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Boston Marathon Bar Crawl
Plans are tentatively scheduled (pending the opening of businesses on Boylston Street) to host a huge bar crawl the last half mile of the Boston Marathon. You are encouraged to wear their Bruins, Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots, Revolution, Huskies, Eagles, Terriers, Crimson, whatever colors you have to represent Boston. Tentative plan (assuming locations are open):
10am: Pour House
12pm: McGreevy’s
2pm: Lir
4pm: Dillon’s
6pm: Kings
7pm: Cactus Club
8pm: Whiskeys
9pm: Towne
10pm: back to whichever you prefer
Since it is unclear if these bars will be allowed / able to open for business, check back to the event’s Facebook page, here.
How to look wicked sexy
Don’t you feel sexier just reading this post?
Entitlement, Texas style
Funny how government is always too intrusive, too big, and completely inept in the mind of far too many conservatives, yet when they disagree with something (let’s say marriage equality) they have no issue legislating how you should live or in this case after a horrible tragedy like what happened last week in Texas, Federal aid can’t seem to arrive fast enough.
Sadly, the hypocrisy on display by Governor Rick Perry (TX) and that state’s US Senators goes far beyond Texas. This just happens to be the latest example.
Don’t be a dumb ass
We’ve all done things at times that make us scratch our head and say “What was I thinking?” Then there are those among us who consistently make poor choices. Don’t be a dumb ass. Life can be tough enough without going out of your way to make it harder on yourself and those around you.
Since my Mom always tried her best to end her critiques with a positive statement, it does appear that dumb or not, this guy does have a nice ass. Won’t Mom be so proud of me.
Gun control rant
One week ago today the US Senate failed to muster the 60 votes needed for the Manchin-Toomey amendment; falling four votes shy. The amendment called for background checks on all commercial sales of guns; polling suggests nearly 90% of the American public support this issue. Outraged, I posted the names of all those US Senators who voted “No” in my blog post, here.
Since that time my outrage has grown. There is not a single aspect of any American’s life that doesn’t require some degree of “background checks” but it seems with the sole exception of buying a gun. So I’ve started to compile a list of things that we all do which either require a background check, signing in to a registry or have some form of “reporting” to ensure we are who we say we are.
- Applying for work
- Applying for a loan, credit card / bank account
- Buying a home or renting an apartment
- Cashing a check
- Flying on a commercial airline
- Purchasing alcohol
- Visiting a sick friend or loved one at a hospital
- Walking into almost any office building in the US
Where else are we required to show identification, write our name on to a registry or subject ourselves to a background check? Pulling together this list only highlights the hypocrisy of those opposed to this common sense approach.
How animals eat their food
I think my favorite is when he imitates a Tyrannosaurus Rex eats its food. This is hilarious. Much thanks to America Blog for posting this and bringing it to my attention. Perhaps tonight you’d like to eat your dinner the way your favorite animal eats – then again maybe not.
Bravo France legalizes same sex marriage
Bravo! Today France joined the right side of history by legalizing gay marriage. The debate in France has been particularly ugly including nasty debates and protests that flooded the streets of Paris, but the French Socialist-majority Assembly, passed the bill 331-225.
If you’d like to read more about this, check out the HuffingtonPost article, France Legalizes Gay Marriage After Harsh Debate, Violent Protests.
Pornocchio
Photo by Michael von Redlich
Ryan Landry’s Gold Dust Orphans are back with their latest production, a musical called, Pornocchio, that opens this Friday, April 26th and runs through Sunday, May 26th before packing up and moving to Provincetown for the summer. Tickets start at $35.00 and can be reserved online here.
Shame on Senator Kelly Ayotte – NH
I know that I have a fair number of readers who reside in New Hampshire so I wanted to take a moment to express my dismay at the lack of Sen. Ayotte’s leadership by siding with the NRA and helping to kill the Manchin-Toomey legislation that would have asked for basic background checks for individuals looking to purchase a firearm. It is clear that she supports the NRA rather than the will of NH voters who overwhelmingly support this legislation.
I urge you to contact Sen. Ayotte to express your frustration on Twitter @KellyAyotte or you may go to her Facebook page Kelly Ayotte.
You can see what other cowards voted against this legislation here.
Temptation Tuesday
Aside from the ridiculous hoodie, I think this guy is pure perfection. I can’t even begin to imagine what life must be like when you are this handsome. Thanks to Tales of the Sissy for initially posting this tempting distraction.
Thank you for being a friend
How is it that I missed this video til now?
Opus Affair this Tuesday
Tomorrow, Opus Affair will host their free monthly gathering in Fort Point Channel at Tavern Road – a relatively new space that opened earlier this year in the space formerly occupied by Blue Wave.
When: Tuesday, Apr. 23rd at 6:00 PM
Where: Tavern Road at 343 Congress Street
RSVP: C’mon it’s fun and it’s free – click here
Opus Affair is comprised primarily (but not exclusively) of young professionals and artists who meet up each month to socialize. Each social also has a charitable drinking game (a.k.a the Punch Bowl Fund) where you may contribute $5 (cash only) for a drink ticket that is good for a glass of punch and a ballot to vote for one of the three featured arts groups. The organization with the most votes at the end of the night gets the money.
This month the Punch Bowl fund will be featuring:
Tweet of the Day: TPain
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TPain, an American singer-songwriter and rapper, made some news with this Tweet from earlier this month. I love it.
Boston
I don’t want to gloss over the terrible tragedies from this year’s Patriot’s Day / Marathon, but now that the suspects have been identified, killed and captured, there is a sense of relief that is hard to articulate. Those emotions are quickly turning into expressions of pride and love of our city. You see it on Twitter and Facebook with people encouraging others to go out and support local businesses and with people talking about their plans to train and run in the 2014 Boston Marathon.
Looking back on the past week, I couldn’t be more proud of those who tended to the injured, those who stood up to protect and defend our community and yes, even our elected officials. Governor Deval Patrick showed a leadership sorely lacking in government today and Mayor Tom Menino, showed the grit he’s made of and how much he loves this city not letting his own injuries slow him down.
In the weeks that follow I hope we can focus on what this city did right and be proud of how we conducted ourselves while the world was watching our every move. Like this song says, come to Boston. It’s a great city to call home.
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