History
Menino and Mom…
So here I am, sitting at City Hospital (or Boston Medical Center for you youngins) in a wing of the hospital named for the Capo di tutti capi,(The Boss of all Bosses) Mayor Tom Menino. It’s surgery day for my mother, she’s finally having her …
The Pipes of Boston…
For me, nothing invokes a sense of pride and makes me think of our history more than the sounds of bag pipes on Saint Patty’s day. The pipes immediately make me think of all those who came before me and the struggles they endured. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XmIw3v5s80 …
Wes lost his crown…
30 beers…check. 18 pounds of corned beef….check. Potatoes, Carrots, Cabbage….check Brand new scally cap from Ireland…check New Pope …..check Sign Wes Welker……..what do you mean he’s Satan Manning’s new go to receiver? That f*cking midget! Who was Welker before the Patriots? Would he have the …
Dot Rat Baseball – 1957
This is the time of year I start craving baseball. You know all those huge fields all over Dorchester? At one time, they were used for baseball instead of soccer. The Boston Park League was so popular at one time, 5000 people would show up …
From Dorchester to Nova Scotia…
So I grew up across the street from a very proud family with roots in Nova Scotia. Not only are they proud of their roots but they are very proud Americans. Given their background in military service and service to our city I consider them …
Dennis Lehane gives a tour…
If you read Dennis Lehane you know he’s one brilliant Dot Rat. I’m a huge fan of history so watching him give this little tour based on his book The Given Day was awesome. I’m not 100%, but I thought I read somewhere this was …
Reflection…
I’m sitting on the couch tonight flipping through channels when I hit one of the tons of 9/11 specials being aired. It never fails to make me choke up watching footage of that day. Based on my commute 11 years back, it’s very likely that …