I think I'm going to write...something...?

Ya know one thing I miss from the old days at Spaces, besides all the people, is the ability to have some music playing in the background on your blog. Oh course this could also turn out to be an annoying feature, it certainly could be for me if I didn't like what I was hearing. But you could always turn the sound down. The only reason I bring this up is that as I write this I am listening to a piece of music by a keyboardist, Chick Corea. It is a Latin/jazz flavored song entitled Spain and it really cooks. It was recorded back in 1971. Then again even if you could play music and even if you liked it, it could be annoying.

Ok, the above paragraph of basically gibberish was written to grease the skids and get my brain to come up with something to write about. So far...nothing. Arlene and I will not be going to Martha's Vineyard this Spring. I don't think Arlene is up to doing a lot of walking around yet. She is still recovering from her surgery coupled with a severe bout with the flu. She is doing well but these things get more difficult to recover from as you age.  It is possible that we will go sometime in the Fall but that depends on a number of factors. All things considered going to the Vineyard is a relatively inexpensive vacation and we. are lucky to have this little gem of a place relatively close by. It has become a part of our lives and if I could only afford to live there I would be there.

So keeping that in mind I decided to check out apartments for rent  on the island though I know the pickin's will be slim if any at all and it's just a fantasy. And there were next to no apartments for rent. and to further travel further into fantasy land I looked at the prices of homes. (Pardon me while I go into hysterical fits of laughter.) Now real estate is not cheap around here. To buy a house in this city it will cost around $600,000 to $1,500,000. On the Vineyard (that's what we islanders call it) I saw homes, small, $800,000 to $20,000,000. Of course all the super expensive properties were these beautiful seaside estates. Some of the rentals of these homes will cost $40-50,000 a month! So if you,re living there you got the cash! Imagine having a large seaside estate just to rent out!

Ok I have returned to Earth. At this point in time my friend Dave and I are planning a trip into Boston to Chinatown. I have never been there. This all started when we watched a program on the settling of Boston on PBS. Various ethnic groups settled the various neighborhoods and I mentioned that I had never been to Chinatown. Dave knows the area better than I do. I'd go with Arlene but she's not real thrilled taking public transportation any more. Driving in is a mixed bag. If you avoid the initial traffic rush in the morning, getting there is not too bad but then you have to park. Ugh! On street parking would be a miracle and all you're left with is parking garages. $$$! So we'll take the train in.

There is one day trip that I would like to take with Arlene, and having lived here my whole life I am ashamed to admit this, I have never been to Lexington and Concord. They are not that far away. Lexington, about 10 miles, Concord about 13miles. Now if I can only talk Arlene into driving.

Speaking of Lexington and Concord, Paul Revere didn't ride alone that night. There were two others. William Dawes and a Dr. something. I could look it up but I just want to put this blog and myself to bed. Revere gets the poem and the other two are largely forgotten. Revere did keep a detailed account of the Revolution that the historians have used. Revere was also more involved in the business and politics of Boston. He was also involved in "Tea Party". Then along came Longfellow and the poem.

Ok. Dats it!
I'm outta here.