tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81850691060598191652024-03-25T02:09:47.248-04:00CAPPYinBOSTONLOCAL COLOR - Mayor of Downtown Boston- Blogger - Slightly Opinionated & Possibly Just a Tad Cynical - Entrepreneur - CEO - Captain of Industry - Gorgeous Stud and all around popular guy. Can you Feel the Love in the Air? Can you Smell it?
No, not That. I have no idea what that is.Cappy in Bostonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01937672417460428941noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185069106059819165.post-92177127766482150732015-10-22T14:57:00.000-04:002015-10-23T10:12:59.426-04:00GUN CONTROL - The Final Word on all this Nonsense<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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Cappy in Bostonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01937672417460428941noreply@blogger.com0Boston, MA, USA42.3600825 -71.0588801000000142.1722125 -71.3816036 42.547952499999994 -70.736156600000015tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185069106059819165.post-77624671639885317202014-12-27T12:57:00.000-05:002014-12-31T11:38:20.385-05:00 The ONLY Comprehensive Guide to Drinking in Downtown Crossing Boston<div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We work and we play</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. That is the winter lifestyle. Let’s be honest. Even on the occasion when we are having a great time outside during the winter, it IS rare. Bars and restaurants that have bars are pretty much everywhere around here. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Downtown Crossing </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">may still have its issues but we have alcohol every few feet and as far as I’m concerned, that more than makes up for a few panhandlers and empty storefronts. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This guide is for the person who works for a living.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> You may not get out more than a few nights a month and DTX is a convenient place to grab a few and you may not be familiar or you may be new here. Either way, it’s a perfect guide for the adult who needs to blow off steam once in a while and appreciates the diverse selection of drinks, ambiance and munchies in our Hub of the Imbibers Universe of Boston.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I did not include every single place that has a bar in it.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> There are places I just do not go or places I just do not feel are bar oriented. There are plenty of nice restaurants that have drinks, Oceanaire and Avenue One to name a few. There are a few places I am not familiar enough with to point you to. For Example 49 Social and the new Bar at the Ames Hotel I have never walked into. If you have, feel free to report back. This is a list of CappyinBoston stamp of approval places where I personally have enjoyed myself with many other people. If a place truly sucks, I would never tell you to go there. You have my permission to agree or disagree in the comments section below. I love to know that I am being heard out there somewhere in the digital galaxy. If you feel I left any place out, please tell me. Also, these are what I consider to be Downtown Crossing bars. Although I love Shojo and Biddy Early’s, I don’t consider them to be in DTX. We can also debate the boundaries of this neighborhood as well if you like. I’m easy.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This little hidden diamond is located in the Ritz Carlton on Avery Street. You could call it their lobby bar. I wouldn’t though because that is selling it short. It is a beautiful little oasis right in the heart of Boston. I know you hear the Ritz and think, “Hoity Toity Expensive, No Way, I am not going in there and being made to feel as if I should be a Sheik or a movie star or I am just not good enough….” </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One thing you should know. If you drive in for your night out and you park at the Hyatt next door you can get a validation worth a few dollars off from Legal Crossing and that will cover your first drink. Also, if you go late night it is 50% off everything from the raw bar. We usually go there after working all day on a Saturday. We get the validation then get oysters & Cherrystones and this awesome Bang Bang cauliflower app as well. </span><br />
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48 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">They have a truly excellent beer selection. They have a football field sized row of beers on tap as well as some cask conditioned ales. The bartenders are “mixologist” types who can pour some very unique and interesting mixed drinks too. Check out the drink menu. Jamie Walsh, my buddy and yours is the bar manager and he knows beer, booze and a story or two. </span><br />
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60 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110<br />
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14 Bromfield Street, Boston, MA 02108<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b> I have loved this place for many years</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Giant delicious Manhattans, The Rochester wings are so so good, The steak tips are my favorites in the area, the Mac n Cheese is, as a woman I know says, TO DIE FOR… One of my friends says they put the Come in Comfort Food. I told him that was gross but you get what he means hopefully.</span><br />
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100 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I don’t care what anyone says it IS a tourist trap. They can’t help it. It is on the Freedom Trail and during the summer it is always packed. You know lots of kids also drink there because there is always a doorman proofing everyone. Grandmas, Santa Claus, George Burns mummified remains. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That’s ok though. It is actually a decent place. I love all the sandwiches and the Barrister burger is my fav. The place has a bunch of Irish people working there and they are all consummate pro’s. It has nice long bar to grab a seat at even if it is crowded and also they have POOL. That is correct. There are pool tables in the back. This has become a rare thing since the Rack by F-hall became the Hard Rock (gag). Now that’s a tourist trap. </span><br />
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15 Bosworth Street, Boston, MA 02108<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The Barracuda is the unsung hero of the bar scene I think. They have great prices, good food and are almost never over crowded. They do dollar oysters all the time. They have an excellent beer selection.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Highball is upstairs and is another mixology type bar. It is funky and fun. They have board games although I really would love to meet the person who goes out to play Sorry or Go Fish. Not I my friends, and certainly not anyone who can work out a way to have a conversation.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> BUT having said that it is a pretty cool place to drink. They have an upscale cocktail menu and it is also fun. Did I already say that? They put floaty things in your drinks sometimes and plenty of alcohol too which excuses the floaty things. (rubber ducky) Tater Tot nachos are good too.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Hub Pub is a real bar. Not that the others aren’t as well but this place has a few road miles on it. By the way, I like road miles. When you walk in the semi-circle bar is right in front of you and don’t be surprised if everyone stops what they are doing to look at you. It is fine. Go in and sit down.</span><br />
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25 School Street, Boston, MA 02108<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was just told that the actual name is “Scholars American Bistro and Cocktail Bar”. Guys. Come on now. You forgot to add , “and we also have a men’s and women’s restroom if you need to pee while you are here” </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Scholars is a restaurant by day and a nightclub by….er night. It has changed a lot since it first opened. The menu is totally different and the drink menu constantly changes. My feelings about Scholars changes depending when I go. Right after work I love it (around 7). If you go on a Saturday night late, it is young. It is too young for me, but I was there on a Friday night once and had a table which made for a great evening. It is overall a great place. It is also big and has pool tables too. I don’t get there as much as I should. </span><br />
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161 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02110<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is a chain. They are in Canada and all over the US. This can also be classified as a hotel bar because it is wedged up next to the Club Quarters hotel over on Devonshire Street. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is an English Pub. Well, It is an</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b> English-ish</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Pub anyway. They have no locations in England. The Shepard’s pie is decent as well as the Bangers and Mash. The burger was pretty damn good too actually. They have beer and a nice bar. The game is on there and it isn’t too expensive. It isn’t cheap either.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have spent many a night over at the DTX location of Foley’s. I classify this as an Irish Pub. My first clue is the great big Guinness mural outside. They also pour a mean pint of the stuff.</span><br />
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<b>Don’t get confused</b>. You aren’t in a train station. Yes I know. You thought you were.<br />
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This upscale eatery has a nice bar too which is where you should head immediately. Order a Vesper Martini and catch a buzz. The place grows on you. It is a bit pricey.<br />
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If you haven’t figured it out yet, when I use the word “upscale” I am not referring to the decor as much as I am saying they have the $8 beer and the over $10 cocktail. There is no judgement here at all. I pay that and more quite frequently, but you should be aware when you may need the Visa or to hit up a bank machine.<br />
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Like I was saying - They make a kick-ass burger there and also validate at the Hyatt’s garage. Last time I was there I had a Moscow Mule which was done up right. The proximity to the other two bars makes it nice little mini bar crawl too. JJ Foley’s and the Good Life are steps away. (so is Chinatown)<br />
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28 Kingston Street, Boston, MA 02111<br />
(617) 451-2622<br />
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The Good Life was once a rat pack type hangout with soup bowl sized cocktails where darkness and red leather was the name of the game. NOW it is not. <br />
