http://chicus.com/chicus - in convenient electronic form.en-ushttp://chicus.com/rss.xml Hey there. Good to see you! I am heading for a long weekend at Acadia NP on the cost of northern Maine. Am I pumped for a weekend of camping and hiking? Hells yes! Anyhow, no update are likely between now and Sunday evening or potentially Monday.... http://chicus.com/article.php?art_id=371 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:05:30 -0400 Sunday was awesome. So much in fact that I took off Monday to prolong the weekend. And thus far Monday has been pretty spectacular as well. I walked the 3.5 miles to Harvard Sq and for Ann's birthday party. It was a noon screening of The Big Le.... http://chicus.com/article.php?art_id=370 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:35:47 -0400 I purchased my first carbon offset today. I booked a flight to Chicago for some mid-summer R and R. On the last page, after you have selected your seat but before you confirm they have all those offers for you. The list had certainly grown since t.... http://chicus.com/article.php?art_id=369 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:23:30 -0400 As I set out for a run around 8:30 this evening (yes, I started this 2 evenings ago) the Rolling Stones' Sympathy For the Devil was on the radio and as I turned the corner onto Washington a bright azure sky opened up to me. OK, I don't even know if .... http://chicus.com/article.php?art_id=368 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:14:54 -0400 ...to say I had a good day. I had my first appointment with meridian stretching this AM, followed by moving Rob, Ginger, and the triplets to Needham, and finishing up with dinner at Christopher's with Samantha. Stretching was very interesting. I.... http://chicus.com/article.php?art_id=367 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:26:10 -0400 Lance and I decided to grab a drink after work on Wednesday. He was granted permission to stay out late away from his wife and twins because of a work dinner he was bailing on. I say granted permission in jest but it is kind of true but is understa.... http://chicus.com/article.php?art_id=366 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:20:06 -0400 A few links and other thoughts. I would say this is Darwin at his finest but nobody died. Note to all. If you hoard 45 gallons of gas in 5 gallon water jugs and 'cap' them with rags you deserve whatever you get, if not worse. This one kind of.... http://chicus.com/article.php?art_id=365 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:24:25 -0400 Erin, Cordt, Mike, and I had made plans to hike Mount Monadnock today. We were (basically) undaunted by mother nature's threat of temps in the upper-nineties and decided we would be fine if we just consumed more water. I arrived at the Walgreens .... http://chicus.com/article.php?art_id=364 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:26:20 -0400 I arose this Saturday morning at 7:00 and felt surprisingly rested for the amount of sleep I had. I set my fantasy lineups (not that it helped much today) and headed to the gym, followed by some reading at Starbucks. I started in the lower level of.... http://chicus.com/article.php?art_id=363 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:04:39 -0400 Katie is in town so she, Polly, Amanda, and I agreed to hit up Pizzeria Regina for some pizza this evening. I was dreading it. Not the company but the location. I'd never been to Boston's landmark pizza shop though I have had their pizza at cate.... http://chicus.com/article.php?art_id=362 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:33:55 -0400 It was a bit less grueling to get up this morning knowing that the beginning of my work day would be a pretty stressful but that crap would lead to an altogether much better disposition at the office. As I don't like to get into work on a personal s.... http://chicus.com/article.php?art_id=361 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:51:10 -0400 I was walking home from the gym this morning and talking to Toby about the imminent birth of his first child, fantasy baseball, and other really important stuff when a few napkins blew off the coffee carrier of a woman who was approaching me. She lo.... http://chicus.com/article.php?art_id=360 Mon, 26 May 2008 09:29:02 -0400 To celebrate the beginning of Memorial Day weekend Mike, Cordt, and I met up at the Sam Adams Brewery for a 5:30 tour and tasting. Erin, Sheri, and John were expected to meet us but didn't show up for a variety of reasons, including entertaining Kel.... http://chicus.com/article.php?art_id=359 Sat, 24 May 2008 13:13:57 -0400 I woke up at a ridiculous hour Saturday AM considering I was on vacation, had 4 hours of sleep and a few short naps the previous day, and had been out drinking past 12:30 the following evening. At 7:30 I found myself awake and awake in bed I remaine.... http://chicus.com/article.php?art_id=358 Tue, 20 May 2008 21:29:24 -0400 Inevitably every trip to Iowa brings a particular Dar Williams song to mind. It is titled Iowa and when I heard her live in concert she introduced it by saying Iowa is like a woman with B cups, no mountains but pleasant rolling hills. On the way to.... http://chicus.com/article.php?art_id=357 Mon, 19 May 2008 22:15:43 -0400