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Year in Pictures – July 16 thru July 24, 2003

Wednesday July 16, 2003

This large green bowl that Karen really liked proved not to be microwave-safe. It broke in my hands as I began to wash it after reheating the evening pot roast.07162003BrokenBowljpg

 

Thursday July 17, 2003

A detail from an arbor at the top of Franklin St at Putnam Ave.07172003ArborFranklinSt

The finishing touches are now being made at the Franklin St pocket park.

The maker of this steel sculptural fence turns out to be Murray Dewart (more below on him).

He was working on it when I walked by. He listened politely as I expressed the observation that the granite pillars are out of proportion to the entrance. Go back to the July 10 entry for a photo and my comments then.

Apparently this is all part of his design. We will see how it works out.

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Jerusalem’s Gate by M. Dewart in the Forrest Hills Cemetery Sculpture Path: Murray Dewart

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Gee, does this piece suggest a solution that might fit in at Franklin St.??

Friday July 18, 2003

07182003AndrosDinerDinner Friday: When we went by the Miracle of Science down near MIT on Mass Ave, one of our regular spots, it was mysteriously full. So, off to visit an old haunt that we have not been in for five or six years. the papers recently spoke highly of a refreshed cuisine. We only found the dependable old one and the same crowd of locals in search of cheap serviceable food.

After dinner, we went to take a look at the Photography Atelier show (Photography Atelier) (opens new window) hung at Lesley University’s (Lesley University (opens new window) space in the former Sear’s Building in Porter Sq. (now known as the “Porter Exchange”. Even though I might be accused of nepotism, Karen both teaches the course and has work in the show, it is quite good. If you happen into the Porter Exchange for the endless Asian foods on the first floor, take the elevator to the fourth.

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Saturday July 19, 2003

A weekend trip to Miriam Goodman’s cabin in Nelson NH. 

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Looking down the meadow from Miriam’s cabin south towards Mt. Monadnock (right rear of picture)

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Miriam’s cabin

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Sunday July 20, 2003

We left Miriam’s cabin around 11 am. She was already getting connected as we departed:

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Lunenburg MA

We stopped in Jaffrey, NH to have iced tea with friends Bonnie and Martin. From there we took the “scenic” route home. This included a stretch on Rte 2A that leads through Lunenburg.

We had a picnic lunch from our cooler full of cold roast chicken augmented by some of Dave’s special cole slaw and a dill pickle at Conrads on 2A in Lunenburg.07202003ConradsLunenburg 07202003KarenConradsLunen

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Baseball field Lunenburg

Just for the nostalgia, since I grew up to age 14 in Lunenburg, we stopped by the ball field and the old house on Main Street

Our old house on Main St. Lunenburg

Year In Pictures March 2003

Saturday March 1, 2003

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in the reading pile.

Sunday March 2, 2003

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12 inch baseboard in 1840s house Jaffrey NH during visit with Bonnie Mitchell and Martin.

 

Monday March 3, 2003

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Ready for the day’s activities – computer and gym bag

Tuesday March 4, 2003

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The end of the Pamela Worden project. 50 copies of “Letters To Andrew: the house book” Flash movie.

 

 

 

Wednesday March 5, 2003

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Friday March 7, 2003

Huntington Theatre Breath, Boom by Kia Cothron

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Sunday March 9, 2003

Dan Sapoznick visits

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Trip to Lowell MA – an outing

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Friday March 14, 2003

Karen is ready to go.

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Karen is ready to visit Cheryl in Palo Alto, CA.

 

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Some wit …..

Tuesday March 18, 2003

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Bush announces more steps in his war.

 

Saturday March 22, 2003

Visit to NYC

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Nyla

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Tuesday March 25, 2003

410 Franklin St.

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Jim and Judy, our backyard Franklin St. neighbors are convinced that Spring is here. So am I, after my first outside run along the river since late October.

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Reconstruction has actually begun on this vest-pocket park on Franklin St. The original concrete monstrosity was built in the 60’s during the same architectural phase that brought us the King and Tobin elementary schools in the “brutalist” style most famously seen in Boston City Hall and the nearby state mental health building.

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Construction – Franklin St pocket park

 

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More expensive housing being built on Franklin St. The lot was formerly the site on an automotive repair garage.