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Now, it is a pretty convincing club scene. They have hip hop nights and live DJ’s and …..<br />
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lots of other things I have no interest in but the upstairs bar after work is cool. The restaurant is also cool. I don’t do clubbing and hip hop nights but I’m sure they are cool too. They have a serious drink program. Try the Kitchen Sink and try to remember how you are getting home. They had Dale’s Pale Ale which is my go to boat beer in the can so they earned a place in my heart for that too. Again, they are right next to two other bars which makes for a variety of options. <br />
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<b>I know I said I wasn’t going to include Shojo</b> in this list because technically it is in Chinatown but as I was visualizing how close Shojo is to Good Life I just had to include it.<br />
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You should actually thank me. It is one of my favorites and would be yours as well if you had been there. First of all they have a great chef in Mr. Mark O’Leary (from jm Curley) Try the Tiger Style Ribs, the Tamarind Glazed Pork Belly, or the salt and Pepper Calamari. It is all delicious!<br />
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But not only is the food off the hook they also have a bar wizard named Markus Yao who truly knows his stuff. Try the Fulong Blood and Sand which is Kavalan Whiskey, Cherry Herring, Orange,& Sweet Vermouth or the Yakuza Old Fashioned. <br />
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<b>There are a few places I did not include merely because I haven’t been there and have no knowledge of but just for the sake of being comprehensive I will mention them.</b><br />
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<b>Mojito’s</b> - 48 Winter Street, Boston, MA 02108<br />
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<b>49 Social</b> - 49 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111<br />
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<b>Salvatore’s </b>- 545 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111<br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b><i>Now before I leave you I will impart you with what I consider to be the perfect Downtown Crossing bar crawl.</i></b></span></div>
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<b style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><i>Avery Bar - Stoddard’s - JM Curley - Silvertone - Barracuda - Highball Lounge - JJ Foley’s - Good Life</i></b></div>
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If you are still standing by the time you get to the Good Life I commend you and hope you have no intention of driving. Remember to always have a DD and to drink responsibly. Once you reach the point where everyone is attractive and interesting then it is probably time to switch to water and eat copious amounts of Chinese food. (my guide to Chinatown is coming soon)<br />
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<b> Be careful out there. </b></div>
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Cappy in Bostonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01937672417460428941noreply@blogger.com2Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA, USA42.35545 -71.06045999999997842.349582999999996 -71.070544999999981 42.361317 -71.050374999999974tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185069106059819165.post-46118296663944196262014-11-09T13:30:00.000-05:002015-06-07T08:34:31.774-04:00PEOPLE I HATE - Pt. 2<b><br /></b>
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<b>I had a friend call me the other day</b>. I know...right? He didn't text me, email me or FB instant message me! It's like a miracle when someone actually tries to communicate by SPEAKING to me! It almost never happens any more. So I did what anyone would do under the circumstances. I stared at my cell phone until it stopped ringing then texted him back. "What do you want?"<br />
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It turned out one of my good friends had been reading this blog. He wanted to know when I'd be doing People I Hate pt. 2. I called him and we spoke for a few minutes. "I don't hate anyone really and I am trying to have a positive attitude." I said. He couldn't relate. "Everyone knows you have a crappy attitude. Just write it down. Trust me you'll feel better."<br />
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Maybe he has a point. This time of year always pisses me off. New England fall always lasts around ten minutes then it's cold and we are getting beaten over the head with the holidays. Halloween isn't done for two seconds and I have to start buying people presents? I just had my long johns on for the first time yesterday. 11/9/2014. That's early. That's not cool. So yes I am pretty sick of everyone. The weather only makes it worse. People seems to get worse this time of year too. The entitled, rude, ignorant sheer stupidness seems to come out full force.<br />
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<b>I'm not as cynical as I come off</b>. I want to like everybody and actually I do like many people. I used to think everyone deep down is good and can be reasoned with. All you really need are good communicative skills, a sense of humor and a bright disarming smile. That is all you really need to make friends and allies wherever you go.<br />
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<b><i>Then you can ride your unicorn off into the sunset and pick daisies in the land of Oz while naked bodybuilders make love to you next to an ocean of melted chocolate.....</i></b><br />
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Yup. That is what I USED to think. I don't really believe that any more. Some people are completely unreasonable. Some are entitled fools who believe the world is actually revolving around them and some people are just batshit crazy.<br />
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You can not reason with those types. You will never be able to trust them. Obviously you can't depend on them or consider them friends but actually they might be enemies.<br />
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<b>Today's edition of People I Hate is going to be focused on crazy people</b>. Let me explain. I am not writing about the mentally ill padded cell types although some of these people in today's post could easily benefit from years of therapy. More or less I want to touch upon the kind of person who can not be reasoned with. Maybe you can relate.<br />
Maybe you're one of them...Hopefully not.<br />
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<b>I. <u>The Narcissist</u></b><br />
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There's selfish and then there's <b>SELFISH. </b>Everyone knows a Narcissist. You may not realize it so let me lay it all out for you.<br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">You guys must have people in your life that do completely irrational things that drive you nuts. It isn't clinical enough to get them help. It's just bad enough to be annoying. We all know people who hoard. But are they hoarders? Maybe not. Maybe they are just doing it on purpose just to piss you off! Naah. You should just learn to be more patient like me.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">There is this acquaintance of mine who always has to hug me when she sees me. She LOVES me. She speaks to me as if we have been best friends for life. She asks about my family, my wife, my health. This is not a big deal if not for the act that we are complete strangers more or less. We hung out twice at a big event. That was it. Now she and I are best friends apparently. Nothing makes me more uncomfortable than when a person who is sort of a friend says "Bye! I LOVE you!" Come on. You don't love me. It took me years to say that to the woman I married. Now I'm supposed to say it back to a girl I know from a Blogger party? " I passionately love you too! I'm totally comfortable with this! BYE!!!" ugh ugh ugh.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">Some people are like that. I am pretty friendly and I like to make new friends but there's a little imaginary line that once crossed makes you a fruitcake. Some people touch a little too much. I have this imaginary box around me. YOU don't get to enter that box unless I invite you in. Okay? Some people just barge right into that imaginary box. They move in with luggage. Then they are too close. They are breathing on you. They are touching you. Once they leave you can still smell them and they better smell good because now you smell like them. Thy have left pieces of themselves in your PRIVATE BOX! WTF! They are all over you. God, I hate that!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">I know a guy like this who is always asking for favors. "Can you do me a quick favor?" </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">"Cappy, can I get your friends number that (Insert job here) so he can hook me up with some free service?"</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">"Would you mind helping me move?" </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.6000003814697px;"> <b>HAHAHAHAHA!</b> That's always a good one. If some "acquaintance" ever asks you to help them move that's where you spell it out for them like I did for this guy.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">He needed an intervention so I gave him one.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">"Look bud." I said calmly. "You and I aren't brothers are we?" </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">"No" He said, "Why do you ask?"</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">"Because my brother wouldn't ask me to help him move because he knows I'd say no."</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">I then went on to explain that manual labor is expensive and that if someone was going to do an expensive, time consuming task for someone else for FREE then it could be considered a "FAVOR" and that favors of this magnitude should be reserved for people who you have known for a LONG time or who you are extremely close or intimate with.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">"Are we close and intimate?" I asked him. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">"NO" he said.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">"So do you think I am going to take an entire day off from work and from being with my family to help you do some back breaking work for free?" I said.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">"NO" he said.</span></span><br />
