Category Archives: WhatEVAH!

Oh Boy

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

So this is a thing that is happening: “The Package.” No, really. “The Package.” Discuss.

Posted in Music, WhatEVAH! | 2 Comments

Someone Went Into Battle With Only One Boot On…

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

…and I think I found the other boot: (by the Capitol Reflecting Pool, Washington D.C.) I can understand finding a small child’s shoe: they instinctively find ways to lose footwear. But this was a size 11 boot.

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An Inalienable Right to Not Be Insulted By Public Servants?

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

Having lived in a few states, I find that the Massachusetts Legislature is actually one of the more competent legislative bodies in the U.S. Mind you, that’s mostly damning with faint praise. Nonetheless, we are typically spared the routine legislative … Continue reading →

Posted in Massachusetts, WhatEVAH! | 4 Comments

The Grey Lady and David Brooks Made a Typo

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

While my take on the NY Times‘ David Brooks is that one should read his columns for the pictures–and since there are no pictures in his columns, you would be better off not reading them at all, I did find … Continue reading →

Posted in Publishing, WhatEVAH!

My Green Line Commute Isn’t This…Interesting: The ‘Crop Circle’ Edition

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

Remember this incident the next time you hear someone complaining about how transit workers get paid too much: It was reported to the MBTA and dealt with by a supervisor, but I haven’t found a police report. Never a dull … Continue reading →

Posted in Boston, Transportation, WhatEVAH!

This Is the Weirdest Exclusion Criterion EVAH!

Posted on November 16, 2012 by

No lefties need apply: No idea what left-handedness has to do with this….

Posted in WhatEVAH! | 8 Comments

The High Energy Pumpkin Collider

Posted on November 3, 2012 by

Observed on Binney Street, Cambridge, MA:

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Halloween Treats Come Early: Dogs on Parade

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

For the last two years, the Esplanade Association of Boston has hosted “Dogs on Parade“, wherein dogs are subjected to ridiculous Halloween costumery and paraded around Boston’s Esplanade. Since the only redeeming value of the internet is silly animal videos, … Continue reading →

Posted in Boston, Dogs, WhatEVAH!

Commonwealth Ave. Has the World’s Largest Charcoal Briquettes

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

No, really it does: The alternative–that these are dog turds–is too terrifying to contemplate… (actually, I have no idea what the hell these are; they seem to be asphalt)

Posted in Boston, WhatEVAH!

These Shoes Are Not Made For Walking

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

Observed on Marlborough Street, Back Bay, Boston: Maybe some people are just really fast?

Posted in Boston, WhatEVAH! | 2 Comments