I’m moved into my new apartment. Normal life should resume shortly.
Filed under: Boston, Massachusetts, Personal
September 3, 2009 • 9:51 am Comments Off
REAL Hope & Change
Filed under: Amazing, Boston, Cool Picture, Current Events, Massachusetts, Red Sox
July 8, 2009 • 8:05 am Comments Off
Just Needed a Little Help
Via the Anchoress, who must implicitly admit to the moral superiority of Red Sox fans, I saw this nice Youtube video:
That’s great. I don’t think the audience is laughing at the singer, but rather with him (I wouldn’t have posted this if I didn’t think that was true).
Of course, this kind of thing can’t happen in Yankees Stadium. It’s too empty!
Filed under: Amazing, America, Boston, Current Events, Entertainment, Evil Empire, Massachusetts, Music, Red Sox
October 5, 2008 • 3:15 pm 2
Boston’s Pro-Life Mass & MA Walk for Life
I was there, and it was pretty awesome to see everyone gather to help spread the good news of the gospel of life. All the seminarians were there in our Roman collars; it was weird going out into public with it on, let me tell you. Lots of “No, I’m not a priest,” and “Don’t call me Father,” but that’s OK. Lots of walking and standing, so I’m kind of beat.
Anyways, here some photos. Sorry for the quality; I only had my iPhone on me, but I think they turned out pretty good, all things considered. Enjoy!
Filed under: America, Boston, Catholic, Cool Picture, Current Events, Democracy, Election 2008, First Amendment, Massachusetts, Politics, Pro-Life, Religion
August 5, 2008 • 10:24 am Comments Off
John Adams
Got HBO’s movie on John Adams in the mail today. It’s excellent, and highly recommended.
Filed under: America, Anglosphere, Boston, Democracy, Entertainment, Europe, History, Massachusetts, Movies
June 15, 2008 • 4:17 pm Comments Off
Boston Battles Foreclosures
I’m impressed; Mayor Menino seems to be doing something right in Boston. Impressive.
Filed under: America, Boston, Current Events, Election 2008, Hippies, Massachusetts, Politics
April 14, 2008 • 3:33 am 1
A family divided
Filed under: Boston, Current Events, Evil Empire, Family, Massachusetts, Personal, Red Sox
March 3, 2008 • 2:10 pm Comments Off
A Shrewd Move
Why the Pope isn’t Coming to Boston, and why it was the right decision to make.
An interesting article, which argues that the Boston hierarchy hasn’t done enough to merit a visit. I don’t know if any of what the author says is actually why the Pope won’t be visiting, but I also can’t disagree with much the article talks about.
Filed under: America, Boston, Catholic, Current Events, History, Massachusetts, Politics, Religion, Rome
February 3, 2008 • 5:38 pm 1
Super Bowl XLII
Just like last year, I’ll be live-blogging the Super Bowl. GO PATS!
6:36pm EST: Clever fire-breathing Bud Light commercial.
Nice Godfather spoof by Audi. Sweet looking car!
So far, so good for commercials. By what are the Pats letting the Giants go down the field? Must be lulling them into a false sense of security.
6:45pm: 3-0 Giants? Seriously? Not cool man.
The Roxbury Brothers?! Good job Pepsi!
Nice fascist commercial for Under Armor. All hail the Might Leader of Sweaty Clothes!!
And, just in case you want to watch Super Bowl commercials, check out this MySpace page. Yeah, they had a commercial about commercials. How post-modern.
6:58pm: Pats on the cusp of scoring thanks to some blatant pass interference.
Cute Bridgestone commercial with screaming animals.
First “Ick” moment with a commercial for a new Fox show Unhitched. He licked a baby’s head.
7:01pm: TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS!! 7-3, Patriots.
Wanted looks like an interesting movie.
DEREK JETER?! Bleh.
I freakin’ hate GoDaddy.com.
A FedEx commercial with giant pigeons.
A fight to the death in a car commercial for Cars.com. Almost.
Tide: Silence the stain. Pretty funny.
7:10pm: That should have been offensive pass interference on Hobbs, but now the Giants are in the Red Zone again. But offensive delay of game.
7:13pm: INTERCEPTION PATRIOTS! Good job Hobbs. Karma’s a pain, ya know? (See above.)
“Animals working together always makes great TV.” –My brother upon seeing the Bud commercial imitating Rocky.
7:18pm: Pats can’t capitalize and punt.
Kinda clever Toyota commercial with flesh-eating otters.
Napoleon used GPS? So says Garmon.
7:21pm: Eli is darn lucky he didn’t lose that messed-up hand off. But then they go 3 and out.
A very disturbing CareerBuilder.com ad, with a walking heart. Whoa.
Thriller!? With lizards! Thanks Sobe Life Water.
