” Better still is my favorite track, the jangly, easy-going “Live High.” Duets with Colbie Caillat (“Lucky“) and James Morrison (“Details in the Fabric“) also impress. And that aforementioned maturity is on display in “Love for a Child,” which recounts Mraz’s parents’ separation, and shows that Mraz has come a long way from the youthful novelty of his debut disc, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, or songs like “Geek in the Pink” from Mr. A-Z. Really, there’s not a bad track on the album (though “Coyotes” is kind of lame). We Sing, etc. is completely enjoyable; I’m sure it’ll get plenty of playtime on my MP3 player this summer.
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