I visited my podiatrist-to-the-stars today (according to an article on the wall of the office, he has tended to Bird, Yaz, and Dewey, among other one-named members of the Boston sports firmament) to get fitted for orthotics. I don’t know where I was when my brother and my dad got them when I was in […]

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In my weekly round-up of new trailers on Apple’s Trailers site, I watched a preview for the new Matthew Broderick film The Last Shot. As soon as I started watching it, I rembered where I’d heard the story before: This American Life. In the mis-named and otherwise somewhat underwhelming 2003 episode “MacGyver,” GQ writer Elizabeth […]

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In an otherwise interesting story on Lou Piniella’s influence on A-Rod, the Times‘ Jack Curry makes my least favorite mistake, and uses “impacted” as a verb. If you’re going to use “impacted,” use it as an adjective to describe teeth or bones, not as a verb when you actually mean “influenced” or “affected.” “When Piniella […]

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I don’t go to the doctor much (touch wood), but a confluence of events has led to me schedule three doctor’s appointments in four days this week. Today’s was with the eye doctor, which is always fun. The doctor was a kind, older man, though nothing much like my favorite optometrist of childhood (my approximation […]

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Aimee and I had a terrific anniversary dinner at Ten Tables in Jamaica Plain last night, prefaced with the best parking spot in the whole world (want to see if you left something in the car? Look out the front window of the restaurant), and topped off with a crazy ice cream sundae with peanut […]

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This happens all the time, but it’s always interesting to note. I can safely say that never in my life before Wednesday had I read the word “avoirdupois” – have you? I came across it one of three books Aimee’s Grandma has written, as I was studying up (ok, not really) in preparation for her […]

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I attended my first evening at the B.U. Cinematheque tonight, a crowded and hellishly hot affair that featured a screening of the Harvard Law School classic The Paper Chase followed by a question and answer session with the film’s director of photography, Gordon Willis. Willis is a luminary in the world of cinematography, having had […]

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Sad to hear this news about Bob Edwards leaving “Morning Edition.” He’s been the voice of the show, and of days in the garage with Dad, road trips around the country, early wake-up calls in high school, and countless other unidentifiable moments of my life. Never had any idea what he looked like, but his […]

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My morning was spent performing the necessary evil that is the tax return, which, I’m embarassed to admit, was a first for me. Thanks to TurboTax, which was for the most part a really well-designed and problem-free web program, I took care of everything in a couple of hours. I’m not really sure I did […]

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Dad and I began the day with an early drive down the highway in the brand-new Audi to try to beat the crowds to the Bake Shop in Girdwood. There were quite a few people around, most of them there to spectate at the U.S. Nationals at Alyeska. The breakfast, especially the sourdough bread, was […]

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Just returned home from the late show of Fast Times at Ridgemont High with Neil and Melanie at the Bear Tooth – a nice print, actually – and was blown away by the gorgeous northern lights that greeted me as I turned onto Upper O’Malley. It took the form of a long, waving band of […]

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First, a photo from last night’s sunset, taken after we all got back from dinner at the Bear Tooth:Not unusual, but still spectacular. Today began with Mom’s departure for Utah/Vegas at 5 am, and in between unpacking and moving Dad’s desk, I upgraded his computer and watched Buddy Buddy. What an incredible, underrated movie: in […]

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Missions accomplished today: 1. Picked up the antique filing cabinet shipped from Denver at Pacific Alaska Forwarders, unpacked it, and set it up in Dad’s office. 2. Retrieved Dad’s Audi from storage at Classic Motion. 3. Unpacked and connected new dvd player as well as old speakers to the downstairs tv. 4. Installed Panther on […]

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I sat next to a woman on my flight from Boston to Seattle who rented a digEplayer, Alaska Air’s new branded in-flight entertainment system. It’s essentially a hard drive with a six inch-wide screen, and featured movies, tv shows, and music – as well as “promotional material,” apparently, which was touted by the stewardess but […]

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I had to make a hotel reservation for a visiting guest today and when I told the guy at the hotel my last name, he informed me that Meacham was the name of his horse when he was growing up. Same spelling, apparently a relative’s maiden name. Now it’s part of his email addresses, user […]

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