Stupid anti-drug ads.
7:27pm: Brady god sacked twice?! HELLO?!
Sisyphus stars in a hybrid GMC commercial.
Bud Light tries to go the foreigner-dating angle again, with mixed results.
The announcers just brought up that Randy Moss hasn’t been passed to in this game. What the heck guys?!
7:36pm Bradshaw apparently forgot that he was playing football, not baseball. Nice try slugger!
Prince Caspian! Booyeah!
Unibrow?! Second ick of the night. Thanks Planters.
Sir Charles! Nice, T-Mobile.
7:40pm: Justin Timberlake getting beat up will never get old. Thank you, Pepsi!
Doritos with a giant rat. Nice.
7:53pm: End of the 1st half. Pats still on time, 7-3. Pats better bring their A game in the 2nd half if they want to win.
And for your halftime entertainment:
8:19pm: Excellent halftime show.
8:25pm: Hopefully, Belichick will bust out the videotapes for the 2nd half.
8:30pm: Pats can’t do anything to start the half. Bummer.
Cars.com has another commercial, this time with a witch doctor.
Shaq-Attaq as a jockey. I love it. Thanks Vitamin-Water.
8:34pm: Pats challenge that the Giants had too many men on the field. It’s close.
Bud tries to do the caveman thing.
Carmen Electra can’t act. Too bad Icebreakers.
Bridgestone tries to call Richard Simmons after sparing Alice Cooper.
CareerBuilder.com has another creepy commercial with Jimminy Cricket being eaten by a spider. Whoa.
Giants: 12 men on the field!! SUCKAS!!
8:41pm: Tom Brady sets the record for most completions in the Super Bowl: 85!
But Pats turn it over on downs. Ugh.
8:44pm: Hyundai has a nice self-conscious commercial.
Toy Story talks about Wall-E! Looks great!
8:52pm: Giants can’t make anything happen on their drive.
Jumper looks interesting. Sort of.
E*Trade does a cute commercial with a baby buying stocks.
Bud Light causes you to fly. Like the fire-breathing one above.
9:01pm: Still 7-3 Pats.
Super NFL Commercial: Texans are in the Super Bowl. Kinda.
Boring JetBlue commercial.
Boring US Trust commercial.
Boring Toyota commercial. C’mon guys! It’s the Super Bowl!
Sunsilk thinks hair defines the woman. Huh.
Balloon Underdog vs. Balloon Stewie Griffin for a Coke. But Balloon Charlie Brown gets it!!
9:11pm: Touchdown Giants. Grr. 10-7 in the 4th.
Bill Frist and James Carville are friends, thanks to Coke.
Men driving children’s toy bikes. Toyota commercial.
Don’t Mess With the Zohan with Adam Sandler looks interesting.
9:20pm Pats still can’t do anything.
Another baby commercial for stock trading.
Taco Bell amkes an appearance, but not a great one.
Big dog drinking water: Gatorade? Huh?
9:26pm: Pats barely make the stop.
Jackie Moon shills Bud. Funny.
Another self-conscious Hyundai commercial.
9:32pm: Welker sets a record for most catches in a Super Bowl!!
9:39pm: TOUCHDOWN RANDY MOSS! Pats lead 14-10.
9:45pm: Is Victoria’s Secret trying to steal Valentine’s Day?
Third ick of the night: faat guy drinks an energy drink, jump starts a car. Ick.
Is that Big Ben doing karaoke? Wow.
9:53pm: You’re killin’ me, Smalls.
9:56pm: SON OF A! Giants score, 17-14.
10:04pm: Giants win 17-14. Tom Brady is going to get mugged if he ever comes back to Boston. The Pats apparently just forgot that they were coming to the Super Bowl. Bunch of freakin’ idiots.
Filed under: America, Boston, Current Events, Football, Massachusetts, New England Patriots, Super Bowl
• 7:00 am Comments Off
A family divided
Not by politics, but something far more important: FOOTBALL!
Cousin Jen wants to know who in the Ambrose clan is rooting for whom.
Two guesses what I said, though you should only need one.
Filed under: Boston, Current Events, Family, Football, Funny, Massachusetts, New England Patriots, Personal, Super Bowl
December 31, 2007 • 11:56 pm Comments Off
Family & Football
As Curtis notes below, I didn’t write anything about how the New England Patriots are now only the third team in the history of the NFL to have a perfect season, and that they have the most wins in a regular season. Nor have I written how Tom Brady now holds the record for most touchdown passes, nor that Randy Moss now holds the record for most touchdown receptions.
I have been remiss in my Boston triumphalism simply because this weekend I had a wedding to go to. Don’t worry, it didn’t interfere with me watching the Pats-Giants game.
