I hope you can enjoy the weekend and spend it relaxing with family or friends.
Don’t forget to call Mom on Sunday to tell her how much you love her.
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Overheard at work today…
I rarely talk about work on my blog because I don’t think anyone would find it particularly interesting, but today I was privy to a conversation that had me in stitches. Without going into too much detail, a dialog between a small group resulted the most junior member delivering an absolute zinger.
I should predicate this, by sharing this was a virtual meeting that took place via conference call with all parties dialing in to meet. At one point, a senior manager pushed back on a more junior member (while the request was not unreasonable, it was clearly something the senior member should be managing).
After being asked to manage the task in question the more junior member said with amazing sincerity “that type of responsibility is beyond my pay scale.” -OUCH-
Perhaps if you don’t work as I do with most of your meetings over the phone you cannot appreciate the type of vacuum this creates with everyone simultaneously gasping then hitting mute on their phone so they can laugh in private and not appear unprofessional. Maybe the story won’t translate as hoped, but it still has me in stitches while I type this.
Where all the men are
I’ve posted this picture in the past, but I never grow tired of it. This tiny park on West Newton Street in Boston’s South End always makes me chuckle when I walk past it, because words do matter and no matter how wonderful Mr. (or Ms.) Hiscock was – its an unfortunate name. Ironically, this park happens to be in the traditionally gay neighborhood of Boston, the South End.
If you happen to live in Boston, I say with all sincerity, “I hope you can stop by this spring or summer to enjoy Hiscock”.
Thank you, Merci, Gracias, Obrigado, Danke, Grazie, SaHHa, Arigato (you get the picture)
I started writing my blog in the fall of 2007 to record thoughts and events that were of personal significance, share my travels with friends & family and to provide me with a forum for the occasional rant. I’ve always enjoyed writing and this blog has provided me more personal satisfaction than I ever would have imagined when I started.
At some point in 2010 (its really hard to pinpoint exactly when) I noticed that I wanted to do more than maintain an online diary and started including content that I previously would have skipped over such as yesterday’s post Boston’s favorite same sex couple.
Occasionally posts I write get picked up (usually by other bloggers). This is the case with my previous entry. If I’m to believe the stats that blogger provides, within the last 24 hours that post has received more views than my entire blog does in a typical 3-day span. Reading that today was so personally gratifying.
I wanted to say thank you especially to the follow up emails I have received. I didn’t realize it would strike such a nerve and am so pleased it did.
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Boston’s favorite same sex couple return
Earlier today Boston’s favorite same sex couple returned to the Boston Public Garden. Romeo & Juliet, the two graceful swans that make the pond in the Public Garden their home are back. Back in 2005 (just a year after same sex marriage was legalized in MA) it was learned that Romeo is in fact a female, which caused many conservatives who like to scream about how unnatural homosexuality is to cry foul (or was it fowl?)!
According to the zoo keepers who watch over the couple in the winter months, the two swans have been nesting together for approximately 10 years so if you should find yourself in Boston, head over to the Boston Public Gardens and congratulate the city’s favorite lesbians on their milestone anniversary. We should all be so lucky (not to mention to have such a chic address). 
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I first posted this on my blog back in 2009, and since then, I’ve seen this make the rounds on the web. However, I still think this is hilarious.
If you find yourself at a Pride Rally or Gay Marriage Rally this summer (and you know there will be guys like this there)… Maybe this is something to consider. I know I wish I had thought of this back in 2003 when I was down at the Massachusetts State House to show my support for same-sex marriage.
Men of Twitter
I’m a fan of Twitter. I love how quick and easy it is to use and connect with people. Another perk is what I’ll refer to as the “Men of Twitter” since there are so many handsome guys. Adding to their attraction is the fact they only talk in 140 characters.
Each Monday I post #MenOfTwitter profiles that catch my eye and whom I think you may enjoy following. Although I tend to shy away from headless photos to include in #MenOfTwitter, I opted to break my unspoken rule this week and include three headless hotties.
AtlantaStud Yet again another man from ATL catches my eye. You’ll enjoy his flirtatious tweets and the occasional self-pics which all speak highly of this sexy Hotlantan.
cj_corley12 Charlie Jay is a provocative guy from Michigan. This bilingual dancer (not of the exotic variety thank you very much) is playful; check him out and decide for yourself.
