It’s a go! On Monday Jan 29, B. J. will present Governor Deval Patrick with the book of messages he collected during his walk across Massachusetts.
Check out his blog. There are some new pictures from his walk across Mexico, too. Plus, he’s scanned in some of the actual notebook pages.
Entries from January 2007
January 26, 2007
In which B. J. Hill meets the governor.
January 25, 2007
The best Christmas present ever.
OK, there was the cellphone, and the skis, and the special dolls, and the 128 box of Crayola crayons, and all the other things I’m leaving out, but this Keurig Gourmet Single-Cup Coffee Brewing System is definitely my favorite present this year.
It’s a cross between an espresso machine and a drip coffee maker. It [...]
January 21, 2007
A walk across Massachoo-choo.
Also of local interest…
As you may have noticed, I’ve started a little collection of Massachusetts-related links in the sidebar. My latest discovery — A Walk Across Massachusetts — comes a little late in the game. B. J. Hill (a 30-year-old special-ed teacher who seems like a really cool guy), has already completed his walk from [...]
January 19, 2007
The Amazing CharlieCard Mitten.
Of local interest…
The MBTA (Boston’s transit authority) has recently switched to a system of rechargeable fare cards. To gain entry to a subway line, you have to pass the card over a reader at the turnstyle. And an ingenious woman who takes the “T” everyday and uses her commute to get some knitting done came [...]
January 16, 2007
Swimming for Kristina – Week 3 Update.
My performance in weeks 1 and 2 was worse than embarassing. But I’m posting my update again because things are looking up. Besides, it’s not as if I can actually back out of this.
This week’s accomplishments:- Increased distance. This past Sunday I swam 2/3 of a mile. My longest swim in about a decade. [...]
January 15, 2007
Frozen non-frozen yogurt.
How can an entire quart of yogurt freeze in the bottom compartment of a refrigerator door? When it’s our refrigerator, of course!
I got quite a surprise this morning when I planned to have a healthy breakfast of yogurt and a banana. That stuff was frozen solid! I couldn’t even chip a piece off with [...]
January 13, 2007
We bring good things to…life?
GE is coming next week to insulate our water line, while we’re waiting for the new appliance to arrive. Meanwhile, our vegetables have started freezing in the vegetable tray, no matter where I set the temperature control. So where do I put frozen shrimp if I want to keep them frozen? The vegetable tray seems [...]
January 12, 2007
In a World…where we get a free refrigerator…
Our story begins on July 27, 2001, when my husband and I purchased a new GE refrigerator from Needham Appliance. We had to special-order a model without the ice maker/water dispenser built into the door. We didn’t want to sacrifice the freezer space to an ice maker we probably wouldn’t use very often, and besides, [...]
January 10, 2007
Spymac saga.
If any of you have googled my name, you’ve probably noticed that the #1 link is a blog on Spymac.com. And it’s an empty blog. Over 3 years ago now, I found this cute new site called Spymac, that was offering an alternative to the .Mac experience, but for much less money. So I joined [...]