My cousin Kate was the one doing the marrying, and the whole extended family (mostly) showed up for the shindig. The “rehearsal dinner” was in the local winery (and, in true Ambrose fashion, we drank the place dry. I kid you not!). The wedding took place in the local RC church, and then off to the local manor for the reception. It was a great time, and we got to see family that I haven’t seen since Grandma and Grandpa moved to NC!
Pictures will be coming, as soon as I do some photo-editing.
Congratulations to the bride and groom!!
(And the NE Pats!)
Filed under: Boston, Current Events, Family, Football, Massachusetts, New England Patriots, Personal
December 27, 2007 • 8:16 am Comments Off
Big Dig Finally Complete
“The Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project” (a.k.a., “The Big Dig”) is over as of December 31st.
Original projected cost: $2.6 billion.
Final projected cost (not counting any lawsuit settlements): $14.8 billion.
Thanks America!
Filed under: America, Boston, Current Events, Massachusetts, Politics
November 6, 2007 • 3:47 am Comments Off
It’s looking good.
Curt Schilling looks to be staying with the Red Sox.
Filed under: Boston, Current Events, Massachusetts, Personal, Red Sox
October 30, 2007 • 6:05 am Comments Off
Red Sox Day 2007
Today is the day of the “Rolling Rally” to celebrate the victory of the Red Sox in the World Series. Once again, the Sox will be riding the famous “duck boats” of Boston from Fenway, down Boylston, up Tremont, to Downtown Boston. Papelbon will dance, and the Dropkick Murphys will perform. I’ll try to snap some pictures, of course, but I can’t promise anything: as I was walking to work this morning, people were already lining up against the barriers. I might not even be able to see anything!
Here’s the map of the parade route; my school is near the intersections of Marlborough and Exeter, and I need to get to Back Bay station. I don’t think it’s going to happen. The Copely Square “stop” is not where it is on the map, but on the corner closer to Boylston. I saw a ton of news vans and the stage already setup.
It’s a very exciting day in Boston, as this city takes its sports teams VERY seriously. I know I do.
And oh by the way: I BELIEVE!
Filed under: Current Events, Red Sox
October 29, 2007 • 2:49 am 3
RED SOX WIN!
The Boston Red Sox are the 2007 World Champions! WOOHOO!!
Curt Schilling reflects on his blog: “God has his fingerprints all over this game.”
Makes sense.
Filed under: Current Events, Red Sox
October 25, 2007 • 6:00 pm 2
Our Lady of the Red Sox
Or so I thought, when I saw these banners hanging off the Old South Church in Boston today:
Go Red Sox!!
(And for the record, this picture was taken my brand-new iPhone.)
Filed under: Current Events, Red Sox
• 4:02 am Comments Off
World Series Game 1: CO 1, Sox 13
I hate a blow-out, but I’ll let it slide this time!
Go BoSox!!
Filed under: Current Events, Red Sox , Red Sox, world series
October 22, 2007 • 2:45 am Comments Off
Can I Just Say
Filed under: Current Events, Massachusetts, Red Sox
September 29, 2007 • 5:20 am 2
First Time in 12 Years
Boston Red Sox clinch the AL-East: they win, the Yanks lose. I like that formula.
Filed under: Current Events, Personal, Red Sox
April 25, 2007 • 10:39 am Comments Off
Loan Request
Anyone got $20,000 they can lend me? Just asking…
Filed under: Cool Picture, Current Events, Personal, Red Sox
April 21, 2007 • 1:34 pm 2
Red Sox beat the Yankees.
Saw the last part of it, from about the 7th to the end. Great game. I spent the extra money and bought a Sam Adams to celebrate.
The BoSox wore green yesterday, in honor of Red Auerbach.
Filed under: America, Current Events, Red Sox
April 9, 2007 • 12:15 pm Comments Off
“Great is baseball…”
“…The national tonic. The revival of hope. The restorer of confidence.”
Yes, after a wonderful Easter brunch, I went to the Red Sox/Rangers game. The Sox had lost the last two against the Rangers, but this would be special: I would be there!!
David Ortiz got us started with a HR, but the Rangers came right back in the 1st. Ortiz’s next at bat was another HR, with some on second. After Schilling left the game, the Sox’s first closer walked three guys, and one eventually came around for a run. Papelbon came in during the 8th, runners on all the bases, and only one out!! In a nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat final 1.5 innings, Papelbon K’Oed 3 of 5, saving the Sox.
Sox WIN, 3-2. It was a very good day…
Filed under: Cool Picture, Entertainment, Personal, Red Sox
March 1, 2007 • 4:11 pm Comments Off
BoSox 0, Toronto 1
Not a good way to start the season. They play a couple colleges next, then Toronto again.
Filed under: Current Events, Red Sox