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<br />Cappy in Bostonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01937672417460428941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185069106059819165.post-76813084396819753522014-09-03T11:03:00.001-04:002014-09-03T11:10:12.662-04:00 Five Things You MUST Do This Fall Around Boston <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>You are wasting your life.</b> You know at some point you are going to die. It gets closer every single day yet what are you doing? WASTING your time! You think these measly little 24 hour increments we get will last forever? Well they won't. One of my friends was killed when a tractor ran him over. I know what you're thinking. Tractors are slow right? Why didn't he just get out of the way? There is a good answer to that. He was DYING from Cancer and had NO legs! Another guy was attacked by a pit-bull in his own yard. One minute he was watering the daisies, the next thing he was food for a canine who was probably trained by Michael Vick! Those may or may not be true stories but..<br />
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<b><i>You see why we really can't afford to waste one single minute</i></b>. Our time could be next week or it could be tomorrow. Besides, the Fall or Autumn, (as some annoying people say), is the best season all year.</div>
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Sure, you can't wear that thong to the beach any more and the Speedo has been put away until that Caribbean vacation you've been planning for ten years comes around this winter (yeah right), but that's ok. </div>
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It's cool out but not cold. It's comfortable. We are back in jeans and a light jacket. We look better that way anyway. Personally I always feel a little silly in shorts. I like jeans. When I'm hot though I don't give a crap what I look like. I'll wear Jorts and a halter top if it will make me less hot. Man, I hate the heat. But forget about it. It's the FALL now so let's go:</div>
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<b>New England in the Fall is the best place to be. </b>We have the mountains to the north, the Berkshires to the west, the ocean to the east and alcohol ....right<b> here</b> near by. It's football season and bar crawl season. It's comfort food season when you can start making chili and eating things like Shepard's pie and crock pot beef stew again. All that summer weight loss looked good on you but now we need to bulk up. Winter is coming. So let's eat!</div>
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<b>1. Mid Week Call in Sick Food Truck Fun Run</b></div>
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<b>Here is what you do</b>. Do this during the week when the myriad of food trucks are out throughout Boston. They congregate in Dewey Square by South Station among other places. So call in sick or take a day off. You deserve it.</div>
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Then plan your route. If you go to Dewey Square Tuesday or Thursday then you get the added plus of the Farmers Market too from May through November. Use this site to plan your Food Truck Route:</div>
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Now the next step is the mode of transportation. You could always take the MBTA but that's for wimps. Driving is just crazy talk so go find a Hubway bike. Biking it is the best way to get around Boston and you can burn off some calories as you sample from an array of food trucks selling all kinds of things like fish tacos, falafel, Banh Mi, barbecue, seafood, ice cream sandwiches and so much more. It is an eating odyssey! </div>
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Here is where the <b>Hubway Bikes</b> are located. It is inexpensive and convenient:</div>
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With the bikes you can start at Dewey then hit the rest of the Greenway then Gov. Center, financial district, Copley, Huntington, Kendall...... It's all just a ride away. </div>
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<b>2. Boston Harbor Islands</b></div>
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The tourists are gone now and we can have all the areas back that are usually full of them. The Harbor Islands are a hidden treasure that an entire blog could cover but the bottom line is that you have to go. It is a very inexpensive ferry ride over and then there are free water taxis to all the other islands. Here are Ranger recs of just a few things you can do there taken from their site:</div>
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One of the best things ever would be to camp out over night before it gets too cold. You can have a bonfire and feel like you are a million miles from home. You can also just spend the day exploring, having a picnic, taking boat rides, hiking or just finding a nice quiet spot to read. Here is a link with more info:</div>
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<b>3. Go to a New England Patriots Game</b></div>
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a. <b>Take the train</b>. There is traffic on Route One. No. not traffic. TRAFFIC. So if you don't want to sit in it take the train. It is very easy, cheap, convenient and you won't have to pay hugely expensive parking fees. Also Patriot Place which is attached to the stadium has more than enough bars and restaurants to pre-game at. Click here for more info;</div>
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b. <b>If you are like me and the tailgating is a huge part of the experience</b> then you have to leave early. It will be an all day affair but that's the way you like it. Bring a gang. Drive down together. You will need a good grill and some pre-made food. I like to marinate steaks for a few days, make some honey hot wings and have a few good salads like chicken or coleslaw. Bring lots of chips and of course a good craft beer like Trillium or Clown Shoes.</div>
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<b>4. Fall Foliage</b></div>
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<b>I see your eyes opening wide in disbelief. "Cappy! You're not a leaf peeper are you?" </b></div>
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Foliage and Fogeys may sound alike but trust me leaf peeping isn't just for old farts on tour buses coming in to have the cheapest vacation imaginable. </div>
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City living makes it easy to forget how awesome it is to get away sometimes. This is the best time of year to do it too. I'll give you three quick reasons why. Native Sweet Corn, Maple Syrup on Pancakes and Cider Donuts!</div>
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Not to mention that if you can time it right and go during peak colors, it is like visiting Oz. We are so fortunate to have New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and the Berkshires so close by. I will give you a couple of my favorite places to go for fall foliage or just fall stuffing of the face:</div>
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<b>Do you like live music, barbecue, hot apple cobbler, corn on the cobb, chicken pot pies, cider donuts, hay rides, apple picking, pumpkins and PIE?</b></div>
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All the things above minus music but add in fishing, hiking, all kinds of fruit to pick and a petting zoo. Hey they have a Llama. There are also AWESOME cider donuts too. It is just minutes up route one from Boston.</div>
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<b>Ever hear of a sugar shack? </b>It's where maple syrup is made. They make the syrup right there then they feed it to you on pancakes. Yup it's worth driving for. Here is a pretty good Chowhound thread giving you some great places to go:</div>
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But the best thing to do is to go near one of those sugar shacks like maybe in Franconia Notch and go on a serious hike up into the mountains to see some real color. Bring your camera and research the hikes because some are easy and some like the one I did a while back are hard. (crawled back to my car in the dark after hiking a long, amazing loop up into the mtns.) 3 hour drive north on route 93. Hike within your limits and have fun and don't forget that native sweet corn sold at every farm stand you will pass on the way.</div>
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I love a party as much as the next guy. Octoberfests and there are plenty around here are full of amatuers who want to see how much beer they can imbibe before acting stupid. It is also a great way to spend the day standing in line, overpaying for food and being around college kids. Not MY scene but if it's yours and you must go, here are the best:</div>
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That's the better way to try some of our amazing micro brews around Boston. No lines and it will make for a really great leisurely fall excursion.</div>
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OR if WINE is more your thing we also have something called the <a href="http://www.coastalwinetrail.com/">Coastal Wine Trail</a> that sounds like fun.</div>
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<b>I know I said five</b> but as an added bonus for no extra charge I'm giving you a mini list before I go away until next time. Here are some things that are very touristy but I love to do and I would be remiss in my duties as your half sane New England fall tour guide if I didn't mention these:</div>
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<b>Topsfield Fair</b>. October 3 - 13, 2014 - Don't listen to naysayers just go. I will give you my list of tips and tricks just before it's here so keep checking back.</div>
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<b>Salem. </b>The entire month of October is Salem month. They have lots of cheesy Halloweeny stuff to do but they also have some great restaurants, a great waterfront and great history (obviously)</div>
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<b>Six Flags. </b>You've never been to Six Flags? It's better than Disney. Tons of amazing roller coasters, concerts, special nights (like Halloween fright fest) and more. Worth the money but discounts are everywhere.</div>
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<b>Corn Maze. </b>Find one. Do one. That is all.</div>
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and a few more that you will have to Google to find where they are - zip-lining, white water rafting, canoeing, sea kayaking, bi-plane rides, whale watching and more. Check Living Social and Groupon for deals.</div>
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Cappy in Bostonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01937672417460428941noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185069106059819165.post-43742834308371513982014-06-02T09:59:00.000-04:002014-06-03T08:21:11.781-04:00A COFFEE ADDICTED DRINKERS GUIDE TO BEING COOL IN A HIPSTER WORLD <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b>I have to confess something</b>. I love coffee. I drink it all the time. I need it to start my day. That isn't what I'm confessing here but I am always drinking coffee especially in the morning because I am not nor have I ever been a morning person. I am no coffee connoisseur (nor do I speak french) but the only way I can fake it even a little is with that two cup jump start in the morning. One right when I get up and one right when I get to work. Otherwise those cheerful morning pixies who apparently get ten hours of sleep and go to bed right after the 6 pm evening news and jump up at dawn with those little annoying bluebirds on their shoulders while they whistle a happy tune probably by Taylor Swift or Celine Dion are getting murdered the hard, messy way...slowly. Man I hate morning people! They are so happy while I have that hung over, body aching, head in cotton feeling when I didn't even drink the night before. I HATE those people. I HATE HATE HATE them. What the heck are they so cheerful about? It's too early to be up. It's too early to be working and thinking and planning our day. GOD DAMN them all.<br />
