An Achievement

I recently achieved a goal I didn't even know I had; I have now acquired enough kitchen gadgets to cause the drawer I keep them in to jam every time I open and close it. The latest addition, a garlic press, only added to the unholy jumble. It dawned on me that growing up we always had a drawer exactly like this, always getting stuck with that small plastic spatula, or the careworn wooden stirring spoon, perhaps the potato masher which has led a long idle existence. You can never have enough of these types of things. I'm feel a certain nostalgic twinge now every time the damn drawer jams at some critical moment.

more snow

I can only imgine the real snow we just got totally ruined the effect of that fake snow they so laboriously hosed (what's the word? plastered?) on Boston Common. Before the The Great Blizzard happened though, the Globe was there...ran a picture and everything. Still no idea why they did it. (Note to Globe..."Why?" is an important part of the story.)

Snow job

I decided to walk to the Charles St. T stop last night, a nice half hour walk from work. As I came upon the Frog Pond in the Common I saw what looked like ground hugging smoke beyond. It turned out that there were a number of snow making machines set up around the parade grounds throwing gobs of snow up in the air and covering the ground. It was a very pretty sight to see. I wondered if perhaps some movie would be filming there. Otherwise I couldn't imagine why they were doing it. At that time of night it is a popular spot for people to walk their dogs and the dogs were enjoying themselves immensely.