Wally0726 (a.k.a. Roland) has updated his profile picture, since I started following him. In his newer profile photograph (check it out) he also shows off his enviable abdominals.
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Link here to see past #MenOfTwitter.
Tweet of the Day: Trump
Lizz Winstead’s witty response deserves to be shared. For those who do not recognize her, she is a political satirist and co-creator of The Daily Show.
Celebrating with family and friends
Today is my birthday… not a milestone like last year but still a fun day is planned with family and friends.
My brother’s birthday is next week so we’ve combined our celebrations and will be heading to Fenway Park to watch the Red Sox game this afternoon joined by about 30 others. The day has started sunny but brisk (in the low 50s BRRRR). Hopefully the sun will remain and the mercury will start to rise before game time in a few hours.
My birthday wish this year would be that you have a wonderful day. Let’s spread some good karma around.
SoWa Open Market
SoWa Open Market returns starting today, Sunday, May 1st from 10AM – 4PM at 460 Harrison Avenue. Through the past few years, I’ve watched this Sunday market grow both in size and variety. A couple of years ago the market grew so large and popular they moved it up Harrison Ave to where it currently resides.
Each Sunday, the market includes scores of artisans; food trucks selling all sorts of tempting food ranging from the savory to the sweet; a farmer’s market; as well as many unique boutiques that line Thayer Street.
The market which runs every Sunday through the autumn (excluding holiday weekends) draws thousands now and is worth checking out.
Kylie Minogue US Aphrodite Tour: Boston
Growing up in Boston has afforded me the opportunity to see nearly any musical act I’d like. Pop stars of all kinds at some point tour the US and a date (or dates) in Boston are almost always included. Kylie Minogue was an exception to this – that is until last night when her Aphrodite tour came to Boston. Ms Minogue started her North American tour earlier in the week in Montreal, but Boston was / is the first US city and she wasted no time acknowledging that to the crowds delight. However, I’m getting a bit ahead of myself…
For those from outside the US, you may find it hard to believe, but Kylie Minogue is still a musician with very little name recognition. If she is known at all it would be more as a 1-hit wonder despite having a couple of hits here in the US (notably The loco-motion, Spinning around and Can’t get you out of my head). The exception to this, would be with the gay community which seems to know nearly every song she’s released, and every word to those songs. Kylie often stopped singing during her songs to let the crowd which was 80-90% gay men (a conservative estimate on my part) sing along to the songs.
She plays several notable covers among my favorite was There must be an angel by the Eurythmics (but there are other gems included through out that both surprised and added to the show). If you’d like to see her set list for this tour you can check that out here. 
The crowd was already whipped into a frenzy by the time Kylie stepped on stage, but the energy level never really dipped or dropped at least not from where I was standing (some 10 rows back from the stage). Thank you Kylie for coming to Boston – I certainly hope you’ll pay us a visit again. Included below are a few more pictures from the show as well as a video of a song I’m sure you’ll recognize.
And finally, just a teaser of what you can expect if you are lucky enough to see Kylie on her US tour. This is from her Boston performance on Friday, April 29th.
Tonight:Kylie in Boston
See you there
Boys of Boston: Britney Spears, (Drop Dead) Beautiful
Shot in the South End and over at dBar its a cute homage to Ms. Britney Spears. I have to admit I feel lucky to be in a city with so many handsome guys.
Thanks David over at WGB for the tip.
Label whore
Need I say more?
Thanks for the picture Andy.
Je me souviens
One year ago this week I was in Paris with Sergio celebrating my 40th birthday. So I thought I would post a handful of photographs from the trip. I know that many people think the French and Parisians in particular are rude, but that has never been my experience. I love the food, the architecture, the downtown neighborhoods (and yes – the people too).
We had a wonderful time and splurged mightily staying at a beautiful hotel and enjoying all Paris had to offer. Some of the highlights included drinking champagne at a little bar in the Marais and people watching, having dinner near the opera house with Alicia, the views from atop the Eiffel Tower, and dinner at the oldest run brasserie in the city of Paris located in another favorite neighborhood, the Bastille.
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