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<b>So anyway</b>, my admission or confession or whatever, is that I am really uncomfortable in these coffee places. Dunkins I have down but recently I have determined that Dunkins is crap. I learned this accidentally. A friend showed up with a drink from Boston Common Coffee and was really enjoying it. Every time he took a sip he made a little noise much like the noise I make when my wife is touching.....me. He gave a little moan of pleasure after every sip. I asked what the hell he was drinking and asked him to either let me have a sip or get the heck away from me. He, apparently was enjoying some kind of vanilla caramel latte iced thing with whipped cream on top. This was life changing for me. I loved it! Soon after that I did a little recon & research and learned that there are all kinds of "fair trade" and "magical specialty" coffee beans and "pour over" and "scientific cool brewed" coffee ......things.<br />
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<b>So like any typical working stiff </b>with a caffeine jones I needed to experience these new and interesting drinks. The problem is that places like The Thinking Cup and Bourbon Coffee (what?) really intimidate me. You can not order a large regular in there. You need to know the lingo. You should learn what a Latte is. I actually thought it was pronounced "late" a while back. "I'll get a Medium , I mean a Venti. Late. Ravioli. Cup. Coffee. ....aww forget it."<br />
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<b>Virtually every single coffee place</b> has at least one guy wearing a winter hat in the middle of summer. AND two women with nose rings and purple hair. It's an actual prerequisite to work there. I'm not sure what a hipster is but there's no doubt that if they work at all they work at coffee places and they lay in wait for people like me to walk in and not know our Cafe au Lait's from our Americano's. You have to know the lingo or everyone gets a , "You're a dumbass!" look on their face. I started out simple. I got a small hot coffee. ok a tall. ok a short. Yes that is really friggin annoying when you can't say small. But the coffee itself is fabulous. I was at the Thinking Cup which serves Stumptown Coffee. I had this before when visiting family in Portlandia and it is good stuff. I was going to bring a pound home but I would have had to sell my car to do it so I just get it at the Thinking Cup. Oh and make sure when you order it you then move down to the area where you pick it up. Otherwise you get the , "HEY dumbass move down there to pick up your short tall latte you bitch!" They say it much nicer but I know that's what they are thinking.<br />
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<b>Downtown Crossing where I live and work</b> has a ton of coffee places now. Forget Starbucks and Dunkins. Go to <b>Caffe Nero</b>,<b> Boston Brewin</b>, <b>Boston Common</b>, <b>Thinking Cup</b> and there's more if you head towards the business district. They all have coffee making people making your good quality coffee. "NO we're Barista's!" No children, you are coffee making drink makers. Stop being pretentious and I will like you so much more.<br />
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Hipster. definition - someone trying way too desperately to be hip. Please everyone. Stop trying so hard!<br />
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<i>1. Nose, cheek, neck, eyebrow piercings. </i><br />
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<i>2. Tats that go above the neckline onto the face.</i><br />
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<i>3. Winter hats in summer.</i><br />
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<i>4. Facial hair, mutton chops and any steam-punk or 1800's look. What. The. F?</i><br />
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<i>5. Purple, blue, pink or green hair.</i><br />
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<i>6. Tights and no underwear.</i><br />
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<i>7. Bikes as accessories. Why are you walking your bike?</i><br />
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<i>8. Lizards, snakes, rats and Platypus as accessories.</i><br />
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<i>9. Vests. I just don't get vests. sorry.</i><br />
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<i>10. Guys with Rabbi beards. I really can't tell the difference any more between Hipsters, homeless people, Rabbi's or genuine hippies any more.</i><br />
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<b>Now where was I. COFFEE.</b> I love these quality coffee drinks. I love a Caramel latte with no whip cream and whole milk. I throw in a Sweet and Low then I moan all the way to the bottom of the cup. I always have appreciated quality in any form. Maybe it is worth overcoming my queasy intimidation of not knowing what's up in an uppity coffee shop.<br />
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<b>I make my own coffee at home</b> first thing in the morning when I'm barely awake. My coffee never ever turns out like the coffee I buy in Downtown Boston. It's always a frustrating ordeal for me. I bought my coffee filters at Costco so there is a four foot high stack of coffee filters in my pantry. Peeling one coffee filter off the top of this pile is almost impossible. I lick my fingers and peel one off. I now have 7 in my hand I put six back and go to the coffee machine. I still have three in my hand somehow. I finally manage to get one filter off and put it in the Black and Decker coffee machine. The thing you put the filter into is plastic. If you don't put it in the machine the exact right way and you turn the machine on then coffee will brew all over the counter top. This happens to me quite frequently. I hate Black and Decker coffee machines but when I used to have a Mr. Coffee ,coffee machine I would fill up the carafe with water and try to pour the water into the machine the water would somehow always pour all over the counter top.<br />
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So I used a scoop to fill my filter with coffee. I am never sure how much to use so inevitably the coffee will be too watery or too strong. The way I combat this is to put tons of sugar and creamer into my coffee. I am apparently not a Barista.<br />
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I wish I had a million dollars. I would buy a fancy Italian coffee maker. It would be one of those huge metal works of art you see in the North End while eating Cannoli and sipping Cappucino's. I would hire a Barista to make me Latte's and Frappaccino's . (copyright Starbucks) every morning. That is my wish.<br />
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A short time later I was walking to Boston Brewin coffee on Bromfield Street for a caramel latte and was pondering my wish when I saw a homeless man sitting on the ground with a cardboard sign that said, "I am not lying! I need spare change to eat!" My first thought was, "Why would he want to eat spare change?" Then I wondered if his wish was just for some spare change. I felt guilty about wishing for a personal Barista so I changed my wish and wished he would get some spare change. No one gave him any. Apparently wishing for money isn't the key here. As I continued on to the coffee place I was aware I had a pocket with lots of spare change in it. The irony of this did not escape me.<br />
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<b>I asked for a large iced Caramel Latte</b> with whole milk and two Sweet and Lows. I had already had a bucket full of sugar in my earlier coffee so I figured I'd cut back on the sugar this time. The coffee making person asked if I wanted some other better tasting coffee drink for a few cents more. I said sure. I never could have afforded it if I had given my change to the homeless guy. The irony of this didn't escape me this time either.<br />
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As I went on to work I pondered the irony of the morning and made a mental note to Google the word irony when I got home because I really wasn't too sure whether I was using that word correctly.<br />
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All of these thoughts went away and I started my day grateful for the cure to my caffeine addiction so close by in so many great places.<br />
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<b>I am a very opinionated person</b>. No really, I am. I know it is hard to believe. The thing is, I pride myself in being easy to get along with.<b> I. Am. Easy. </b> I really am and it amazes me how many other people really are not. I am amazingly amazed how many people just do not have a clue how their behavior affects others.<br />
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<b>We are living in a time</b> where the ME generation is becoming the WHO CARES generation and yes there is a difference. The Me Generation was being selfish in a way that gave them "self-fulfillment and self-realization. That can be an enlightening and positive thing. The Who Cares gen.are merely selfish people doing whatever they want, to whomever they want. They are reality TV and obliviousness all rolled up in a nice neat package.<br />
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<b>I am often out in the world</b> and forced to deal with all types like these, so I have begun a list. I know every blog and online news source thinks every bit of info we read has to be in list form but this is different.<br />
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<b>I know you aren't stupid</b>. The Huffington Post thinks we are all handicapped idiots that can't digest anything unless it is in bite sized little elementary school portions or we will spot a butterfly flying by and lose interest . I don't believe that. This just happens to be a list I was making in my head . I could eliminate the numbers and put this whole entry in paragraph form like a real article but I really want to keep count of how many annoying types there are. <br />
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SO sorry. I know you aren't dumb. I think ultimately this will be a <b><i>long</i></b> list. This just part one So here we go:<br />
