Living in the metro Boston area, one quickly develops a hate/love/hate relationship with the MBTA, the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, better known as “The T.” The T isn’t a bad system. It’s just been so poorly mismanaged for so many years that one wonders how they manage to get the trains and buses moving. They… Continue reading The T gets it right
Month: December 2008
2008 in Review
2008 is rapidly coming to a close. It’s been a mixed bag of a year with lots of good and lots of bad. Here are the highlights. Crissy visited I moved into my new place in Salem (link) I had surgery to remove my galbladder (link) My parents visited for the surgery (link) Raising over… Continue reading 2008 in Review
First Concert Series
My first concert series with the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus is done. It was a lot of fun, and at the same time, I’m glad it’s over. It was a rough weekend because of the weather. We got close to a foot of snow in the Boston area, so that made for a bit of… Continue reading First Concert Series
Chocolate Raspberry Poundcake
DSCN1291.JPG Originally uploaded by mikehillwig It’s funny how things sometimes fall together. I had bought a pound cake at the store yesterday when I wasn’t feeling well. I also picked up a pint of raspberries. Tonight I made a chocolate ganache for the cake, but it was a bit plain. And then I eyed the… Continue reading Chocolate Raspberry Poundcake
Crazy Weekend
What crazy weekend starts on Friday? No, mine started last Monday. My boss sent me to Oracle DBA training. Nobody turns down Oracle DBA training. The problem is that I don’t manage any Oracle databases. It was good training, just not entirely relevant to what I do. My boss says that he expects us to… Continue reading Crazy Weekend
What’s on my iPhone?
It’s no secret that I LOVE my iPhone. My friend Tatjana just got herself a shiny new iPhone, and I thought I’d share some of the apps that I just can’t live without. That’s an actual screen shot of my home screen. A lot of the apps are native ones, but there are a few… Continue reading What’s on my iPhone?
Test Post
Checking to see if this will show up in my Facebook page RSS feed.
Holly Folly
This weekend, the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus performed at Holly Folly in Provincetown, MA. I’d never been to P-town before, and it’s beautiful. They say it’s a great place in the summer, too. My friend Chris and I are going to spend a week there this summer. If our shows in P-town are any indication… Continue reading Holly Folly
Boycotts
When will companies learn it’s not a good idea to piss off the gay community? As a community, we’re organized, and we’re consumers with more discretionary cash than some other communities. We’re also socially aware. We’re not afraid to boycott companies that do bad things. Several years ago, the city of San Francisco passed an… Continue reading Boycotts