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This tag was laying randomly on the sidewalk, near absolutely nothing that looked like it might be a sample of anything at all. But if you think about it, isn't our whole world really just a sample? Hmmm.climate: sunny, mid 50'sshoes: brown flatsipod: the staple singers
I'm willing to place money on which Sesame Street character lives here. But for real, as far as mailboxes go, there are a lot of options out there- I guess an Oreo box is as good as any. I would have gone with E.L.Fudge, myself. I hear they're making a comeback.climate: overcast, low 50'sshoes: brown flatsipod: david bowie
Instructions for growing a plastic Jesus:1. Plant plastic Jesus seed in a large pot.2. Do NOT fertilize.3. That's it! In 3 to 5 days you should have a 18" high plastic Jesus of your own! (Or you could take this one that someone apparently didn't want to have to care for anymore.) Ah, trash day in Riverside. Its like a walk through a museum of not fine art.climate: sunny, low 60'sshoes: gray kedsipod: the teenage prayers
Today my trusty immunity to cuteness died a little when I saw this ridiculously cute stone puppy surrounded by fallen apple blossom petals. (or maybe its magnolias?) If anyone knows where I can get my cute immunity booster shot, please let me know- if I have to walk by this thing every day, I'm going to need reinforcements.climate: sunny, high 60'sshoes: brown and pink sneaksipod: random shuffle including Prince and REO Speedwagon.
Oh yeah.
Once again, I missed blogging due to travel. But I'm back and I have a souvenir! This is no ordinary cowboy hat, this is a durable, plastic, OSHA approved cowboy hat hard hat! That's right, this baby will protect your delicate dome from falling bricks and low hanging overhead pipes. You won't see many construction workers sporting these in Cambridge, but I assure you, they are all the rage with the Houston boys down south.climate: sunny, low 70'sshoes: burgundy sneaksipod: no ipod. 10 hours on a plane in the past two days
Shutters on houses crack me up. I think my knowledge of building materials and construction gives me an uber elitist sense of humor about these things, and no one else really cares, which is probably the healthier attitude. Like that snobby artist guy who's friends with Maude in The Big Lebowski.But for real, shutters are supposed to be closed to shed rain from windows. So to work properly, they should be half the size of the window (so they cover it when its closed) and the slats should be sloped away from the window when closed, and therefore towards the window when opened. The shutters in the photo are installed upside down! And I cut off the pic, but these shutters are about a quarter of the size of the window. Not that it matters, becuase they're not functional anyway. And what's with the horse and carriage accent??climate: sunny, low 50'sshoes: silver flatsipod: Rick Astley (in my head)
I went to Home Depot last night, in search of potting soil and planters for my Organic Container Garden Project. I was unimpressed with the expensive terracotta pots*, and I'm not interested in potentially leaching chemicals from the cheaper plastic pots into my vegetables. I would just plant in the ground, but as many Riversiders know, our soil has a high natural lead content. Plus container gardens offer more flexibility of location. The point is, I'm on the lookout for free or cheap non plastic planters. I saw these aluminum culvert planters today, and I like the ingenuity. Is aluminum any better than plastic, though? I have no idea. Terracotta, aluminum, plastic, old car tires, treated wood... they'll all probably end up killing you in the end. * I did see an awesome fake boot planter, but I don't think its that great for a container garden. I did a search for it, and apparently other people were as stunned by its fantasticness as I was.climate: sunny, high 40'sshoes: brown flatsipod: david bowie
This is Guffey Park, on the corner of Arrow Street and Mass Ave. I don't know what it takes to make a park, but apparently its not grass, because all this park has is three trees, some plantings, and six steps. There's not even a bench! I thought for sure every park should have at least a bench, but I guess not. So there you have it, the smallest park in the world.(Actually, google tells me that the real smallest park in the world is Mill Ends Park in Portland Oregon)climate: sunny, high 40'sshoes: new grey keds!ipod: kris kristofferson. keds and kris k- I'm kicking it old school today.
This guy was flapping his wings excitedly at me this morning, and with the bright sunshine I felt slightly transported to a warmer, happier place. A place called "summer in Cambridge" where there's more parking, more barstools, and less noise because all the college kids have gone back to their origins for the summer and taken their BMW's with them. I can't wait! On a side note, what's with the bizarre things people are sticking in their gardens these days? The plants aren't enough? Who walked by a wing-flapping flamingo in a store and said "I need that!"?climate: sunny, mid 40'sshoes: brown flatsipod: no ipod. yesterday I was traveling, so I needed the earphone break again.