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1. <b><u>The Facebook Poser</u></b> - If you looked at this person's Facebook page you would think that they live the kind of dream life reserved for celebrities. They are at all the hottest parties. They have tons of gorgeous friends. They are always in a hot pose with a group, or in front of something cool, maybe throwing up some weird hand gesture or something. BUT the reality is when you are actually out with this person or see them out in real life, they are lame. Earth shatteringly lame. They don't socialize at all. They spend the entire night out looking for that FB shot. They jump into other cool people's pics. They hold up the one drink they bought all night and act like they've been partying for days (for the pic), They hug strangers (for the pic) The entire night out is to portray themselves as a FB celebrity but in reality they suck. They are boring and they probably should have stayed home.<br />
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2.<b><u> The 40+ Year Old Divorced Guy</u></b> - I would love to bang out a few pics here to show this person in action. Some of these guys are my friends. Of course that wouldn't go over too well because like most people on this list they too are in denial. BUT it really is pathetic to watch. These guys are single and having failed miserably at marriage are now also failing miserably at hooking up with women. The main point I would like to make here is one of science. Many years of research have determined that 20 - 25 year old girls, and I AM calling them girls, are not interested in men who are over 40 in a sexual way. Of course there are exceptions but in most cases they look at men of a certain age (45) as OLD. The fact is , we are old. We have road miles on us that are right there visually jumping out. No matter how nice your suit is, no matter how great you think your rap is, you really are playing above your pay grade. I watch these guys attempt to woo these babies by throwing cash around and by acting like they are powerful players in the business world or whatever. It may work for a while because everyone loves positive attention but ultimately guys, they like young men and you need to take another look at that WOMAN at the bar you are ignoring. That's where real success lies.<br />
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<b>3. <u>The 20 Something Girl </u></b> - On the other side of that fence is the 20+ year old female. When I go out with my friends, being married especially, I have no real use for this type at all. Here's a message to the 20- 25 year olds out there. Read a book. Watch the news. Get a hobby. For God's sake, when did it become in style to be superficial and dumb. No I am not going to audition for you. I don't give a crap if you approve of what I do for a living. You aren't getting in my car so it doesn't matter what I drive. You look bored. Why don't you go home if you're bored. If you aren't bored why don't you go look in a mirror and practice a nice face instead of a bitch face. It will help you make friends. I have lived. I have been around. If we have a conversation it won't be about how your drink sucks and how drunk your friend is. Then you get to see MY bored face. Lastly, what is with this fake squeaky voice so many of you put on? It's like an updated Cyndi Lauper voice on Helium. Cut it out! You sound ridiculous!<br />
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<b>4. <u>The Sports Man</u></b> - I like sports. I'm a huge Sox/Pats/Celts/B's fan. When they get into the championship which over the last ten years has been pretty frequently I am psyched. PS. Eat your heart out NY. I will happily go out to a sports bar to watch with friends. Here in Titletown it is an experience to be out with a crowd watching or going to a game. BUT there is always a guy who takes it just a little too far.<br />
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No I do not know what Middlebrooks ERA is and I can not remember what Big Papi did in that game against the Yankees back in 2009. I do not know every player on the Celtics and certainly do not care about what Red Auerbach had for breakfast the day he said goodbye to Larry Bird. Stats are boring. No one wants to hear them and literally no girl anywhere is impressed that you know what college every one of the New England Patriots went to and while we are at it when you refer to the team as we and us it is kind of funny. I know you. You never played sports. You weren't ever on a team. When we play a pickup game of softball you never play. You eat wings and burgers and pizza. That's what you do. You are the eating guy. The Red Sox are the sports guys so it should be them not us.<br />
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5. <b><u>The I am SO Busy Person</u></b> - Nearly every person I know has to work for a living. No one I know is independently wealthy. Everyone has bills to pay. So what do we do? We work. This person acts like they are the only ones who have a job. They never return a call. They always cancel the plans. When you finally get them on the phone it's always, "I am so SWAMPED!" "My life is SO hard!" "I am so STRESSED out!":<br />
Hey. Cry me a friggin river pal. WE ALL WORK. I make time for my friends. It is part of being an adult. You want to have friendships you have to cultivate them. I work like an animal so when someone tells me they are too busy all the time it pisses me off. I have one friend who is divorced and does not have custody of his daughter so in effect he really doesn't have to deal with many of the things parents deal with but this guy has the weight of the world on his shoulders according to him. Somehow those of us with kids still manage to go to the sports games, school functions, make the dinner, work 50+ hours a week or more, live our own busy lives and still find the time to return calls, texts and emails. We show up when all the gang is in town and do not constantly have poor excuses why you can't budget your time and grow up.<br />
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Do you know people like these? There are easily 100 more categories. Hopefully you aren't one of these people. A little introspection goes a long way. Most personality flaws come down to one thing. Selfishness.<br />
Lord knows I am not perfect. However I try my best to not be selfish. You have to if you want to stay married and surrounded by people who have your back.<br />
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In today's entitled world I think it is so important to shine a light on people like these who just do not get it.<br />
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What do you think? Can you relate to any of this? Put your comments down below and the best #6 will win season tickets to the 2014 Red Sox season. <br />
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<b>(The above statement is not true. I will be lucky if I get my hands on bleacher seats and even then I am not giving any away. I am going to go myself.)</b><br />
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Be on the lookout for <b> People I Hate</b> - Part 2<br />
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<br />Cappy in Bostonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01937672417460428941noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185069106059819165.post-24963335696880604222014-03-17T20:12:00.000-04:002014-03-18T09:07:34.090-04:00The Ultimate Guide to the Largest Seafood Expo in North America! <div>
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<b>Some of my earliest memories</b> are of my dad bringing home lobsters to eat and letting my brother and I play with them on the kitchen floor before putting them in the pot. We would name them and be very sad when dad took them away to cook. Of course my dad was a born and bred Bostonian which meant that he knew how to cook a lobster and how to make a kick ass lobster roll ,so the mourning period for our friends the lobsters would last right up until the first bite.</div>
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<b>When you live in New England</b> you really can't help but have an affinity for the ocean and everything edible that comes out of it. I am no different and with me it is even more so than most. I have been around the ocean in some way or another my whole life. I dive, so being underwater with the denizens of the deep is a special thing to me. Seeing these creatures in their natural habitat is something I think everyone should experience whether snorkeling or even just by spending a day at the Aquarium. </div>
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<b>The Seafood Expo North America </b>comes to Boston once a year and is literally the largest trade event on the continent! Nearly 20,000 businesses in the seafood industry are all under one giant roof and the opportunities are endless to not only learn a little bit about where all the seafood comes from that we love to eat but also </div>
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<b>The fact is</b> that 99% of the time when I sit down for dollar oysters at some local raw bar or I decide to shoot a dozen <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/whats-the-difference-little-ne-61333">Cherry Stones</a> over at Row 34, I'm not thinking about where they came from. I'm a business man. I work for a living. I'm not a "Foodie" or a "Chowhound" (whatever that is) </div>
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<b>But what I have learned</b> at this amazing event is that if our fish and shellfish are not sustainable then we can and will run out. The fish stocks have to be maintained throughout the world. Luckily this industry is doing a great deal to make sure we never run out. </div>
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<b>But the fact is</b> that if you want to learn about things like sustainability, protecting our oceans and fisheries, seeing where the seafood comes from (all over the world) and see how it is brought out of the oceans to our plates then you HAVE to get yourself here next year. Me? I'm just a novice. I am a scuba diving, boat riding, swimming, water gun toting regular type guy and walking around aisle after aisle eating smoked salmon, crab cakes, shrimp, oysters, all manner of sushi and more is why I come to the Seafood Expo. <br />
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<b>My own experience is somewhat unique</b> at the Seafood Expo. I always go with a plan. You should be aware that people from all over the world are coming here to conduct business. Many people are restaurant and store owners looking to buy machinery and seafood for their businesses. However, many are also here to eat, sample and learn about the industry. I am here primarily to eat. (surprise!) I come to go to the food show next door for business. With the price of a ticket you gain entry to the Seafood show as well which is awesome for me.</div>
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<b>POINT</b> - It is crowded. Give yourself time. There are all types of cultures here and all types of people are all there to sample the delicious seafood. There will be lines. There will be people who think they don't need to wait on lines. Be patient. There is enough for everyone. </div>
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1. <b>Start</b> all the way on the left side. Many people are going to the New England Food Show first then heading in to the Seafood Expo. Big mistake. Do you want to fill up on bread? You will be full way before you eat your first oyster. But if you get there early and start as far away from the food show side as possible you will have a lot of food all to yourself. No lines.</div>
