I try to not rant too often on our blog, because I prefer to talk about things that are interesting and beautiful and even uplifting. But sometimes I just feel compelled to do so because the absurdity and stupidity of something really gets to me. This is one of those times. So I ask your forgiveness as I indulge my anger a bit.
Continue reading “Denial, or where science and belief collide”
Sometimes I hate the fact I have to shovel snow, not because it can be hard work (it often is) but because it ruins what is otherwise beautiful scenery.
Here’s a screenshot of my Weatherbug from a few moments ago.
So that is showing a temperature of minus 0.2 degrees Fahrenheit with a windchill of minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit. I think this may actually be one of the coldest, if not the coldest, temperature I have ever experienced. And I don’t think it’s stopped yet.
Sorry to keep going on and on, but weather (and weather history) fascinates me so I am just geeking out about all of this. I am wondering if temperature records may be broken tonight or tomorrow.
-Geoff
It’s not often that I will use the phrase “bitter cold” to describe the weather in Greater Boston. But the temperature here has already fallen more than they thought it would tonight. Currently it is 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1.5, to be precise) with a wind chill of -16 degrees. That is bitter cold, at least for Cambridge or Boston.
And tomorrow was supposed to be the really cold night.
And that snow total just keeps on climbing, too. In fact, I may just have to use another term that doesn’t get tossed around much… snowpocalypseageddon.
Cue the dramatic music. Dun dun dun!
Maybe we need to worry about White Walkers after all. Wonder how much snow we will have by tomorrow morning. Not looking forward to shoveling.
-Geoff
The snow has begun, and we have already gotten a few inches, slowly and steadily, over the past 12 hours or so. I already shoveled the steps once this afternoon and already you can’t tell I ever did it. Even early this morning when I got up to make breakfast before Kelly had to go to work, we already had enough snow to coat everything outside.
And now they are saying we may get even more than they originally thought. I will get some pictures tomorrow once it has more or less finished.
In the meantime, I am doing some Portuguese home cooking. Maybe I will do some pictures of that too.
-Geoff
It is nice to not have anything to do today, except for dropping off our rent. It is a cold day outside, about 25 degrees Fahrenheit, and we have lots of cuddling animals following us around the house. And it is going to get even colder, and we are going to get a foot of snow by Friday, maybe a little more. A Nor’easter is coming our way and there may even be blizzard conditions for a while. That’s ok, as long as there are no White Walkers or wights.
Goodbye, 2013. May 2014 be a much better year for us all.
-Geoff
You’ve probably seen me write in this space before about Meravelha concerts. Teri Kowiak is the founder and as I write this I’m sitting next to Tim, one of the fabulous singers in the group. I’ve had the pleasure of working front of house for Meravelha and listening to them rehearse and perform and I have to tell you, they don’t suck. In fact, they’re really, really, good. Apparently I’m not the only person who thinks this. In fact, there are more than a few people who think this.
Now, you can join them and it won’t cost you a thing.
Continue reading “Meravelha is awesome, the internets say so”
For the last 5 or so years a group of us has managed to fit in a feast of Indian food between singing services on Christmas Eve. For the first few years, however many those were, we went to Bukhara. The food there is reliably good and the service is always excellent. It’s a short drive to the place where we sing midnight mass, and they have a parking lot. Restaurants with parking lots are key in Boston.
Then things changed in 2013.
Continue reading “Because Indian food is always associated with the birth of Jesus”
For a whole lot of very good reasons in the last few years, it’s proved impossible to get it together to send out our annual 100+ Christmas cards. Between the time investment, which requires starting shortly after Thanksgiving, and the cost of the postage, we just haven’t been able to do it. So, we’re going digital again this year. Yep, this is your card.
There’s been a lot of victory going around in the last few days, not the least of which was a few minutes ago when Geoff and I finally conquered the Massachusetts version of the ACA website. In the spirit of the season, it’s time to share some good news.
The Books are Taking Over... 