Santa Speedo Run

Posted on December 10, 2011 | 5 comments

The weather in Boston was in the low 40s and windy when the 12th Annual Santa Speedo Run started.  This annual tradition, brings hundreds of men and women into Back Bay to run in a variety of speedos and boxers, raising money for a local charity.

This year’s run was a bit more chaotic than in past years with the Boston Police Dept. showing up late to the party.  Without a police presence, crowds lining the streets forced the normally busy Boylston Street to one lane and Newbury Street was jammed resulting in less time for runners to pose and play both before and after the run. However, I hope you enjoy this year’s video. I was down one photographer as Sergio decided to participate. Do you see him?

Today’s run will raise approximately $250,000 which will go to benefit the Play Ball Foundation.  To learn more about this year’s charity and the Santa Speedo Run, visit their website ssrunners.org.

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Have a great weekend

Posted on December 10, 2011 | Leave a comment

BosGuy and Santa’s helper hope you have a wonderful weekend.

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Boston Santa Speed Run this weekend

Posted on December 9, 2011 | 2 comments

The Santa Speedo Run is Saturday, December 10th at 1PM on Boylston Street in the Back Bay. Be sure to enjoy this holiday tradition which started here in Boston back in 2000 and has since spread to cities all over the world.  I’ll be posting photos and tweeting from the event.

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Big changes for Twitter

Posted on December 9, 2011 | 1 comment

My favorite birdie is growing up.  That’s right, Twitter announced yesterday that they would be implementing significant changes to the social media tool that will become visible in the coming weeks.

Twitter showcases the new layout and added features in a video on YouTube called “Yours To Discover” which I’ve posted below to show some of the enhancements.  These enhancements are already available on iPhone and Android mobile apps.  For neanderthals like your’s truly, I’ll have to wait before an app becomes available for the Blackberry.  (Do people still make apps for the Blackberry?)

The redesign appears to keep a simple, clean look and revolves around the four icons above:  home, connect, discover and profile. I’m curious to see how / if these changes to the platform impact sites like osfoora, hootsuite, tweetdeck and others.  I’ve made no secret that I’m a twitter-holic and look forward to the enhancements which I hope will make the tool even faster and easier to use.

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BosGuy: A man about town

Posted on December 8, 2011 | 6 comments

Today I was sent this picture of the BF and me when we attended the AIDS Action fundraiser earlier this fall called ARTcetera.  It was a fantastic evening.

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Central and Kendall Square Cambridge is booming

Posted on December 8, 2011 | Leave a comment

Recession?  What recession?

The Boston Globe is reporting that the $600 million laboratory and office complex for Novartis designed by noted architect, Maya Lin, in Cambridge’s Central Square has been approved and is expected to be completed in 2015. Architect buffs will recall Lin’s work was first recognized in the US after designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. in 1982.

This news comes on the heels of two other unrelated articles in The Boston Globe that addressed new projects underway across the river.  First was the announcement in late October that a $500 million development to build a 1.7 million square foot science and technology campus for Biogen was proposed. That news was followed by M.I.T.’s announcement last week that it was preparing to spend $700 million to redevelop eight of its properties in Kendall Square in Cambridge.

For those not familiar with the area, Cambridge neighbors Boston and can be seen from across the Charles River.  Central and Kendall Square are two prominent neighborhoods in Cambridge separated by just a few blocks.

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Gay rights are human rights

Posted on December 8, 2011 | 1 comment

Do elections matter? To quote an infamous American politician, “You betcha!” Yesterday, Hillary Clinton made news when she addressed the United Nations in Geneva  and publicly declared the US will fight discrimination against gay and lesbians abroad by using foreign aid and diplomacy to encourage reform.  Do I think that Saudi Arabia will stop beheading Gay men? I doubt it, but I do believe her and think this is more than just rhetoric.

Can you imagine this change in policy if John McCain won the last Presidential election? I can’t.  When Hillary Clinton says to the UN, “Being gay is not a western invention, it is a human reality” it sends a message that being gay is okay to millions of men and women living in nations where they are persecuted, bullied, beaten and killed.

