Day 84

I know I've mentioned this pet peeve before, but check it out... "100% Apple Punch Juice Blend From Concentrate with Added Ingredients." It's for kids! Not just for kids, "for Kids' Health!!" Because your kids don't get enough malic acid, magnesium diglutamate, or polydimethylsiloxane in their diet. Nope, not without this special extra-healthy blend from Motts.

Day 65

I was relieved that the store finally restocked my flavor of Jumex. They had been sold out for two weeks and I started to get worried. What would I drink if they took away my strawberry-banana nectar?

Day 54

This is the aftermath of our failed barbecue. I guess we have plenty of leftovers to get us through.

Day 52

I've developed a real affinity for Red Stripe lately. It seems to go well with summer weather.

Day 50

This is my first ever piece of Hard Rock swag. When Nikki asked me why not, I said, "Hey, I'm a House of Blues guy." We went to the opening of the new Boston location down by Fanuiel Hall tonight. Our friend Colin is working there and invited us. It was only my second time in a Hard Rock.

Day 43

Saturday, Nikki and I had a nice breakfast at the Spot in our neighborhood before taking the cat to the vet. I woke up at 6:30 on Saturday, which was shocking and disconcerting. I didn't know what to do with all that time awake and not at work.

Day 29

You would never know from looking at this row of loading docks that there is an awesome European bakery inside that door. Well, there is.

Day 23

This is one of my (many) pet peeves. This drink says 100% juice in at least three places on the bottle, two of which are visible here. But if you look down at the ingredients, what do we see: Natural Flavors, Vitamin C (which is really ascorbic acid, a preservative), Acacia Gum, and Beta Carotene. So how does that add up to 100% juice? Fucking bullshit, man. That's GW Bush's fault, too. Ever since his appointees re-wrote the guidelines that define what qualifies as 100% juice, the bottlers have been playing fast and loose. I hate it.

Day 10

If you set a box of Ranch flavored Wheat Thins next to these two items, this picture would have all my staples. I swear, I must contribute more to Jumex's bottom line than any other Anglo in the country. When I took this picture, I was very glad to be back in my home. I spent the previous night in Jersey in the midst of stretching the trip back from WV from a 1 hour flight to an 18 hour tribulation.