Just me

Nancy beat me to it but I have been thinking about posting a video of myself. There have been numerous requests...well one or two for me talk. I guess they were curious about the Boston accent. I don't think I have a strong accent though I will admit that the odd cah (car) or watah (water) sneaks in there every once in a while. Though I do talk I chose to play a little guitar. Not a teeny tiny little guitar but just a little playing. It's not a sparkling performance. There are mistakes. I don't play all the time so it takes a few days of steady practice just to get to as good as I can play. I make no great claims. I just do it for my own amusement. The last time I played in a band setting was about 1972. That's a while ago. I don't have the stamina to play like that. That takes real practice. So here it is, mistakes and all.

So that's it. Yeah I made a couple of flubs. I might have had one string a bit out of tune and maybe the tone wasn't the greatest. I did it spur of the moment.

It's early and I am off to work. I'm supposed to go to a cook out tonight but it looks like rain. I'm still going of course.

Ta ta for now.
I'm outta here.

It's Tuesday right?

There's not much going on except on Thursday I will be seeing an old friend that I haven't seen in 25 years. She's actually a friend of my sister from childhood. There a bit of a history between us. 

Apart from that there's not a whole lot going on. I did finally get to watch some of the bridge replacement that's going on around here on Saturday night. It has been a hassle yet 
It is amazing how quickly they are getting it done. They are working their way north by doing the 4 lanes north bound then working there way south. So far there have been 4 completed. They start on Friday evening at 6 and are finished by Monday morning at 6.

  I call these Cranes at Sunset.

To the left you are heading to Boston. To the right you can head to Canada.

Once again as big a pain as it is in an already congested area, it really is amazing how fast they took the old road way out and installed a new one in 2 and a half days. They hope to be done with all 14 bridges by the end of August.

Today looks to be another sparkling day. At this point, about 9 a.m. it is about 70 degrees, hitting a high of 80. I have nothing more planned except for a couple of exciting loads of laundry and much laying about.

Catch you on the flip flop.
I'm outta here.

Ooo I almost forgot. Here's a news blooper from a local newscaster that's still on the air on Channel 4. It's from the late "70s.

OK. Now I'm really outta here.

Wishes for a speedy recovery for our friend Carole and oh yeah another championship.

I learned a couple of days ago that our friend Carole has had a mishap and broke her wrist and injured her knee. I am sending my best wishes to her for a speedy recovery.Carole I want you to know that you are missed. Also I want to thank my friends Beth and Rhapsody for giving me a blogging award. I will put it on my page when I re-configure it. I am never happy with the way it looks but I suppose it really doesn't matter what your page looks like, it's what you say that matters. Thanks ladies!

So what have I been up to. Well aside from my usual crazy work schedule I have been caught up in the hockey playoffs which had a very good outcome for the local Boston Bruins. Not so good for the Vancouver Cannucks. Boy what sore losers those fans are. Vancouver looks like a beautiful city, but guys, c'mon, it's just sports. And just what is a Cannuck? Still it's been quite a ride for Boston sports fans. Another championship. I suppose a young person growing up over the last few years would think that it was not unusual for the local teams to win so much. Apart from the Boston Celtics who won 8 in a row in the '50s and '60s there weren't many great sports teams around here. Some kids must think that winning is a regular thing. We had to wait 86 years for the Red Sox to win and there were many disappointments when they came very close and had there dreams crushed. We never had the kind of reaction to a sports loss. Once again it's just sports. Entertainment not the real world. Congrats to the Boston Bruins.

As some of you may know I am proud of where I live. The history. the firsts. I have gone on about it in the past. However one thing that I am not proud of is our state government. I venture to say we have the most corrupt state government in the country. This is something I am of which I am not proud. A jury just convicted the  speaker of the house. Some say the most powerful position in the government. More so than the governor. The first one some years back was William Bulger forced to resign by pressure from then governor Mitt Romney. Bulger is the brother of notorious Irish mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger who is on the FBI's 10 most wanted list. Supposedly the movie The Departed was loosely based on him along with other movies and television programs. Great movie by the way and one movie that got the Boston accent right probably, and this is just my opinion, due to the presence of Boston natives Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg. I looked for a clip to illustrate it but every clip I looked at that was relevant was filled with f-bombs. Just take my word on it. Back to William Bulger, he is now retired collecting a $198,000 a year state pension. Not bad. The second one resigned but I can't remember why and I don't feel like researching it. He ended up with a radio talk show. And now this one, who was convicted and will serve jail time for taking money from some computer software company in exchange for state business, or something like that.

Another thing that I am not fond of is the traffic. The screwy road layouts. Boston is a wonderful city but I do feel bad for tourists who have to drive around here. It's bewildering and congested despite the Big Dig with it's shiny new bridge and tunnels. Now to add to the screwyness they are replacing 14 bridges over the course of the summer. These 14 bridges are in my city. I understand that this has to be done as they are 50 years old and it is amazing how fast they are working. One bridge a weekend. I have yet to actually catch one in the process of being replaced but hope to. The high way gets shut down to 2 lanes and local roads are blocked at 6p.m. on Friday and reopened at 6 a.m. on Monday. So far they have done 3. This does affect me as I am on one side of the highway and the city is bisected by the river. I have to cross the river to head north, south or west. East is okay except you can only go as far as the ocean which is about 7 or 10 miles away. You could eventually go north, south or west but the amount of driving to get where you're going makes it more practical just to sit in the congestion just to cross the river. Ah such is life in the Boston area. I'm glad I'm not going into town tomorrow. First there is the parade for the Bruins then later there is a Red Sox game.

Alrighty then, I've gone on long enough. I do have some chores to accomplish. So far I've done little on this my day off. I've read, played a video game and I've written this. Gottah go but I'll be back, but for now,
I'm outta here.