Did you know in more than 80 countries it is illegal to be gay?  Source

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Siena Farms South End

Posted on December 7, 2011 | Leave a comment

Last week Siena Farms opened their first year-round, micro farm store in Boston.  I didn’t want to write about the cozy little storefront until I had the opportunity to visit it in person.  The space is located next to the popular Barbara Lynch restaurant, The Butcher Shop.  In addition to having fresh produce which comes from their Sudbury, MA farm, they sell Iggy Bread and select baked goods from the Cambridge bakery, Sofra.

Siena Farms South End storefront offers residents another alternative to the SoWa Winter Market which is hosted each Sunday and which I wrote about last month here.   I’m happy to see another small business opening their doors in the South End and wish them luck.  I’ll stop by next week to pick up some produce, and I hope you will too.

Siena Farms – 106 Waltham Street, Boston

Tuesday – Sunday, 12PM – 8PM

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Happy hump day

Posted on December 7, 2011 | 1 comment

Quasimodo and I would like to wish you a Happy Hump Day (a.k.a. #HHD).

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MBTA is asked to bring back late night service

Posted on December 6, 2011 | 1 comment

Once upon a time the MBTA made a halfhearted attempt to provide a limited late night transit service on weekends called the “Night Owl”, but the popular program was axed as a cost cutting measure some 6-years ago.

Now The Boston Herald is reporting the Restaurant and Business Alliance is pushing to have late night service reinstated.  I’ve been a long-time fan of extending public transportation hours and making the existing system more available.  Thousands of employees work during hours that T service is not available. However, finding a way to pay for this additional service is a legitimate concern.  In the article acting MBTA General Manager Jonathan Davis is quoted as saying its simply too expensive.  I’d like a more novel approach and put the concept out to bid for ideas on how to make this work.  It seems if we can figure out how to fly a man to the Moon, we can pay for late night public transportation – its merely a matter of priorities.

The full article in the Boston Herald can be read here.

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Siri shares the meaning of life

Posted on December 6, 2011 | 3 comments

I don’t own an iPhone and other than following GaySiri on Twitter, I’ve been immune to her charms.  Perhaps one must be an iPhone owner to fall under her spell. However, my perception of Siri has changed dramatically now that I know she too is a chocoholic. Truly sage advice Siri.  The meaning of life is most definitely chocolate; dark chocolate to be specific.

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Yard work

Posted on December 6, 2011 | 12 comments

Quick, does anyone have a house out in the country some place? I suddenly have this overwhelming need to have some yard work done and desperately need a yard.

Come to think of it, I think I need a place somewhere down South because I’d like to stipulate that the yard work be done without a shirt.  I’ll make delicious homemade lemonade to ensure this young man stays hydrated.

I’m thoughtful like that.

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Celebrate Repeal Day

Posted on December 5, 2011 | 3 comments

Seventy-eight years ago on December 5th, 1933 the 21st Amendment was passed repealing the 18th Amendment (a.k.a. prohibition), which makes Monday, Repeal Day.  Go out and celebrate the passing of the 21st Amendment (one of my  favorites) by ordering yourself a classic cocktail.

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The Slutcracker

Posted on December 5, 2011 | Leave a comment

Are you struggling to get into the holiday spirit? Looking for something a bit different to do?  If you live in the Boston area, check out the Boston classic The Slutcracker, a burlesque, satirical version of The Nutcracker.

The production is the brainchild of Babes in Boinkland troupe director Vanessa White. While its not quite what you will see if you attend the Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker, what it lacks in technique I think you will find it more than makes up for in laughs. It may be the best holiday entertainment for the money.

Tickets ($25) are currently on sale and this year’s show which started this past weekend will run through most of December.  More Information

Heads up – the video may not be appropriate to play at your office. 

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Gretchen Weiners loves BosGuy

Posted on December 5, 2011 | 1 comment

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