BOSTON (BS) – For a second consecutive day, Boston was thrown into citywide panic as unknown, but quite sinister-looking, devices were discovered in and around Boston landmarks and thoroughfares. “This is a sophisticated device, with buttons, lights, and what appears to be a battery compartment,” Boston police spokesperson Blanche Dout said. “And what makes this … Read more
I know these are troubling times, but isn’t the aftermath of this thing touched with more than a little hysteria? A spokseperson for the Boston Police called this “a colossal waste of money.” ‘Cause, you know, municipalities are such bastions of fiscal discipline otherwise. Some page I saw tonight was yammering about an arrest. The … Read more
One Sunday morning in 1996, Lea and I first began talking about marriage on the swing in her backyard. Among other things, we discussed non-negotiables. One of them for me was that I intended to raise a family in northern Alabama, and that if she wanted to do something else I probably wasn’t The One. … Read more