Last week was a difficult week to be away from Boston on vacation. My family is usually out on Patriot’s Day Monday watching the Boston Marathon. We wander down our street and mingle with the other spectators, friends, and neighbors on Commonwealth Avenue at the start of the Newton hills. Instead we spent the week [...]
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Terror in Boston
I’m watching the horror while on vacation instead of my office in Boston. My heart goes out to all of the spectators and families who were affected by the blast. Patriot’s Day in Boston is usually a great day, starting with the Revolutionary War reenactments in the morning, a Red Sox home game, and the [...]
Not Quite Spring
Yet another heavy snowfall in Greater Boston. I spent my time this morning shoveling, instead of writing a new blog post.
TSA Compliance for Knives and Water
At first I thought Transportation Security Administration had gone completely insane. The blue shirts are now going to allow knives on planes as long as the blade is shorter than six centimeters and narrower than 1/2 inch. After looking closer I just think they merely incompetent. Up front I should mention that I have never [...]
Updated List of Other Blogs I Read
In starting off the new year I thought I would update my blogroll, that list of other sites that I read on a regular basis. There is a link to it in the top menu bar of the website. Rather than make you have to chase back to the website, I have also included the [...]
Vote (and Report)
I’m not going to say that your vote counts. For the presidential election, your vote counts more if you live in Florida or Ohio. Your vote in a solidly red or blue state like Massachusetts or Texas counts less. However, there are likely plenty of other competitive races on your ballot, besides the presidential election. [...]
Unauthorized Board Meeting
For its latest mission, Improve Everywhere staged an unauthorized boardroom meeting in the office chair department of a Staples. The chairs in this particular office supply store were already arranged in a boardroom configuration, making it easy for us to hold a surprise meeting. Actor Will Hines gave a presentation to the board, using a [...]
Cycling and Compliance
During the summer of 2001, Mrs. Doug was stuck on the couch recovering from knee surgery. She stumbled across the coverage of the Tour de France, and especially Lance Armstrong, on the Outdoor Life Network. We were hooked, and ever since have been glued to the television during July to watch the beauty and competition [...]
Independence Day and Compliance
What better way to celebrate the independence of the United States than by taking the day off from work, grilling meat, and watching stuff blow up. I’m doing the same thing on the blog and taking a vacation. “The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. [...]
Compliance and Patriots’ Day
And the shot heard ’round the world Was the start of the Revolution. The Minute Men were ready, on the move. Take your powder, and take your gun. Report to General Washington. – Schoolhouse Rock! Patriots’ Day honors the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the Revolutionary War. That [...]
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