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OMG Shoes
The other day, I was walking down Mass. Ave. near Harvard Square and saw a large stuffed tiger in the window of a shoe shop.
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How pedestrian!
After walking and riding around Boston for a while now, I've noticed that my habits and attitudes have started to change along with being a pedestrian commuter.
When I first got here. I would look both ways when crossing the street out of habit, even when it was a one-way street. Now, because there are so many one-way streets around here, I ( Read more... ) -
Boston ho!
Today was my fourth day as a resident of the city of Somerville ( Read more... ) -
I've Never Been to Boston in the Fall
I've been more or less settled on moving to Boston for some time. It's big, it's got history, it's got a good economy, it's got great culture, good public transit... it's got redheads ( Read more... ) -
Barack Obama Grab Bag
A couple of weeks ago, I heard on the radio that Barack Obama's campaign has put up a webpage to directly address the rumors that have been circulating about him. Some of them are pretty incredible; I can't even fathom the kind of people who would be dishonest and/or bigoted enough to start them. (People seriously believe that Barack Obama is ( Read more... ) -
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I often say this:
Whatever doesn't maim you makes you stronger.Traditionally, the phrase is "whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger," but some kinds of trauma--physical or psychological--hurt you so much that you never recover. Folk medicine says that breaking a bone makes the bone stronger once it mends, and that lifting weights tears your ( Read more... ) -
Daily Show - West Virginia
I suspect that this may be the funniest and most horrifying Daily Show clip I've ever seen. Featuring bigotry that will make your jaw drop! -
I often say this...
The human mind is a democracy, not a dictatorship.
-me
