The Red Sox - Never made it to Fenway Park, but still enjoyed the two World Series wins

Back Bay - Brownstone houses, great gift shops, book stores(Trident) and rstaurants

Newberry Street - All the beautiful people live and meet here

Boston University - The Fine Art shows 

North End - Everything Italian and of course great food

Charles River - Walk along it, float on it, or just watch it roll by

O'Kellys Seafood - Quick, good and inexpensive

Newberry Comics - Best collection of new and used CDs

463 Beacon Street Guest House - Quaint and nice

Faneuil Hall Market - Great place to shop for all things fresh

Charestown- Narrow streets and no parking but quaint

Pizzerina Regina - Best pizza in Boston

Mike's Pastry - Worth the wait in the long lines on Sunday

Revere Beach - Not the best beach but minutes from Boston

The Coop - Best book store at Harvard Square

Squantum - Coolest place south of Boston and I could live there

Rockport - Resort town on the Atlantic an hour north of Boston

HD Radio Ressurection: WHFS Comes Back to Life as 94.7 HD2

Washington, D.C. is getting back something long gone: WHFS - a legendary rock-formatted radio station. But, this time it's on HD Radio.

Beginning June 10, 2009, "94.7 HD2" sparked back to life at 12 noon with a special inaugural debut featuring D.J. Cerphe, an original member of WHFS from the late 1970s.

94.7 HD2 will feature a mix of current and retro alternative music, archival material, live studio performances, artist interviews, and other programming.

In a few weeks the station will also be available online and via mobile streaming at www.hfs2.com.

Listeners with a new HD Radio receiver can find the station by first tuning to 94.7, then tune up one notch to 94.7-2. (An HD radio receiver is required.)

A Growing Buzz Surrounds the Increasing Number of Capital Beekeepers

Washington Post

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Something unusual is happening on Washington rooftops, a new addition to the satellite dishes, HVAC units and snipers that are the usual fixtures atop the city's buildings.

Urban beekeepers, who prowl their rooftops in full beekeeper regalia, are becoming chic in the nation's capital, and their semi-secret society is less so, given the growing popularity of their peculiar and ancient hobby.

The White House recently added a hive to the South Lawn, and the Fairmont Hotel in the West End started two hives on its rooftop, where the chefs-turned-beekeepers tend their hives and wax poetic about the District honey they will drizzle on cheese and incorporate into their white chocolate mousse dish.

There are several dozen known beekeepers in the city. For years, they have tried to stay beneath the radar, uncertain about whether their neighbors would be pleased knowing several thousand stinging insects are next door.

"You know, there are lots of people in this community who think I'm crazy for talking to you," said Toni Burnham, 45, who is in her fifth summer of beekeeping and has emerged as one of the city's most prominent and vocal beekeepers.

Burnham keeps two hives atop her Washington townhouse. She tends to them on weekdays, when her neighbors are at work, slowly climbing the spiral staircase to her roof in her "bee costume," looking left and right to make sure no one is out gardening or sunbathing when she pries open the hive to check on her "girls."

She wants to keep the location of her home a secret, though she isn't breaking any laws.

Nothing specifically prohibits beekeeping in the District. But that was also the case in New York City, where a city health code banning animals that are "wild, ferocious, fierce, dangerous or naturally inclined to do harm" was applied to beekeepers.

Some apiarists are romantics who enrolled in beekeeping classes after reading "The Secret Life of Bees" and fantasizing about amber jars of honey. ...read article here...

When it comes to healthy living, Washington, D.C., is seldom mentioned in the same breath as cities like San Francisco, Portland, Ore., and Seattle, all of which are known for their active, health-conscious residents.

But according to a new report, the city of pomp and politics is the healthiest in the nation. In the second annual American Fitness Index (AFI), a publication released by the American College of Sports Medicine, Washington, D.C., edged out Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., Denver, Boston and San Francisco.

