I watched the 1982 film Gandhi the other night. It was pretty amazing. I really knew nothing about Mohandas Gandhi...just that he was very wise, and won freedom for an entire country using a philosophy of non-violence. I didn't know that he had studied law in London, and that he worked in South Africa for... Continue Reading →
Portland
Mary and I went to Portland for the weekend (Amtrak has a buy one, get one free deal to Portland through the end of the year. Get thee to Portland!). It was a mix of old and new experiences, which was great. Old = beer at Gritty's, dinner at Bull Feeney's. Shopping at favorite stores.... Continue Reading →
Uke
I attended my first and last summer concert last night, with Melissa. It was an amazing show: Fran Healy from Travis, Ingrid Michaelson, and Keane. I want to put Fran Healy in my pocket. I want to rock the ukelele like Ingrid does. And I want to see Tom Chaplin, lead singer of Keane, in... Continue Reading →
The Beach
I hadn't been to the beach all summer, until this week. I went to Spectacle Island on Monday. The island is a 15-minute ferry ride from downtown. Luckily I found a strip of beach hidden away, because there were about 15 four-year-olds squealing about swimming at the main beach on the ride over. It was... Continue Reading →
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