http://cambridgeguy.blog.com "A tradition of excellence for ___ years, and a tradition of mediocrity for even longer." Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:16:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm not as active in my daughters' school as I'd like to be but, the fact is, I don't have time to take on much. At a recent meeting, they asked for a volunteer to run the next meeting. As no one else was stepping up to the plate, I ... http://cambridgeguy.blog.com/2009/11/07/another-fine-mess-part-327-by-steve-nadis-2/ I'm not as active in my daughters' school as I'd like to be but, the fact is, I don't have time to take on much. At a recent meeting, they asked for a volunteer to run the next meeting. As no one else was stepping up to the plate, I ... http://cambridgeguy.blog.com/2009/11/07/another-fine-mess-part-327-by-steve-nadis/ A friend came back from a restaurant in Portland, Maine, where he ordered a "bowl of slop." But he was disappointed in the final product. "Really?" I asked. "It didn't live up to your expectations?" http://cambridgeguy.blog.com/2009/10/26/another-case-of-over-hype/ I've long wanted to break into the movies and came close to literally doing that this evening. I was in Harvard Square, in a hurry to get down Dunster Street, so I could buy burritos around the corner at Dunster Street. Except Dunster was closed because they were filming the ... http://cambridgeguy.blog.com/2009/10/21/man-about-town-by-steve-nadis/ The old Robert Redford movie, THE HOT ROCK, starts with what looks like your typical jailyard shot. But wait, there's a difference! The men are all playing handball. Is this jail? Or have all these men gone to heaven? Were it not for the presence of a man in a ... http://cambridgeguy.blog.com/2009/10/18/handball-in-the-movies-part-96-by-steve-nadis/ For some reason, my daughter cracked up yesterday when I called the video store. I'm not sure what was so funny. I just asked them: "Do you have any copies of 'Drag Me To Hell'?" http://cambridgeguy.blog.com/2009/10/17/a-simple-question-by-steve-nadis/ My wife and I have noticed that the eggs we've been getting of late are sticking to the fry pans, and there seems to be no way of getting them off. As a result, our frying pans are now covered with a thin, intermittent coating of flaky egg crust. It's ... http://cambridgeguy.blog.com/2009/10/16/revolutionary-eggs-by-steve-nadis/ We just got a letter from our city's new school superintendent who said he was "appreciative to ____ _____ for leading the ___ School as Acting Principal." I'm not sure if his sentence was technically ungrammatical but it sounded bad to my ears. And the superintendent might want ... http://cambridgeguy.blog.com/2009/10/15/check-your-grammar-at-the-door-by-steve-nadis/ This morning before school my 7-year-old daughter said exuberantly: "I am fully ready for winter." I'm afraid I can't say the same. I'm still harboring hopes of one last beach volleyball outing, and it appears that's not going to happen. I need to adjust my attitude, as my daughter has ... http://cambridgeguy.blog.com/2009/10/14/that-old-man-winter-he-just-keep-rolling-along-by-steve-nadis/ I like to think that the relationship between a man and his drain cleaner is about as close as it gets. I've been seeing the same guy from Rooter Man for many years owing to a longstanding problem involving tree roots and our drain ("main line," as it's called). I've ... http://cambridgeguy.blog.com/2009/10/08/message-from-rooter-man-by-steve-nadis/