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Pats Bury Jets, 45-3
Read Shaughnessy’s giddy account of the Monday night game from boston.com. web photo courtesy of boston.com and Jim Davis, Globe
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Wondering about gas prices?
I spent $40 this morning to fill up with regular gas at about $3 per gallon at the XtraMart on Gorham Street, near the courthouse. Humorist Lewis Black might say, What the F#&*%! Did I miss a new oil embargo, or did China buy up all the crude last week for…
Read More »So Long, Dandy Don
‘The Fighter’. . . on the other hand, er, fist
Following a tip from Gerry Nutter, I looked up the Herald’s George Kimball and his Boxing Notes in today’s paper and online. For a skunk-at-the-garden-party take on the movie and the principals involved, read Kimball’s column and get the Herald if you want more.
Read More »Fred Nutter Reviews ‘The Fighter’
Over at Gerry Nutter’s place, he has a ripped-from-the-headlines review of “The Fighter” by his younger brother, Fred, who is a TV sports producer at Channel 7 in Boston. Read Fred’s take here.
Read More »More on Wahlberg & ‘The Fighter’
Today’s Globe and boston.com feature more coverage of “The Fighter” and actor Mark Wahlberg. Get the Globe if you want more after reading Lynda Gorov’s article. Lowell, its architecture, its accent, and its hairstyles circa 1990, is in many ways another costar of “The Fighter.’’ To hear the brothers’ mother…
Read More »Krugman, Now Rich, Bail on the Prez
December 5, 2010
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PaulM
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Writing for today’s paper, columnist Frank Rich vents his frustration about the President to try to wake up what Rich hopes is the inner Obama and get the President on the policy offensive against a resurgent GOP that is measuring the drapes for a re-do of the Oval Office. Economist Paul Krugman blasted…
Read More »Travel by Bookstore in San Francisco
The NYTimes today has a long travel article about the bookstore culture in San Francisco with the expected mention of Lowell’s Jack Kerouac. Read the article here, and get the NYT if you want more.
Read More »UMass Lowell Women Are Nat’l Champs of Field Hockey!
Completing a 24-0 undefeated season, the UMass Lowell field hockey team today beat Shippensburg 1-0 to win the NCAA Championship in Kentucky. They are the Division II National Champs. Read the UMass Lowell Athletics Dept. report on the game here. Web photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics
Read More »What Did I See @ the Meet-Up?
December 4, 2010
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PaulM
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This morning’s bloggers’ meet-up at Top Donut in Centralville exceeded my expectations. People arrived before 9 a.m., and the crowd grew to about 50, according to Dick’s count. It was a high spirited bunch of writers, readers, photographers, designers, and comment-makers. People stayed until almost 11.30 a.m., well past the…
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