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I was born in Boston, Massachusetts. I have traveled, I have lived elsewhere, and I returned to the city of my birth to live, because it is a facking cool town. I like it here.
Growing up in the area, however, many times we were let down by the Boston Red Sox. Much has been written [...]

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Fancying yourself a writer is all well and good, as is penning entries for a blog on a quasi-regular basis, but in order to maintain the illusion, one has to actually sit down and write something from time to time. Short story, poem, song lyrics, tuneless jingle, whatever. Sometimes just a writing exercise is fun [...]

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I am a fan of all things awful. Anything truly dreadful: movies, TV shows, comic books, musical acts, pottery, whatever. To clarify, when I say bad, I don’t mean bad like the Dolph Lundgren “Punisher” bad, I mean bad like “Leonard Part 6″-style bad. The kind of bad that makes your hair hurt. For some [...]

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Blaaaaaaaaaaarrrrgrggrgrggggghhgrrgggrllle.
That’s what I have to say about that. Moving sucks. But when you’re finished, it’s a great feeling!
My better half and I have now officially and irrevocably (we bought our first property!) relocated our digs from one side of the city to the other - from East Boston to the South End. Quick rundown:
East Boston: [...]

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Here are two examples that support my theory that animals are funny:

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The McCain campaign said “We knew all about this pregnancy thing before we picked her.”
Bullshit.
So Palin’s daughter is 17, pregnant, there are pictures of her gettin her drink on, and now the baby daddy’s myspace page has revealed the choice details that he’s “just a f*cking redneck” (who doesn’t want kids).
Awesome. Awesome news for all [...]

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