Wheeeee! I'm BACK!

Just got back from Boston - it was a loooong weekend and it was a bit of a mixed bag.

Bad Stuff:

• I was allergic to something in our hotel room and kept breaking out in hives.
• It rained and was cold but that's kind of what you expect from Boston, yeah?
• Dinner at Kingfish Hall. Grit in the chowder and the food was only so-so. Todd English = Overrated.
• I ate so many Papa Beard's Cream Puffs that they gave me a frequent buyer card (I was only there 3 days!)
• I couldn't talk my son into a Duck Tour and I really wanted to go amphibious. :(
• 3 hour ground delay out of Boston tonight which meant nearly missing my connection in Atlanta. Thank goodness Atlanta was also having problems.

Good Stuff:

• We had amazing Italian food at Fiore's on Hanover served by the cutest waiter ever from North Carolina. I tipped him way too much but he was worth it. ;) We followed it with amazing Tirimisu from Mike's Pastry.
• The Ansel Adams exhibition at the Museum of Art. Heck, the entire museum. I could have spent a week doing only that.
• Cute security guy at the USS Constitution in funky old-school navy uniform. He wore those britches with very little trace of embarrassment.
  
• My Russian cabbies. They all listened to NPR and honked at everything...constantly...and for no discernable reason.
• The Berklee Shwag including ear plugs that I can carry on my keychain (I've only needed these for the past 12 years or so!)
  
• PAPA BEARD'S CREAM PUFFS!

More Bad Stuff:

• Still no Brendan news. The best I can do it this little tidbit about his clinic over the weekend. It's hardly worth posting even. Heavy sigh....

More Good Stuff:

• Thanks to Lala for taking care of BHO while I was away and keeping you guys entertained. Also glad to see some new faces posting in my absence. I'll try not to take it personally. :p

And for the final and most important question....

Marry, Shag or Cliff?

1. Ian Crocker
2. Aaron Peirsol
3. Brendan Hansen