 

Saturday March 29, 2003

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“Hours”, very good, especially surprising Meryl Streep who really is some else, not Meryl Streep working very hard at acting. Also Nicole Kidman and Julianne Moore in outstanding performances.

 

Sunday March 30, 2003

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Year In Pictures – February 2003

Saturday February 8, 2003

Back on SATURDAY 02/28/03 I started the YIP Project.

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Snow on spiral stairs. Forecast 4-6 inches. More than 12 arrived. But, very fluffy.

This began as a picture-centric project with just captions below. As explained elsewhere, I have been plagued by a bad memory of my day-to-day life. So my first swing was to keep a digital camera with me and take pictures every day. Here is the first, following a snowy day:

Sunday February 9, 2003

PAMELA WORDEN PROJECT

Work is well underway on the Pamela Worden Flash movie project. Miriam Goodman stopped by and proffered some advice on the project. As with every project I do, this one is taking several times longer than anticipated.b

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Monday February 10, 2003

Regular Day at Work

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A messy desk is SOP for me.

Work on Six Sigma proposal

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Scribbling on the white board with Terry Burton & Sherry Gordon preparing proposal for Six Sigma project at MKS.

 

Tuesday February 11, 2003

Off to the Sports Palace in Central Square

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Wednesday February 12, 2003

Dark matter and energy make it to NYTimes

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WMAP project reported in the NYTimes. Front page below the fold. There is dark matter and dark energy. The universe is 13.7 billion years old.

Dark Matter, Dark Energy in the Universe

A relatively cheap little satellite has confirmed astrophysicists theories that most of the universe is filled up with stuff they call “dark matter” and “dark energy”. I have called my brother Ed about this and he assures me that Parker (nephew age nine) will shortly have this all figured out.

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Thursday 02/13/2003

The back of Simmons Hall located on Vassar St. Steven Holl Architects. This was a bit of a surprise seen at night. Karen and I had visited it during the day when the multi-colored facade seems a key feature .

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Friday – February 14, 2003

Temperature at 7am.

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SATURDAY 2/15/2003

MR HANDYMAN COMES TO THE RESCUE

Sink drain clogged up. Resisted drain snake, required industrial strength chemicals.

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Sunday – February 16, 2003

PREP FOR A VISIT TO THE “OTHER” MR. ROTO-ROOTER MAN

Prep for colonoscopy. Cancelled next day because of blizzard.

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Monday – February 17, 2003

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Kinnaird St. Cambridge during snow storm.

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A Harvard house along the river.

About 6 PM. Record 27.5 inches of snow, but still nothing like the Blizzard of 1978 that lasted for two days and was accompanied by 50 mile per hour winds.

 

 

 

 

 

MONDAY 02/17/03: THE BLIZZARD OF 2003 – CATCHING UP ON READING

Taking advantage of the record snow storm, we stayed home. This lead to a catching up on old New Yorkers. “to Google” has entered the everyday vocabulary. The most amazing thing about Google is how wonderful its search capabilities really are!!

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Tuesday – February 18, 2003

SHOVELING OUT

After Karen and I did our Kinnaird St,. duties we walked over to Richard and Nancy’s house on Harvard Street to shovel their sidewalk. They had taken off for a “school teacher’s holiday” to Florida. When we got there we discovered that their tenant had done an excellent job. So, with an excess of moral energies we found Dorothy and Jim’s car on Pine St. to extricate.

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Pine st. Cambridge

 

Went out to dinner with Linda Larson

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A favorite dinner spot with Linda Larson. Best ambience in Watertown.

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Saturday February 22, 2003

Trip to Hartford CT.

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KCD at the Sheraton in Hartford, scene of our weekend “holiday”.

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A real destination breakfast spot in Hartford. Replete with the owner of 30+ years hobbled on crutches on a corner stool.

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Mel Bochner at the Wadsworth in Hartford

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Atheneum Museum

Sunday February 23, 2003

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Breakfast in Avon, Ct. Second day of continuous rain

 

Monday February 24, 2003

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new Apple 14.1 inch iBook put into service.

Tuesday February 25, 2003

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Seen in the bathroom at work… did someone misplace a fig leaf?

Wednesday February 26, 2003

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envelope for the CD

Help Pamela Worden set up her show on Church St. Cambridge. Included a computer showing the video I made, “House Book” an animation of her artist book about her husband’s decline.

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