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3. <b>Don't</b> just run through stuffing your face. This is a huge opportunity to not only learn about where the fish come from but also to meet local purveyors. Sure there are people from Morocco and Korea mixed in with Chinese and Mexican fisheries and people from everywhere there is fish but I find that the local guys have some great stories. They have some seriously fresh oysters, salmon and more. They are here in town or near by and can tell you where to eat their products locally.</div>
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4. <b>I said</b> don't run through stuffing your FACE! Did you see that ugly monster-like monkfish? Taste it! You never had eel before? It is so good! Try it! Things like wolf fish, whelks and seaweed salad aren't on every corner. Broaden your horizons! Try new things.</div>
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7. <b>Salmon</b>. Big business is that fish. There are Chinook, Sockeye, Coho and more. There are farm raised and wild. They can be smoked a million different ways. I had a smoked maple candied salmon that was out of this world. They are cooked a million different ways. You can learn recipes. You can learn why salmon should be on your menu at home and when you go out. Eat a lot of salmon here. Trust me.</div>
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8. <b>Sushi and Sashimi. </b>There are many Asian companies here at the Expo. Get in there and eat! They are not all created equal. Smell first. Watch out for things that are still frozen. I almost lost a tooth on a frozen shrimp. You can have a sushi extravaganza here at the Expo. Go for it! </div>
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<b>Row 34</b> - They call themselves a workingman's oyster bar. Go for the seafood. Raw bar is outstanding. Beer menu is top notch and it is a short walk from the Convention Center.</div>
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<b>Trillium Brewery</b> - Yes it is a brewery right near by but the beer is so good you have to go. You go into the small space and go left to the bar where they will let you sample whatever is currently being offered and they have a lot of different brews. I love the Pot and Kettle personally. It's a dark porter and it is really a craft beer. They sell by the bottle, 32 oz and gigantic Growler. You buy and leave to drink it elsewhere like your hotel room or home. So good!</div>
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<i><b>PASSOVER is coming up and Boston is just as famous for it's Jewish Pubs as it is for places like the Black Rose or the Shaved Shillelagh. SO come along and take a tour and remember , A Manischewitz cocktail can knock you on your ass too! </b></i><br />
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Located in a refurbished Orange Line T car, Shmukler's is one of the most unique places to revel in overindulgence this side of the Charles River. Jason Shmukler founded this Jewish Speakeasy a short time ago and after realizing that Martini's would be a better money maker than Matzoh Brie. And now he has revamped and revolutionized. Ask for a Sex on the Beach and you are given a choice. You can have a drink made from delightfully fresh squeezed orange, cranberries straight from a local bog, locally sourced microdistilled maple sap vodka, Creme de Cassis and hand cut ice cubes all in a crystal Waterford glass. OR for the regulars you can actually have sex with one of his daughters over on Revere Beach. Now that's hospitality! You can order the Harvey Wallbanger and get the same fresh squeezed OJ with vodka and Galliano or you can lean up against the wall and get ....well you get the idea. This exemplary establishment deserves your drinking dollars this next Passover for certain!<br />
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This so called "dive bar" has been nestled away in the seaport district<b> </b>long before the developers and the gentrified discovered the area. It is a true waterfront bar best known for it's surly bartenders and amazing value. For just a few shekels you can get the Kreplach Special! They have their own take on the Chinese soup dumplings that are all the rage right now. They fill a Maztoh Ball with chicken soup and you get ten for five dollars and they are delicious! Once in a while Shmuley the chef will surprise you with a gizzard or a chicken head so be careful when you eat them. You have to eat them a certain way so you don't burn your mouth. <a href="http://www.seriouseats.com/2013/11/fun-with-matzo-balls-stuffed-matzo-balls-deep-fried-matzo-balls.html">How to play with your balls.</a><br />
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Jews don't really know diddley about the speakeasy craze. During this time period in American history they were mostly just trying to get through Ellis Island without having their names changed from Lifshultz to Lipshitz. But one man was a visionary. While most Jews were settling in Brooklyn and Brookline Mr. Hyman Kunstler moved his family to Revere beach. Growing up in the Shtetls of Germany he had never even glimpsed a beach before. He set up his small package store right across from the ocean next to Stromboli's Ravioli's. It was a perfect set up and remains so to this day. The secret Speakeasy behind the Wacky Packy is the reason to go. It's sort of a Fiddler on the Roof meets Tiki Bar place. The Manischewitz Mai Tai is off the HOOK good and the Hot Pastrami Luau Feast is one of the areas best values for any celebration. Check it out when in<a href="http://reverebeach.com/history/"> Reveeeeeah.</a><br />
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Temple Beth Shalom is the last place you would expect a Pop Up lounge/chophouse but lo and behold there it is! Once a month and twice in April the archetypal synagogue transforms into one of the most chic and trendy places to see and be seen in the Boston area. It helps to get on the guest list but if your name doesn't end in a Stein, Witz or Berg you should probably make friends with someone whose name does. Every Microbrew and top shelf liquor company is represented and are all passing out samples. The food may be Kosher but trust me on this, they are doing things with chopped liver that have NEVER been done before. The celebrity chef list reads like a show line up from the food network or at least the guest list at the Spielberg Bar-Mitzvah. You won't run into Guy Fieri here folks but Ina Garten, Nigella Lawson, and Duff Goldman have recently made appearances. Even Bobby Flaystein is rumored to be coming this April to guest Chef. Hey Now!<br />
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<b>So remember</b>, St. Patty's is just the start of spring imbibing. Then we have Passover. Then Easter, , May Day, Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, Armed Forces Day, Victoria Day (Canada but who cares) and then Memorial Day! Summer is almost here! We don't have to be sober EVER!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Hello everyone! </b> It’s been a little while. I want to wish you all a happy, healthy, prosperous and sexually gratifying 2014. May everything you want be granted to you. May all your aches and pains go away. May whomever is annoying you and pissing you off fall down an elevator shaft or at the very least get some type of extremely itchy fungal rash on themselves which will make them have to focus on that and not on annoying and pissing YOU off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is cross country skiing and it’s a CHEAP way to get outside and have a great time. It is only $10 for the ski’s and if you have never done it before it is only $15 for a lesson and the ski package! You literally slide down their many trails into the woods where it’s really peaceful and beautiful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Skiing is also easy. If you have never gone downhill skiing you have to try it. You can learn in one afternoon but you have to take a lesson. I do not </span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.25px; white-space: pre-wrap;">recommend trying to teach yourself.</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Within one hour of Downtown Boston there are a ton of options to learn how to ski . </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Keep in mind, all of these places are set up to teach beginners although if you are experienced there are great runs for you too. I’m going to list them and you can click on the links to get more information. There are ways to get deals. There are ways to save on ski rentals and there are ways to learn to ski much quicker. You can ask below or PM me and I will help you out. Keep in mind if you have never </span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.25px; white-space: pre-wrap;">skied</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"> before you only need to know three things to get going. </span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.skinashoba.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nashoba Valley</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">These cars go something like 30+ MPH. They fly. When you get there you are told about the rules, you get a racing suit and helmet and are allowed to race the heck out of the cars. It is so much fun! There is also a bar/restaurant there for afterwards. The track is amazing. Keep in mind that there are guys watching you race so if you like to play smashemup derby or drive like a lunatic they will show you the door. Be cool and drive like a .....race car driver I guess. You will love it. Just GO!!!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Bottom laye</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">r - I have a Duofold Union Suit from LL Bean . It’s wool on the outside and fleece on the inside. I wear a t-shirt and underwear underneath it. A union suit is good if you don’t use the bathroom a lot. The trap door in the back is too small. Take it from me. Otherwise get a two piece but make sure it’s either wool or a lighter material like polyester. See here: </span><a href="http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/506979?page=mens-long-underwear-base-layer" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LL Bean</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Wool sock</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">s - Get them cheap at Marshalls or TJ Maxx. NEVER wear two socks on one foot.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lined Jeans</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. - If I’m skiing I wear a waterproof ski suit but otherwise get some flannel lined jeans like these </span><a href="http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Womens-Flannel-Lined-Jeans/1383849.uts" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(click)</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> they come in men's or women's style.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Over my Union suit I usually wear a sweatshirt with a fleece over it. A</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b> heavyweight fleece</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is the most important piece of clothing every New Englander must have. Lately the fad is to get a North Face Denali fleece like </span><a href="http://www.thenorthface.com/catalog/sc-gear/mens-denali-jacket_2.