Every summer one of the rituals we go through here in the Greater Boston area is the appearance of everyone’s favorite apex predator, carcharadon carcharius, or the Great White shark, off Cape Cod. I was just a kid when they filmed Jaws on Martha’s Vineyard but I do remember seeing all the references to the movie the next time my family went to the island. And apparently there are a lot of people (besides me) who still think about the movie and its relationship to the island, including the author of this new book that I very much would like to acquire.
Family dinner outing
Yesterday we had a bit of a family get-together, probably the first one Kelly and I have attended since Christmas. My parent flew into town and they will be in New England for over two weeks. So a large group of us went out to dinner at this place called The Chateau in Andover.
“If you need this…
…you shouldn’t have married him.” The immortal words of Teri and she’s so right.
Teri is getting married and so, like me when I was engaged, she’s getting a lot of wedding related crap via email. Today she got this.
Harborfest is over
And it has been a very, very busy week for me, between the two jobs and police details.
Now I’ve seen everything
Ok, not everything, but a lot.
In honor of the 4th
I have some friends for whom the 4th of July is their favorite holiday of the year. Other are more middle of the road about it. Me? I’m not into huge groups of people waiting for things to go BOOM over their heads or the tourists that flood the city decking themselves out in flag clothes and leaving their trash everywhere. I grew up and now live in the two cities largely responsible for the birth of this nation. As a result I’m over the Liberty Bell and the Pops on the Esplanade.
So my first day back doing living history was good
Of course, I was asked just how hot the outfit was many times, just as I had often been asked when I was doing programs at places like Stones River National Battlefield and Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park when I did programs in the summertime there.
The short answer is yes, it is quite warm. It’s wool.
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A bit of history… to eat
This week will be the first time in well over a decade that I have worn any of my Civil War gear. So this week I tried a bunch of my stuff on and what do you know, it still fits, although the vest is going to need some adjustments. Still, I am excited about doing it, and to be getting involved with history again. And to get me in the spirit of things I decided to take a little trip to Milton, home of the G.H. Bent Company.
Can’t see Rerun doing this
Once the water got too close, I think Rerun would have given up. Still, this is cute and this guy does look like Rerun when he was a pup.
-Geoff
Geoff and I aspire to be on this website
Obviously, if you know us or have read the title of this blog, we have a lot of books. I mean, a LOT of books. I thought I had a lot before I met Geoff, and then I saw his bookshelves and all bets were off. When we combined households there were books everywhere.
The Books are Taking Over... 