From SBs Mike and Cyndy (Post Island SBs) who clearly have too much time on their hands: Comment:Great - measure for measure -And of course there is the lesser known "smoot"=From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe smoot /ˈsmuːt/ is a nonstandard, humorous unit of length created as part of an MIT fraternity pledge to Lambda Chi... Continue Reading →
Best of the ‘Gest … Today is Truck Day
Fans write messages on the truck before it leaves Fenway Park to deliver equipment and supplies to the Red Sox spring training site in Ft. Myers, Florida [I can't help myself. Here we are mired in the depths of winter, but I can't resist the siren call of spring. The truck has now left Fenway... Continue Reading →
Boston Accent
[My apologies in advance for this sloppy journalism, but I can't remember how this crossed my desk, but I threw it in a bucket for future use. Luckily, I've trained my readers not to expect the highest standards from me. MY FAVORITE BOSTON JOKE: A man arrives at Logan with a short layover. He loves... Continue Reading →
The Final Chapter … Truck Day to Duck Day
[The 2021 baseball season ends today, and we'll find out if the Red Sox season ends with it, or whether they survive to play another day. In this concluding chapter of Truck Day to Duck we will re-live the most improbable season in recent Red Sox history. SB SM] October 1Government shuts down as lawmakers... Continue Reading →
Best Meal of my Life … Death by Duck
My beautiful picture Siverback Family Favorite Feasts or … Death By Duck by SB Mimi (Post Island SBs) Although my husband Sal and I have no Chinese ancestry, we developed a beloved tradition of creating a New Year's Day feast of Peking Duck served in a delicious banquet with all the fixings. This menu may... Continue Reading →
Truck Day to Duck Day, 2013
The Red Sox of 2021 may have folded like a TV tray table, but not so the unforgettable Sox of 2013 who continued to fulfill Boston's date with destiny. Is this guy scary, or what? September 1Tim Tebow among 13 cut by the Patriots. Era over before it begins. Peavy throws seven strong against former... Continue Reading →
Best Meal of My Life … Falso Magro
by SB Steve (Post Island SBs). The Best Meal of My Life is yet to come. Beth and I will make it for you after all this pandemic silliness is over with. We will serve it on our back deck overlooking the Boston skyline. Since it serves 8, you may invite 4 of your other... Continue Reading →
Truck Day to Duck Day … August, 2013
Koji Uehara becomes relief pitcher extraordinaire August 1 John Henry, owner of Red Sox, launches solo bid to buy Globe after group bid fails. Once again, baseball merges with reality. Sox climb back into first with Drew's walkoff hit in 15th. This is becoming a broken record, a wonderful broken record. August 2 Death toll... Continue Reading →
June, 2013 Truck Day to Duck Day
Sailboats in the Harbor This is the June summary of Boston's 2013. Things are heating up in Beantown. The Sox are still hot; the heat's on Whitey Bulger; and Aaron Hernandez adds some fireworks of his own. SB SM June 1 Boston sizzles in 94 degree heat. Meanwhile Plymouth, MA is without the Mayflower II... Continue Reading →
May, 2013
I've been singing this tune for a long time now. The summer of 2013 in Boston was one of the most interesting periods anywhere, anytime. I chronicled the summer day-by-day on my website: https://wordpress.com/home/truckday2duckday.wordpress.com May 1 (May Day) Blue Jays over Sox in wild game, 9-7. May 2 Bruins take opener against Maple Leafs, Celts... Continue Reading →