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">THIS</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> but since you aren’t a sheep know that you can get a good heavy fleece in any sporting goods store like Modell’s or again on Ebay for a LOT less than the status symbol North Face.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Gloves</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - Get a good pair of ski gloves with a glove liner inside. The good ones come with a little pocket to put a chemical pack in for the really cold days. They cost about 20 - 30 bucks and are a good investment.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Now here’s what I have noticed.</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Colonials congregate around the Hub of the Universe. They are all over DTX. Sure they work the Freedom Trail and the waterfront. They are near the USS Constitution and the Boston Tea Party ship. They come through Downtown before and after work every day. Another thing I have noticed is that they all universally are incompetent with any form of new technology. Where do they live? Where do they go at night? How is it possible to have the exact clothing that was worn in the 1700’s? They don’t have zippers. They are not wearing replicas like in other cities. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Order whatever burger is the special. Go to the board at the end of the bar and see what all the specials are. Order them all. Seriously. They have done crazy unique takes on things you think you’ve had before. But never like this. The drink program is outstanding. Kevin Mabry is the Doctor in charge when it comes to mixology but everyone who pours there does so with excellence. They also always have some interesting beers on tap. I love me a Clown Shoes, Session, Jacks Abby, Slumbrew or more, to name a few local craft brewers. Oh and one more thing. The back room is a separate restaurant. It’s a little intimate steak house called Bogey’s and although pricier is outstanding in its own right.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>Cappy in Bostonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01937672417460428941noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185069106059819165.post-30728553685732182692013-12-08T11:29:00.001-05:002013-12-10T17:56:32.072-05:00THIEVING THIEVERY AND THE THIEVES WHO THIEVE......stuffSo there I was, walking down the street in Downtown Crossing, Boston Massachusetts. It's the holiday season and I'm heading to my store to help put things in people's shopping bags and put cash into my bank account.<br />
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As I'm about to walk in, someone walks out. It's a young guy in a grey sweatshirt. He looks to be about 17 years old. He's holding a winter hat in his hand. It's a Celtics hat with a big pom pom on top and it isn't in a plastic bag. He sort of runs by me looking as if he was trying to get out of there quickly. My internal scumbag detector began to go off and just to be safe I popped my head into the door and asked, "Hey, did you just sell a green Celtics hat with the pom pom on top just now?"<br />
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Now when you work in retail inevitably someone is going to try to steal something and it is incredibly important that you and the people who work for you know how to deal with the situation when it happens.<br />
There are many many pro's out there who do nothing but steal and just like you may be excellent at cooking Shepherd's Pie or making the perfect Martini, these people are just as good as stealing things. You really wouldn't believe it. Here's a few examples of things I've had to deal with over the years:<br />
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<li>Woman puts large shopping bag on ground and begins nonchalantly dropping merchandise into it with one hand while trying things on with another hand.</li>
<li>Man walks up puts on a baseball cap then takes another baseball hat and asks the price. Once he hears the price he attempts to put back hat number two and leave wearing hat number one.</li>
<li>Woman comes up with two small young kids asks a bunch of prices then continues to shop. The kids are hanging out by me. She loads a bag full of merchandise then leaves without the kids. I ask kids where their mom is and they say she is outside and leave. I then notice missing things and chase her down.</li>
<li>One guy runs up and steals one thing. Employee chases after him while another guy comes up and takes 10 things. They get away.</li>
<li>A man in a magicians cape tries to hypnotise me into giving him a 4 wheel swivel luggage set for free.</li>
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So this kid is walking down the sidewalk and I am coming up behind him. He's a Hispanic looking male in his teens. He looks like any typical high school kid really. I catch up to him and ask him where he got the hat he was holding. Usually at this point they say, "I bought it." or "It's mine." </div>
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It's amazing what the mentality is of a typical thief. They really believe that once they steal something "fair and square" it's theirs. Many of them think that once they are wearing it or it's in their possession it really is theirs now and EFF you if you think you're getting it back. That's why I patiently explain to them that stealing is a sin and they are probably going to hell if they don't give the item in question back.</div>
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Obviously you can't assault anyone. That would be ILLEGAL. Nine times out of ten I ask for the thing back and they say something like, "OH I was just looking for you! How much is this anyway?" Sometimes they act like they have no idea how the stolen merchandise ended up on them. Like an evil sticky fingered fairy keeps putting things in their pockets and it isn't them at all. But usually they just give it back and act like,</div>
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This kid tosses me the hat and says, "I took it." (Really?) I say, "You took it?" He says, "That's right."</div>
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He turns suddenly towards me and says, "Yeah, why don't you do something about it then!" This kid is not a big person. He's lanky and in decent shape like all kids who haven't discovered the fine art of riding a couch with a pizza in one hand and a case of beer in the other but there isn't a snowball's chance in hell that this <i>child</i> is going to walk away after stealing from me thinking that he just got some guy to back down to him.</div>
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Yes at this point I kind of peripherally noticed a few bystanders watching this unfold. It's Christmas time in the shopping district of Downtown Crossing and there were lots of people walking by. In retrospect it should have occurred to me that some of these people could have been his friends and in fact I very well could have been surrounded but the fact is it never did occur to me. </div>
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"You have a knife huh?" "Let's see what you got." "Take it out junior." Let's see your toothpick."</div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vitamin D3 </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">READ - </span><a href="http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/vitamin-d-vital-role-in-your-health" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/vitamin-d-vital-role-in-your-health</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b>
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b>
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b>
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Cappy in Bostonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01937672417460428941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185069106059819165.post-25855769840408071452013-11-22T13:32:00.000-05:002013-12-10T17:52:00.431-05:00Downtown Boston Part 1. PEOPLE, places and things. Everyone keeps asking why I haven't put any of my pictures in the blog yet. My response is that I just started the thing! Calm DOWN! But this isn't a problem. Enjoy the pics. Most of them are from DTX.<br />
That's Downtown Crossing in case you didn't know. The undisputed Hub of the Universe of which I have been elected Mayor.<br />
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These two women only move when you tip them. Or when a crazy person tries to touch them inappropriately</div>
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The mounted units are gone but not forgotten. Although the giant piles of horse poop everywhere are not missed.</div>
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Two guys were fighting over who gets to wear that red shirt. They both lost.</div>
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Someone stole this mimes shoes. She was miming, "Help Police!"........no one came.</div>
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Here in Boston we have many races, creeds and nationalities. Colonials are one of those and are unique to Boston. They probably should be avoided. Unless you have a time machine. Then please send them back.</div>
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Boston is sometimes known as the other cradle of Liberty. The very first protest happened here. (Boston Tea Party? Remember dummy?) So obviously we have a protest just about every minute in DTX.</div>
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You give one undead a small piece of your mind and then everybody wants one!</div>
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This is the obligatory St. Patty's Day Pic. Everything in Boston has a friggin shamrock on it! Irish this! Irish That! I haven't seen one sweatshirt with a Jewish Star on it. There's OTHER nationalities in Boston people!</div>
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Big bike race on State Street..... that's all I got.</div>
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The Hare Krishna's are also all over the place in Boston. Dancing, singing and passing out those stupid books. If they invite you dinner, don't go. The colonials might be there too.</div>
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This guy was not selling those signs. I asked if I could buy one and he told me to go to hell.</div>
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Boston like other cities has it's homeless population. They do not pahk the cah anywhere though because they don't have one. What? I can't even poke a little fun at the homeless? For what it's worth I took his pic and invited him to come home with me. he's looking over my shoulder as I type this.</div>
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I hate segways. I have no idea why. When people are riding them I believe they think they are better than everyone else. Although I saw a guy fall off one. He was definitely not better than anyone else. he was unconscious .</div>
