Nothing new today, just a few things I’ve cooked over the last month or so.
I’ve been living in Boston now for about 9 years (can scarcely believe it) and I’ve never done any of the 4th of July historical stuff, tours and such. I’ve done the fireworks on the Esplanande, it’s like one giant picnic! Also did the Pops dress rehearsal which actually was a ton of fun. We did get rained on but the concert more than made up for it. And seeing the cannons fire live during the 1812 Overture was pretty neat. I’m a classical music junkie so I ate this all up.
That being said, I’ve never actually done a tour around the historical sites in Boston since I moved here. Sure, I’ve walked the Freedom Trail in chunks but it’s not quite the same if you don’t already know all of the history behind some of the sites. It might be blasphemy to say so, but walking by Paul Revere’s house is pretty uninteresting without any accompanying narrative other than bits and pieces of the poem I read years ago. So I went on the tour, one of my better decisions lately. And then one of my worst? Forgetting sunscreen and wearing sandals (Walked probably about 3-4 miles on the day total).
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On the side, I just started reading Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential. As only I can do, I managed to read the first page and then forget the book at someone’s house. Hopefully I’ll finish it in the next year =P