Tour de Newton
by It was a glorious early summer day. The sun was shining. The sky was blue. I was wrapped in a bright orange shirt for my …
Author: Doug Cornelius
The Shape of Boston
Yoni Alter’s depictions of cities’ landmarks accurate to scale. Buy a signed screenprint / Giclée print or buy a wallpaper There are also renderings of …
A Great Time Lapse of Boston
This is Boston from Bodhi Films on Vimeo. This is Boston from Bodhi Films Published by Movoto: This Awesome Boston Time Lapse Will Make Your …
Ghost: The Paradox
Matthew Inman, author or The Oatmeal, wrote a tribute to his dog, Rambo. My Dog: The Paradox It’s a meditation on the reckless, impulsive, and …
Influx by Daniel Suarez
Imagine that there is a sinister Bureau of Technology Control that has been suppressing technology advances. Nuclear fusion? Perfected in 1985. Cancer? Cure discovered in …
Wheelmen
Lance Armstrong was one of the best cyclists in last 20 years. But his wins were built on a foundation of illegal doping and performance …
The Searchers
John Wayne is at his most “John Wayne-ish” in this classic western from John Ford. Wayne plays a middle-aged Civil War veteran who spends years …
Curling in the Park
The Olympics are over, but your dream of being a curling champion may not be. I took part in a curling mini-league many years ago. …
Captain Phillips
I barely made it through the first ten minutes of Captain Phillips. Tom Hanks was trying to use a thick Boston accent. It was distractingly …
Building Up The LEGO Movie
At first blush you might write-off this movie as a puffy piece of drivel trying to push you to buy more of a kid’s toy. …
Year Zero
It was December and I needed a “Y” book to finish off my A-to-Z reading challenge. I had my eye on Year Zero by Ian …
My 2013 Reading List
My goal this year was to finish reading a book every other week. (For the math or calendar challenged, that’s a goal of 26 books.) …
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and a Healthy New Year
Christopher Columbus Park by Igor Motov CC NC BY SA
The Tale of the Boston Post Road
If you have driven along Route 20 in Weston or Sudbury you may have noticed the name of the road is “Boston Post Road”. Most …
Discovering the Headwaters of the Charles River
When we decided to paddle the entire length of the Charles River, one persistent question was “where does it start?” Our paddling adventure only partially …
Clearing Out Zone One
How do you like your zombie stories? If your answer is moody, atmospheric, and oozing with metaphors then add Zone One to your reading list. …
Hub on Wheels 2013
On Sunday, I rode in the ninth annual Hub on Wheels, Boston’s biggest bicycling celebration. The big draw for the event is being able to …
Our Kayak Journey Down the Entire Charles River
Early in the summer, I picked up a new double kayak. My first thought was to put in by the Newton Marriott with The Boy …
Paddling the Last Stretch of the Charles River to the Ocean
The last leg of our Charles River journey was through the basin to the harbor, perhaps even into the harbor. I loaded up the big …
Three Years of Law School Summarized on an Index Card
What’s yours is yours (depending on the jurisdiction). Posted on August 20, 2013 by Jessica Hagy in Indexed