Went to Walden again, this time with a camera. Also stopped a roadside Garden Shop/Boutique that had locally grown apples, fantastic looking pies, high priced picture frames and other odds and ends that were way too expensive, but fun to look at.
Sunday, November 06, 2005
Pictures from Walden Pond
Went to Walden again, this time with a camera. Also stopped a roadside Garden Shop/Boutique that had locally grown apples, fantastic looking pies, high priced picture frames and other odds and ends that were way too expensive, but fun to look at.
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Widener Library
Tonight I got a belated Halloween treat. Alex found out he could take guests into the Widener Library so here I sit in the bowels of this gigantic beautiful library typing away.
The Widener has around 15 million titles and 30 million more on microfilm. It was built in memory of Harry Widener, a Harvard student who died on the Titanic. It's interesting to read about...check it out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widener_Library
On another note I encountered someone last night that I wish had perished in the Titanic or met some other dreadful fate...I was waiting for Alex last night in Harvard Square when I noticed a Bank Protection Officer (BPO) "protecting" the bank. He was standing outside of the bank, smoking a cig, leg hiked up on bench watching the ladies pass. And by ladies I mean borderline call girls. Well they weren't really call girls but many bore more than a passing resemblance to a call girl and seemed to be the type our BPO preferred.
At any rate I stood there for 15 minutes listening to him comment on the women that walked by. Even if they were call girls, even if they had on ridiculously short skirts and way too high of heels, it in no way justified his ludicrous, pig-tastic behavior. At one point, the point I finally had enough, he actually WHINNIED at a girl who was wearing a denim mini skirt and cowboy boots.
He sounded exactly like a horse in heat and I thought I was going to throw up. I don't think I have ever been so disgusted in my life...I've worked on construction sites and have heard my share of off color comments (none that came close to what he did). Needless to say my temper got the better of me and as I was getting into the cab I shot off a few obscenities at him. It wasn't nice of me I know but I couldn't help myself.
The Widener has around 15 million titles and 30 million more on microfilm. It was built in memory of Harry Widener, a Harvard student who died on the Titanic. It's interesting to read about...check it out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widener_Library
On another note I encountered someone last night that I wish had perished in the Titanic or met some other dreadful fate...I was waiting for Alex last night in Harvard Square when I noticed a Bank Protection Officer (BPO) "protecting" the bank. He was standing outside of the bank, smoking a cig, leg hiked up on bench watching the ladies pass. And by ladies I mean borderline call girls. Well they weren't really call girls but many bore more than a passing resemblance to a call girl and seemed to be the type our BPO preferred.
At any rate I stood there for 15 minutes listening to him comment on the women that walked by. Even if they were call girls, even if they had on ridiculously short skirts and way too high of heels, it in no way justified his ludicrous, pig-tastic behavior. At one point, the point I finally had enough, he actually WHINNIED at a girl who was wearing a denim mini skirt and cowboy boots.
He sounded exactly like a horse in heat and I thought I was going to throw up. I don't think I have ever been so disgusted in my life...I've worked on construction sites and have heard my share of off color comments (none that came close to what he did). Needless to say my temper got the better of me and as I was getting into the cab I shot off a few obscenities at him. It wasn't nice of me I know but I couldn't help myself.
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