Humor

Some stuff just makes me giggle. This one amused me when I found it online today (cartoon by Hugleikur Dagsson).

Snow ?

On a snowy Sunday in Quincy, I spotted the statue of John Adams covered in snow. I wanted to get a shot of Abigail and John Quincy Adams across the street, but the traffic was too crazy. They're located opposite each other between City Hall and the church (I think it was their church; I should know, but I don't).

Elvis' Birthday

I wonder if they have decent Chinese in Tupelo, MS, where Elvis Presley was born on Jan. 8, 1935. I'm having it today in honor of the King (OK, anything I had today would be in honor of the King). I did not remember to bring in any Elvis CDs to listen to (damn).

Lunch today is from Panera Bread (where's my kickback ?). A turkey and artichoke panini. The chicken soup is gone already. It's sleet, freezing rain, and rain out there today. Not hospitable at all. Oh well, winter in New England.

Christmas

My Christmas treat for myself is this chicken terrine. I baked it last night after I returned home from Stowe, Vermont. I spent Christmas there with my family. This terrine is made with carrots, haricots verts, and black olives. It's amazing, and, being French, probably contains my daily requirement of cholesterol, sodium, and fat.

Thanksgiving

Before heading to my friends' for turkey, I walked Wollaston Beach. I tried out the telephoto lens feature on my new camera. I was probably 100 yards away from these kids playing on the beach.

Then over to Marina Bay, which was almost deserted at 10:00 in the morning.

I'm very happy with this shot of a duck swimming in the cold ocean water. They lost interest once they realised I had no bread for them.

Dinner Time

A quick Saturday night meal. I forgot to stop at the store, so I had to improvise. This is boneless chicken breast, cooked in olive oil, with asparagus and rice. I put shallots in the rice.

November 16

Almost the same photo, a week later. I thought it looked kind of neat the way there's almost no color except for the yellow leaves. The other difference, aside from the leaves being almost all gone, is this photo was taken on my brand-new camera ! Doing what little I can to help the economy.

November

Maybe my favorite month. Thanksgiving. Cold but no snow. Leaves burning (at least when I was a kid). Football. Hockey. Thanksgiving (I mentioned it twice). Roast turkey, stuffing, gravy.

Golf on Martha's Vineyard

Here we are on the first weekend in November playing golf at Farm Neck on the Vineyard. The weather couldn't have been any better. We had dinner at the Newes and turned in our 500 wooden nickels. Joe gets his own personal beer mug at the bar, Gary got a tee shirt, Jay got a hat, and I got a beer mug. We left with 50 new nickels too.