Pretty Nice Weekend

In between bouts of despair brought on by the faltering world economy, we had a nice little weekend. Temps were in the low 60s, and so we jogged a section of a system of connected parks in Boston called the Emerald Necklace which we hadn't seen before. The section we saw is called the Back Bay Fens (near FENway Park), which I first heard of in the movie The Departed. In the movie, Jack Nicholson's character berates an underling for botching a body disposal in the fens. I didn't really see any place in the park that I'd consider safe for stashing a body one didn't want found, especially with the ocean just a short trunk ride away. But hey, what do I know about corpse disposal. Nothing, if anyone asks.

We also did some preliminary gardening as we noticed some green shoots were coming out of the ground. Liz tells me these are known as perennials. Less work for us. Thanks, botany. It's snowing like mad today so hopefully those precocious little shoots know what they're doing.

Remember the first few days of a new semester in high school or college, the anticipation of walking into a new class to see if there were any pretty ladies to look at to help pass the time? That's what getting on the subway is like only you never go to the same class twice. Getting on the bus is similar, assuming you took special ed classes in a high school for kids with tuberculosis.

And finally, you know who I've about heard enough out of? New Zealand. We get it, you're an island paradise with glaciers and rain forests and mountains and Sauvignon Blanc and volcanoes and Hobbits. Well guess what New Zealand, I did some checking and your days are numbered. Turns out the North Island and the South Island are on divergent tectonic plates. So the North Island will soon rear end Australia after it crashes into Asia while the South Island has a geological date with Antarctica. So enjoy being overrun by the Chinese, North Island. Meanwhile, your "mates" on the South Island will be living in a frozen wasteland. You won't be so smug after that, now will you. I can't wait to see the looks on their stupid Kiwi faces.