Last month I drove up to Vermont for the first time since we moved to Massachusetts. I had only been in Vermont once before, on a camping trip with my father and brother about 17 years or so ago. This trip was to Brattleboro, which is not far away – only 45 minutes from Noho. … Read more
On a recent bike ride along the Norwattuck Rail Trail, I rode all the way to the swampy portion in the East part of Amherst. And what did I see there? Frogs! Further on, toward the eastern end of the rail, I stopped at a bird blind. I didn’t really see any birds near it, … Read more
Earlier this month we went up to Canada for a week. Specifically, we were staying on the coast of New Brunswick. I took plenty of pictures, and present here some choice ones (mostly of fauna, both domestic and wild).
This year I didn’t have to drive for 2 hours – we were able to see They Might Be Giants right here in Northampton. They performed 2 shows last month at the Iron Horse Music Hall. Specifically, there were 7pm and 10pm shows on Saturday, May 5. We had decided to get tickets to the … Read more
Took another online quiz today. Here is my result: What American accent do you have? Created by Xavier on Memegen.net Midland. The Midland (please don’t confuse with “Midwest”) itself is the neutral zone between the North and South. But just because you have a Midland accent doesn’t mean you’re from there. … Read more
Now that the weather has warmed up, I’ve had the opportunity to ride my bike to work a few times. It’s about a 9-mile trek, but most of the way I’m on the lovely Norwattuck Rail Trail, and so don’t have to worry about cars and such. The trail goes past a number of farms … Read more
Spring is the time when young Ann Arborites’ fancy turns to thoughts of terrible cinema. Those thoughts are directed at the Smithee Awards, a presentation that recognizes bad movies for their lack of accomplishment (Smithee web site here, Smithee blog here). The show is put on by some friends of mine and I’ve attended many … Read more
So I took a trip to Michigan a few weeks ago, mainly to attend the Smithee Awards (which I’ll cover in another post), but I also got to see some family and friends. I drove there, staying with my mother who lives in the Detroit area. Generally, the quickest way to get from home to … Read more
There’s a fun little feature on the website for the movie of The Golden Compass. If you’re familiar with the book, or even if you aren’t, you may want to rate the accuracy of my result, and see what your own is. <;param name=”movie” value=”http://goldencompassmovie.com/goldenCompass_blog.swf?id=55153″>
If you’ve seen any beer advertising (and who can escape it?), you’ve probably noticed that it’s often something other than beer they’re selling in the ads. A billboard for Budweiser recently popped up in our neck of the woods – it’s on Route 9 as you head East over the river from Northampton into Hadley, … Read more