For all my readers out there in TV land, don't worry, I did not abandon my blog. I had a two day conference this week, so there wasn't any walking to work. But here's two photos from this morning to make up for it. This time its not a glove or a hat, but a super hero that got hung up on a fence post. Of course now that I've posted about it, it will probably turn out to be a suspicious package, and the bomb squad will have to come out and detonate spidey. (He'll get away safely though. He always does.) The second photo is someone's awesome looking tricycle going out with the trash. I'm telling you now- that trike rider will have fond memories of riding up and down the block on that thing. Memories of playing cops 'n robbers, piloting a jet, and captaining a boat, always with her trusty trike. Then one day her parents just tossed it out with yesterday's paper and last nights leftover macaroni casserole (which wasn't very good). She will look back on those memories and resent her parents for ruining her childhood with hamburger helper and throwing out her best friend. Way to go 'rents.Not that I'd know. Just a guess here...climate: overcast, high 40'sshoes: burgundy sneaksipod: new radicals
Riverside is not usually a scary place, but its this kind of art that would have instilled a fear of fences and vines in me if I were of bike riding age again. (Well, I do ride my bike, but I mean this size bike.) This is even cooler looking in the spring because you can barely see the bike through the leaves on the vines.climate: sunny, mid 40'sshoes: burgundy sneaksipod: more tom petty
I know I'm doing exactly what the ad company wants and thinking way more about this than I should but... this is such bad ad placement! They obviously don't know that here in the greater Boston area we're basking in the blue laws still, and we're actually not allowed to have a happy hour! That's right- no drink specials allowed in Cambridge. Why? Because that would encourage tyrannic acts that risk our high moral compass. Acts like having fun, enjoying a drink, and worst of all: saving a little money. We just can't have that kind of tomfoolery here, thank you very much.climate: deceivingly sunny, mid 40'sshoes: burgundy sneaksipod: tom petty
No post yesterday becuase I didn't walk to work. Today its pouring so I stuck it out and waited for the bus. Here's a picture I took a few days ago of some interesting graffiti on a garage door. I see that jack-o-lantern all over, so I think its someone's trademark. I kind of like it.climate: high 40's, rainingshoes: new rain bootsipod: none
This guy's fence is crazy! Its difficult to do it justice in the picture, but this fence has it all, including windows, planters, and an iron gate for security, to keep people like me out. I also happen to know that behind the fence is a crazy yard, but we'll have to wait until its in full bloom to get a good shot of that.climate: sunny, high 30'sshoes: brown and pink sneaksipod: supergrass
Its April first, which means you should watch your back for some pranks, and you should move your car for street cleaning! Cambridge gets serious about towing, especially today, to make the point that they're serious about towing. Not a problem for us walkers, but for our car driving comrades, don't forget.climate: overcast, high 50'sshoes: black low healsipod: rental car today, so the crappy car radio.
I'm willing to place money on which Sesame Street character lives here. But for real, as far as mailboxes go, there are a lot of options out there- I guess an Oreo box is as good as any. I would have gone with E.L.Fudge, myself. I hear they're making a comeback.
Instructions for growing a plastic Jesus:
Today my trusty immunity to cuteness died a little when I saw this ridiculously cute stone puppy surrounded by fallen apple blossom petals. (or maybe its magnolias?) If anyone knows where I can get my cute immunity booster shot, please let me know- if I have to walk by this thing every day, I'm going to need reinforcements.
Shutters on houses crack me up. I think my knowledge of building materials and construction gives me an uber elitist sense of humor about these things, and no one else really cares, which is probably the healthier attitude. Like that snobby artist guy who's friends with Maude in The Big Lebowski.
I went to Home Depot last night, in search of potting soil and planters for my Organic Container Garden Project. I was unimpressed with the expensive terracotta pots*, and I'm not interested in potentially leaching chemicals from the cheaper plastic pots into my vegetables. I would just plant in the ground, but as many Riversiders know, our soil has a high natural lead content. Plus container gardens offer more flexibility of location. The point is, I'm on the lookout for free or cheap non plastic planters. I saw these aluminum culvert planters today, and I like the ingenuity. Is aluminum any better than plastic, though? I have no idea. Terracotta, aluminum, plastic, old car tires, treated wood... they'll all probably end up killing you in the end. 
This is Guffey Park, on the corner of Arrow Street and Mass Ave. I don't know what it takes to make a park, but apparently its not grass, because all this park has is three trees, some plantings, and six steps. There's not even a bench! I thought for sure every park should have at least a bench, but I guess not. So there you have it, the smallest park in the world.
This guy was flapping his wings excitedly at me this morning, and with the bright sunshine I felt slightly transported to a warmer, happier place. A place called "summer in Cambridge" where there's more parking, more barstools, and less noise because all the college kids have gone back to their origins for the summer and taken their BMW's with them. I can't wait! On a side note, what's with the bizarre things people are sticking in their gardens these days? The plants aren't enough? Who walked by a wing-flapping flamingo in a store and said "I need that!"?
Riverside is not usually a scary place, but its this kind of art that would have instilled a fear of fences and vines in me if I were of bike riding age again. (Well, I do ride my bike, but I mean this size bike.) This is even cooler looking in the spring because you can barely see the bike through the leaves on the vines.
I know I'm doing exactly what the ad company wants and thinking way more about this than I should but... this is such bad ad placement! They obviously don't know that here in the greater Boston area we're basking in the blue laws still, and we're actually not allowed to have a happy hour! That's right- no drink specials allowed in Cambridge. Why? Because that would encourage tyrannic acts that risk our high moral compass. Acts like having fun, enjoying a drink, and worst of all: saving a little money. We just can't have that kind of tomfoolery here, thank you very much.
No post yesterday becuase I didn't walk to work. Today its pouring so I stuck it out and waited for the bus. Here's a picture I took a few days ago of some interesting graffiti on a garage door. I see that jack-o-lantern all over, so I think its someone's trademark. I kind of like it.
This guy's fence is crazy! Its difficult to do it justice in the picture, but this fence has it all, including windows, planters, and an iron gate for security, to keep people like me out. I also happen to know that behind the fence is a crazy yard, but we'll have to wait until its in full bloom to get a good shot of that.
