Archives for 2003

Slow Blogging

by Bryan Strawser · Dec 6, 2003

Things around here have just been a bit slow on the blogging front.

Working a professional life in retail doesn’t give one alot of free time between November and January. Will try to catch up today.

A huge snow storm blanketing Massachusetts right now so I certainly won’t be doing much this weekend – a chance to clean up, finish decorating the tree, fiddle around on the computers, and do some cleaning.

Family arriving in a few weeks as well!

As for now, sipping some Decaf English Breakfast Tea and enjoying watching Galadriel monitor the snowplow progress.

It’s Snowing.

by Bryan Strawser · Dec 6, 2003

The front edge of a lumbering winter storm spread across Massachusetts on Friday night, as communities braced for a foot of snow or more through Sunday and the possibility of coastal flooding.

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Forecasters said the system threatened to deliver up to two feet of snow while wind gusts of up to 50 mph could cause tidal surges and coastal flooding.

“We’re all set,” said Richard Christiano of Lexington, Mass. “I just bought 100 pounds of ice melt and we took out our snow shovels last night. We’ll be getting a good night’s sleep and getting ready for some shoveling.” [Boston Globe]

Assistant US Attorney Killed

by Bryan Strawser · Dec 6, 2003

What a horrible tragedy… I would not want to be the person or persons that did this – the FBI is going to tear that town up to solve this.

Rest in Peace, Jonathan.

Federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna was stabbed 36 times in a furious fight for his life before drowning in a Pennsylvania creek, investigators said Friday as they worked to reconstruct his final hours.[MSNBC.

It is but a Dream I Have

by Bryan Strawser · Nov 30, 2003

If everything goes according to plan, daybreak atop the elevated Central Artery on Dec. 20 should bring the sound of silence — the end of a six-decade era of driving along the elevated highway through the heart of Boston. [Boston Globe]

The Way Out

by Bryan Strawser · Nov 27, 2003

This guys walking down a street, when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep, he cant get out.

A doctor passes by, and the guy shouts up, Hey you! Can you help me out? The doctor writes him a prescription, throws it down the hole, and moves on.

Then a priest comes along, and the guy shouts up, Father, Im down in this hole! Can you help me out? The priest writes out a prayer, throws it down in the hole, and moves on.

Then a friend walks by. Hey Joe, its me, can you help me out? And the friend jumps in the hole! Our guy says Are you stupid? Now were both down here! And the friend says, Yeah, but Ive been down here before, and I know the way out.

(from The West Wing, Noel) [Dive into Mark]