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by | April 19, 2010 · 10:21 pm

Marathon Monday, All Grown-Up

Rob, left, and Kris after the Marathon. BOSTON 2010!

There once was a time when I would wake up on Marathon Monday to my roommates mixing margaritas in the kitchen, messing it up, and ditching the mix for straight tequila…at 8 a.m. The day would be spent playing Beer Pong, doing shots and dancing to Kelly Clarkson and Shakira. Passing out at 1 p.m. was always expected, but so was rallying an hour later.

So you can imagine my disappointment when I found out I had to work (work?!?! seriously?!?!?) this year during the Marathon. As I left my apartment for the T at 8 a.m., I nearly called in sick in order to follow the 30-or-so 20-year-olds cramming into the rundown BC house down the block from me. I also almost stepped in throw-up a block later, but that couldn’t take me out of my memory cloud. Me and the other two people making our way downtown on the C-line Monday morning were clearly reflecting back to our college days.

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by | April 11, 2010 · 6:11 pm

The New York Times Loves Garrison, NY

Down by the train, Garrison, NY. James Estrin/The New York Times

“ROBERT A. MCCAFFREY, who has lived all of his 67 years in Garrison, across the Hudson River from the United States Military Academy at West Point, can recount stories of buyers who moved in, lured by the astonishing beauty of the area, and then within a year sold their homes and left for someplace closer to supermarkets and other suburban amenities.”

“‘This is really the country,’ said Mr. McCaffrey, a real estate agent in the neighboring village of Cold Spring, ‘and you have to be prepared for that.’”

I’m not really sure what’s so inconvenient about Garrison, but I guess if you’re moving up from New York City, not having a Duane Reade on every corner is considered roughing it. Garrison is truly a beautiful place to live, with great people and lovely scenery. If I had the money, I would definitely have a home there (I already have one picked out, so if someone wants to buy it for me, give me a call).

Even though the Times did get some of the facts wrong (Penny and John Seekircher have not lived in their home for 28 years, for example; trust me, I used to play with the chickens and goats at their last house), I think the slide-show tells the greatest story: that Garrison is a gem on the Hudson.

Read it here.

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by | April 9, 2010 · 8:09 am

Scenes from the Green Line

The most convincing Census advertisement I’ve seen yet; even more so than that guy in his bathrobe. I filled mine out immediately.

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