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This is the inner city balloon animal alliance. ICBAI. They rock. Many at risk kids have been taken from a life of dealing drugs and prostitution and were shown the way of the balloon.</div>
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This is Charlie Day from the Always Sunny in Philadelphia show. He's a huge supporter of the Street Vending program in Boston.</div>
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This person is an Improper Bostonian apparently.</div>
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All I know is one of them said, "We have to put our heads together on this." and the next thing they were stuck.</div>
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It was <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;">Kenneth Parcell</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"> Day in Boston (30 Rock) and these gentlemen of course took it too far.</span><br />
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This man screams incomprehensibly non stop all day. I told him that we could just read the sign but he didn't listen.</div>
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The Hatfields and McCoys sometimes vacation in Boston and entertain the masses while they are here. I was told not to throw any more bars of soap at them after one of them hit the girl right in the washboard.<br />
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I have no idea who these people are. BUT if you're on Bromfield go to Boston Brewin Coffee. The guy on the right is beautiful. I had to take his pic.</div>
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How do get 1000 loud Bostonians to stop and shut up? Easy. Just knock down a building. (Filene's)</div>
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and finally, Boston is full of annoying clueless students. This crew was from Emerson. I'm kidding, they were OK.....very Gung Ho.</div>
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Cappy in Bostonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01937672417460428941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8185069106059819165.post-17170110892341608032013-11-07T18:50:00.002-05:002013-11-07T18:50:26.594-05:00The Very Beginning of Cappy in Boston and YOU Were There: <b>I've been wanting to BLOG for a while.</b> I need a creative output and cursing out whomever is on line in front of me at Starbucks isn't doing anyone any good. Although I have gotten incredibly good at insults and comebacks. I consider myself to be the comeback King. Someone may think it's ok to take 25 minutes to order a double decaf skinny non-fat organic dark robust clover brewed latte with a dollop of whip cream and a shot of caramel while I'm patiently waiting for a tall bold. BUT they better not be too fat, too skinny, have a weird hat, have their pants pulled down too far, have a strange lumpy birth mark on their face or a MYRIAD of other exploitable things going on because that is what I'm waiting for.<br />
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That's been my creative outlet for ...really way too long. I know it is not right to tell people, (who I deem to deserve it) how I feel. It isn't my responsibility nor my job to correct bad behaviors through observational, at their expense, derogatory, albeit funny, humor. But for too long it's been an good outlet for me. This way when I go home and my cat has pooped on my pillow for the 100th time I do not open a window and drop her out of it. I have expelled the negativity on strangers. I clean up the poop, change the pillow case, hug my kids, kiss my wife (if she lets me) and go on about my day.<br />
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<b>I have wanted a BLOG for a while.</b> Everyone has a friggin blog. Dawn has a shoe blog. Slim has a food blog. Marc also has a foodish blog. Why the hell can't I have one? I'm living a pretty interesting life and I have a lot to talk about. I have stories man! I have seen shit. I have really seen some shit. So this will be the first in a few dozen or maybe less BLOGS. Can I call it something else though? BLOG doesn't sound right. I'll get back to you on that.<br />
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I was talking to someone the other day about things that scare us. It was Halloween and we were talking about scary movies. I friggin love horror movies. I'm not sure why. They don't scare me or freak me out at all. Although Hellraiser 2 did in fact give me nightmares. I've loved them since I was a little kid watching Chiller Theatre on WPIX NY channel 11 every Saturday night. My parents would go out and leave my brother and I with a baby sitter and I'd put on Chiller Theatre and proceed to scare the crap out of my brother. We would watch the old Hammer movies like the Mummy and Bride of Frankenstein or the 60's vamp movies with Peter Cushing as Dracula. I would always then try to scare my brother after the movie ended. I'd shut off the lights or lock him in a closet or something.<br />
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One night I wanted to take it to a new level. I wanted to scare the baby sitter and my brother! I went into the other room and knocked on the wall. The babysitter who in retrospect wasn't very bright went to the back door and opened it thinking someone had knocked on the door. Of course no one was there. I thought this was hysterical! She fell for it like two more times. My brother caught on and he started knocking on things too. Although the babysitter was a complete moron and answered the back door at least three times, eventually she caught on and stopped answering it and instead started getting pissed off. I knew I would have to take it to a whole new level to scare her and to get her to answer the door again.<br />
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I decided to go up the stairs to the front door when no one was looking and reach my arm out and ring the door bell. Then when she came up to answer it, I'd scare the CRAPOLA out of her. Hey, I was eight. I didn't have a lot to work with. I knew I had to be quiet about opening the door. If she heard me unlock it everything would be ruined. I wanted to open it just a crack, then reach my hand out, ring the doorbell, close the door , then hide and jump out when she went to answer it. It wasn't easy unlocking and opening the door quietly. It was big heavy door and it was known to creak if you opened it too slowly. I had to be fast.<br />
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I opened it just a crack and tried to squeeze my hand out. I just couldn't reach the doorbell and watch for the babysitter at the same time. I had to open the door a little wider, just enough to get my whole arm out and press the button a few quick times. I wasn't looking and although I was pretty sure where the doorbell was, for some reason I wasn't feeling it.
I tried to peek out the crack and see where it was but it was too dark and it was hard to see around the corner where it was. I had to open the door a little wider, then stick my head out and see where the doorbell was, then I could press it quick and close the door quick, then go hide. It could be done!<br />
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I could hear my brother and the babysitter playing downstairs. They were laughing. She couldn't hear the door over the TV and the laughter. Now was my chance. I opened the door wide enough to get my head and arm out. I actually put my foot outside and felt the cold cement with my bare feet. I was concentrating on the doorbell. I was half inside and half outside my house. I finally felt where the stupid doorbell was and prepared to press it. It was then that I happened to look up past the door, outside at the wall of the house.<br />
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There right next to the door WAS A MAN IN A LONG COAT AND A WINTER HAT PRESSED UP AGAINST THE WALL WAITING FOR ME!!!!!! HE TRIED TO GRAB ME!
That's right. There was a fucking person outside my house leaning up against the wall. I think I surprised him as much as he surprised me. I took in a DEEEEP breath and proceeded to SCREAM as loud as I fucking could.<br />
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YAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGHHHH! I slammed the door and took off down the stairs screaming at the top of my lungs. "There's a man outside the house! HELP!!!" I was pretty hysterical at this point having scared myself far more than I could ever have scared anyone else. I was running around the coffee table in a circle screaming. "LOCK THE DOOR! LOCK THE DOOR! THERE'S A MAN OUTSIDE THE DOOR! HELP! HELP!"
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Of course no one was there any more. Of course she didn't believe me. She did lock the door though. My parents got home after I went to bed. I had a tough time sleeping..... NO ONE believed me. Lord knows what that guy was planning to do. I think I stuck my head out and saw him right before he was going to do....whatever. Nevertheless he ran away after I set off the alarm. (my loud screaming voice) To this day I can picture him perfectly.<br />
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This was the first of many times as a kid when I wasn't believed. Remind me to tell you the UFO story some time.
There haven't been too many times in my life where the living crap was scared out of me. I don't scare easy but each time was a great story. If I was going to tackle a few of them the story titles would go something like this:<br />
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1. The time I was 80 feet down under the ocean and I realized my tank had a leak and I was almost out of air and proceeded to almost drown off the coast of Key West.<br />
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2. The time I took a bunch of little kids deep into the woods to a "haunted" house in Maine to scare them at night and it turned out a crazy old man lived there, had a gun and fired it at us.<br />
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3. The time my wife and I drove way off the beaten path in Hawaii and were almost mugged and killed by a bunch of crazy natives.<br />
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4. The time I was on the top of a giant mountain out west and right before the summit the whole thing started to crumble out from under me.<br />
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5. The time my brother woke the whole house in the middle of the night screaming "Someone's in the house! "Someone's in the house!" <br />
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Oh I have stories. I have lots of them. The streets of Boston stories are some of the best. I watched a guy eat his own poop once. That's a good one. I have seen stabbings, robberies, naked crazy people, every kind of scam known to man, all kinds of mental illness, unimaginable acts of kindness too. It's not all bad. Most of it is funny. At least to me.
I also have lots of pictures. I've been photographing this stuff for years. How do you add pics to this? <b>This BLOG should be interesting if it's nothing else. </b><br />
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