Radio was enormously important to me growing up. I remember (and I will no doubt date myself here) tuning in to Casey Kasem’s weekly countdown because it was important to know what songs to listen to, and what was cool and there was no internet thirty years ago to tell me these things or help [...]
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You never know what piece of flotsam will call to life a long-slumbering memory. If you view these pictures of Libraries of the Rich and Famous and scroll down to the last one, you’ll learn that the library depicted is enormous (70,000 books worth $4 million) and belongs to noted academic Richard Macksey. Many years [...] It is both surreal and terrifying when your ER doctor asks if you have a preferred neurosurgeon. The predominant emotion at any given moment that follows will be determined by the level of opiates flowing through your body at any given moment that follows. We did not have a preferred neurosurgeon. We did however, find [...] In the end I caved and Dicken’s Christmas Stories is now living in my car until I have a chance to return it to the library. I have it mind to take another run at Mr. Dickens, maybe with A Tale of Two Cities, but that will be further down the road. Someday. Maybe. Perhaps. [...] Here are two things you may not know about me. 1. I love Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. It is my absolute, favorite holiday story, a position formed by multiple viewings of multiple versions of the tale courtesy of the UHF stations of my youth. It seemed then that at any point of the Christmas season [...] I’m sure that at some previous point on this blog I’ve made mention of Shorpy, the historical photograph blog. I enjoy the site for many reasons, not the least of which is that occasionally a pictures or pictures of local interest will be posted. This past week there was a photo of Nantasket Beach, as [...] The magic of the internet returned to me two much-loved and long out-of-print albums, and now I share with you. Feel the love. Cowboy Songs – National Geographic I received this as a two record set for Christmas 1976, and played the hell out if it the next five years -my first exposure to American [...] Did you hear? I had brain surgery, of the emergency variety. Got a great big scar to prove it and I’m told my head will beep next time I’m wanded at the airport. No lie though, that was some scary shite. Last weekend Herself, the Rocket and I took ourselves down to New York. Photos can be found here. Meanwhile, the Rocket has been practicing her walking around skills – video here. This was my first trip ever to New York where I a) was in bed by 11 PM both nights and b) did not [...] Among the many ridiculous things my friends and I believed, was the notion that a being able to ‘stop its molecules,’ as our scientific vernacular had it, would be able to freeze itself and thus remain suspended in midair. During backyard games of Star Wars figures, this strange – and useless – ability was ascribed [...] One of the consolations for advancing age and an increasing waistline. Also, I can still kick you in the head. So I got that going for me. Growing up inside the Bridgewater Triangle was a lot less exciting than a perusal of Wikipedia might imply. The weirdness I encountered was either ginned up or part of a Dungeons & Dragons session. Sad – we would have welcomed the excitement. A brief exchange inspired by, and during, an episode of Mad Men. Me: Do you think our souls are the same age? Herself: I think your soul is about twelve. One year ago my wife and I were married. Two days ago our beautiful daughter turned three months old. I am a very, very lucky man. Happy Anniversary ma petite. Happy Anniversary to us. [...] Year in review, 2009: married in January, baby arrived in October. Went to Paris for the first time. Still struggling to write and express my feelings about that city. Did I mention we had a baby? I’m not going to even try and write about the tsunami of emotions involved with my daughter. Too [...] |
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