Go to Forbes.com to see where your city ranks

Time to give my analysis of the Reality TV shows I watch. First, Celebrity Apprentice. Annie Dukes should have won. Annie played the best game throughout the show and raised more money for her charity than anyone else, including the winner Joan Rivers. And this includes the $500,000 Joan won on the last task, which was changed so she would stand a chance to win. Donald with the "sympathy" win for the loud-mouthed Joan Rivers and her daughter.

Next was The Amazing Race. For the first time I did not have a clear favorite to win it. All three finalist couples had their good and bad moments. The winners, Tammy and Victor, had a huge advantage in China where a lot of the race took place but everything was even when they left China for the U.S. so can't say it helped them win.

Survivor. Each "season" I say I am not going to watch but end up doing so, because nothing better to watch on TV. JT definitely was the best player and derved the win. Wasn't anyone else even close, including Steven, his "shared brain" with JT. I would like to have seen the "most popular" (and $100,000) go to Taj, or someone other than the $1,000,000 winner, JT.

Dancing With the Stars. Best season. Ever. Anyone of the three could have won without an argument from me. Melissa overcome a last-minute start as a repacement. Gilles danced to perfection. Shawn was a competitor and Inproved the most during the season of the three finalists, so she would be my pick as the winner, so I am glad Shawn won.

American Idol. My favorite of the Reality TV shows. Watch every episode every season. Alos probally the best Top 10 and Fian 4 ever. I was a big Danny Gokey from the beginning an I predicted a Danny and Adam final, after the first couple of weeks of the season. But, Danny ran out of steam, and Chris Allen kept charging the last few weeks and made it to the final two with Adam Lambert. Adam was the most consistent throughout the season and is definitely the most marketable of this season's cast. Adam should win tonight, but don't count Chris out of it. Both are deserving of the title. Both will have singing careers, as will Danny.

From The USAToday

Verizon and Apple are discussing the possible development of an iPhone for Verizon, with the goal of introducing it next year, people familiar with the situation say.

It would mark the first time Apple has produced a version of the iPhone for a CDMA wireless network, which is different from AT&T's GSM technology. Vodafone, co-owner of Verizon Wireless, already sells the iPhone in Europe.

The New York-based telecom entered into "high-level" discussions with Apple management a few months ago, when CEO Steve Jobs was overseeing day-to-day business, these sources say. They declined to be named because they aren't authorized to speak publicly.

Jobs is on medical leave until June, but the conversations are continuing, they say. Apple declined to comment on the specific question of whether it is talking to Verizon. The company provided USA TODAY with a prepared statement, culled from comments to investors by COO Tim Cook last week: "We're very happy with the relationship that we have (with AT&T) and do not have a plan to change it." Cook added that "CDMA doesn't really have a life to it after a point in time."

Verizon is in the process of upgrading its network to a fourth-generation wireless technology known as "LTE." It is possible to build phones that work on both CDMA and LTE networks.

The Washington Nationals are off to a terrible start. They have only won one game out of the first 11. They just benched one o their best players because he was 5 minutes late. And he was doing charity work for the Nationals(helping kids) that made him late.

In February the team let their General Manager, Jim Bowden "resign" because there was so much controvery over the age of one of the Dominican prospects that was signed a few years ago. Seems the kid was a few years older than the Nationals thought. And there was talk of "money skimming". Haven't heard anymore about this since he resigned.

Then the "Acting GM", Mike Rizzo is afraid to make any moves because he is not given the job but is being "tested" first. This leads to an Opening Day roster that has too many outfielders and not enough quality pitchers. Then the team lets a good pitcher go, because they don't want to pay him an amount which is in the lowest 2% of baseball salaries.

Then our club's President, Stan Kasten, invites all of Philadelhia down to Washington just so the team can have a better attendance for the games. Dosen't matter how "rowdy and rude" the Phillie fans are.

Our manager, Manny Acta, seems not to care what is happening on the field and some of the players seem to follow suit. Some of the game decisions lately have seemed questionable to a lot of fans.

This city deserves better. For too long it went without a baseball team and now we have one. I don't expect a Wrold Series or even Divison championship, but I do expect a good brand of baseball and a win now and then. Come on Nats, let's get it together!!!