Blog challenges
By adamg - 4/17/08 - 10:32 am
David is dying for somebody to write a good "What Boston people like" post. Surely we can rise to the occasion, no?
Boston.TV is looking for a fulltime blogger-type person. After a couple of e-mails, I'm still not sure exactly what the job entails, but if you know video and want to get paid to blog, contact Ted Wayman at ted@boston.tv.
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Stuff Bostonians Like
Dunkin Donuts Iced Coffee...even in the winter.
Illegal U-Turns
Jaywalking
Red Sox hats
Complaining about the T
Amended
Pittsburgh Lefts.
More stuff
Denigrating New York(ers)
Situationally exaggerating accents
Arguing about street names, histories, and pronunciations
Their own neighborhoods
Having the same Mayor for decades
Complaining about students
Fighting about parking spaces
Weird names for things (e.g. Spa)
Artisanal Cheesmakers... no, wait, I just read that in the Globe.
Oh yeah,
Complaining about the Globe
But I guess what this guy really wants is someone to blog about each such thing in turn, at medium length, and with great wit.
Sorry, fella. I'm too lazy.
Upcoming ...
Holidays not celebrated elsewhere (e.g. Patriot's Day, Evacuation Day, Bunker Hill Day ...)
School vacations not done elsewhere (February and April vacations, instead of Spring Break)
February and April vacations
February and April vacations seem to be the norm in most places now.
Most places
So long as most places = CT, ME, NH, and VT.
And here I thought that it was the other way around, with all the stories about school systems cutting February Vacation and all ...
With that I'd add: thinking all Boston arear customs and advertizing are the norm
I was a nanny outside of San
I was a nanny outside of San Francisco for many years and they had a February break. My cousin's children in NY have a February break. So do my relatives in NJ. So maybe not most places, but all places I've been familiar with.
Lobster Clam Chowdah Tea Old
Lobster
Clam Chowdah
Tea
Old buildings
Going down the Cape
Live music
Boating on the Charles
Complaining about how expensive Boston is
Beer
Here's one more
Making fun of actors who attempt Boston accents (the "Kevin Costner In Thirteen Days" Corrolary)
Spuckies...
And pasta with gravy!
Ron Newman's endless (and
Ron Newman's endless (and sometimes annoying) expertise.