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August 21, 2007
Five Degrees.
I went to college with JFK, Jr. (Yes, at the same time. I waited on him at the library.)JFK, Jr. dated Daryl HannahDaryl Hannah was in Steel Magnolias with Julia RobertsJulia Roberts was in Flatliners with Kevin Bacon
I’m five degrees from Kevin Bacon.
I would love to make a direct connection between Daryl and Kevin, [...]
June 23, 2007
Workin’ at the car wash.
Across from the town dump that I visit every Saturday morning is a play field with a parking lot, in which fundraising groups (a different one every weekend) hold $5 car washes. My first car wash of the season was by the high school boys’ lacrosse team. They worked cheerfully alongside their dads, and approached [...]
June 10, 2007
Fifth recital down.
Today I sang a German art piece (“Still vie die Nacht” by Karl Bohm), a Tom Lehrer song, and was in the chorus of a number from “The Mikado.”
I’ve sung in 5 recitals since 2005. I took voice lessons for a year before getting up there at all. Early lessons revealed odd auditory-processing problems with [...]
June 1, 2007
Bumper sticker sighted today.
“My country invaded Iraq and all I got was this expensive gas.”
Favorite bumper sticker of 2004 election season:“Bush: Let’s not elect him this time either.”
Only bumper sticker I’ve had:“If you can read this, you are in phaser range.”
May 25, 2007
My favorite names (a list in progress).
Mario Hilario (a newscaster in Rhode Island)Will Paradise (an ex-boss)Henry Vumbaca (honorable mention to his dad, Dino Vumbaca)Kim Komando (if this were not taken, I’d change my name to it)
I don’t choose names for this list just because they’re funny-sounding. The Name of the Year blog already does that. The name has to be someone [...]
May 18, 2007
Geeks’ night out.
O’Reilly Media (the company I work for) is holding the first Ignite Boston! at Tommy Doyle’s in Harvard Square on May 31. Ignite Boston is based on the Ignite Seattle events, founded by Brady Forrest (www.igniteseattle.com). The concept behind Ignite is that it’s a place for geeks to drink beer, hang out, MAKE something, and [...]
