The Holtonian

Boston's Dirty

Well the wife and I traversed the mean streets of Boston today. On our way into Boston we passed Fenway and I gave it the old "up yours" from all the cards fans back home. Stinkin Sox.... oh and the fact they cashed in on the Marlin's firesale is irritating the crap out of me. In fact the fact that everyone is cashing in on the Marlins but the cards is irritating me. I mean the Marlins are just flushing themselves down the tubes... i mean otherwise why trade Delgado to the mets? Send him elsewhere out of divison out of league. It just shows their desperation and the fact they want out Florida and out of a lot of high priced players.

But anyway Boston was very confusing. For one the Mapquest directions sent us to South Boston... not Boston. So that was hard, plus the entire city is a mess due to the never ending project of the "Big Dig." Plus that Boston is a dump... I've never seen a dirtier grungier city. We we so lost, I was mad, wifey was upset with me being angry and yelling at her and loosing my temper. I'm so frusterated and we're looking for the Boston Commons and can't find them and I yell at wifey, "Where are the dang blasted commons!!!"
She quips back, "I don't know, you want me to fart out a map for you...." Then proceeds to make a brrrrt farting noise.... "Here you go!!!"

It was hilarious and prefectly timed to cool me off. Though i was still angry because Boston is a dump and impossible to navigate. Its like St. Louis in that... well its a dump... and all the streets are one way so you have to work around the city. Plus I don't think they realize that you usually have to paint lines on the road so people can know what lane they're in... not that it matters because people don't drive in lanes anyway in boston.

But we met up with the Bintzs which was great to see them. And then ate at the oldest tavern in America... though i can't remember the name. We saw Paul Revere's old hood and home and walked the market where the dirty northern market boys hit on my wife. She gave them what for. It was a pretty histarical conversation they had.

We stopped at Dunkin Donuts which are on every block up here, something unique as chatty has zero dunkin's anymore which is a true travesty.

So we drove back to CT and I gave the old Fenway the "DROP DEAD" as we passed.

Having the wife up here has been nice and its been nice to just have a mini vacation even though the destination would not be my first choice.

Work/training's ok its sort of slow at times but the people in the class are cool and fun to hang out with. We've played our fair share of pool after work and I've done my fair share of trying to embarras them with my renditions of Duran Duran's Rio and doing my Robert Goulet impression....well my Will Ferrell doing Robert Goulet impression.

All is good. I have a long night of back rubbing the wife as 4 hours in the car and all day of walking has taken its toll on the wife.