Archive for February, 2008

At about 6:40 or so this evening we drove by a number of Boston and Brookline emergency vehicles on westbound Beacon Street at the St. Mary’s T-stop. I got the impression that a cab had hit a pedestrian.

The United States Census Bureau announced yesterday that the data has been quarterly updated on USA Counties where you can find 5,900 data items for the United States, the 50 states (plus the District of Columbia), and all of the nation’s 3,141 counties and county equivalents. Have fun.

The Daily Free Press reports that UBurger is going to open a restaurant in Boston University’s West Campus, near Agganis Arena. Writes the Press: The original UBurger, which opened about a year and a half ago, is located in Kenmore Square and is a popular spot for many Boston University students, with more than 500 [...]

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A few days ago I was involved in a logo trial for a small company. We were five people who examined nine different logos and then each picked the one we thought most promising for the company in question. We collectively picked five different logos. That’s just not right. (The headline is of course a [...]

[March 3, 2009 update: It should be noted that Z Square closed a couple of months ago because of financial struggles at the cafe's Harvard Square location. Quite sad.] After a hectic Saturday at the Boston Wine Expo it was nice to drive to Kenmore Square to spend a relaxing afternoon in our old neighborhood. [...]

Here’s a photograph of a Cape Cod Potato Chips display stand in a Roche Brothers store: I don’t think I’ve ever seen such an elaborate and floor-space consuming display for Cape Cod Potato Chips before. It’s particularly striking since the company doesn’t have that many different flavors of potato chips. I wonder what the compensatory [...]

A couple of years ago I called casino gambling in Massachusetts a no brainer, but Governor Deval Patrick’s administration has allegedly put a lot of head into it. This might actually be the best part, quoting The Boston Globe: “[The Patrick aide] helped draft Patrick’s casino bill.” Only the bill is a poorly thought out [...]

New England Patriots stunning loss to the New York Giants in Super Bowl 42 has caused some fans to unleash their fury at head coach Bill Belichick who, in their minds, came up with a weak game plan, coached the game poorly and didn’t make the right adjustments (by some fans I mean the ones [...]

A common argument against enforcement of immigration laws is that it is impossible or at least hopelessly impractical to deport all 12-20 million illegal aliens. The retort is that it isn’t necessary to deport them all, most of them will leave on their own volition if enforcement is stepped up. There are reasons to believe [...]