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January 28, 2007
Snow! Weeee!
It seems like all I do any more is go back and forth between travelling or being sick at home. This week's adventure brings me back to Boston for my Uncle Eddie's funeral. The obituary says nothing about biker, hell-raiser, or fantastic storyteller, but I guess the paper has to maintain a certain air of dignity about the whole thing.
My memories of Eddie from childhood are pretty fuzzy, but my best memory of him is from my grandmother's funeral about 11 years ago. I crashed at his house in East Boston, and after the wake, the night before the funeral, he and I had a couple of beers at his little kitchen table and he told stories about the family, about East Boston in the 40's and 50's, and a couple beers turned into a couple more and a couple more and before you know it, it's the wee hours. We weren't exactly fresh-faced for Mass the next morning, but the stories were great.
So it was 19 degrees when I got off the plane yesterday. There's snow on the ground today. I've had my chowder, my fried clams, my steamed clams, and my proper Irish breakfast. But Dunkin' Donuts has lattes now, and doesn't sell crullers any more, which means the End Times are upon us. My Boston accent is already creeping back, which sounds weird when combined with "y'all". I have to remember not to say "y'all" up here, because they really really look at you like you're speaking Wuluf or something.
Posted by ray at January 28, 2007 9:08 AM | Permalink
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They say it's gonna be 19 here in the morning, but I don't think we'll get snow with it. Brrrr. I'm sorry for your loss, Ray. Uncle Eddie sounds like quite the character. I bet he'd like your appended obituary. Travel safely.
Posted by: Sophmom at January 28, 2007 4:31 PM
Oooh, snow in Boston sounds great, but I'm sorry your visit there was for something sad.
...and doesn't sell crullers any more...
Those disappeared from Texas ages ago, but now they're going extinct in their native northeastern habitat? That ain't right.
Posted by: Hiromi at January 28, 2007 6:43 PM
Yeah, they discontinued them about a year ago. It's really depressing.
Posted by: Ray at January 28, 2007 7:56 PM
No shit Ray, you are in Boston.
That is pissah,wicked pissah.
And it is spelled Chowdah,not chowder.
Have a Nice Irish funeral.
Posted by: Karen at January 28, 2007 10:34 PM
Sorry to hear about your uncle. :(
Crullers or no, Dunkin' Donuts still kicks Krispy Kreme's ass.
Posted by: Miss Syl at January 28, 2007 10:52 PM
I'm sorry about your uncle, hon. He sounds like he was a hell of a guy.
I know I should stop complaining when I wake up in the morning and the apartment is sixty degrees. That's cold for L.A.!
And Ms. Syl is right: Krispy Kreme isn't worthy to shine Dunkin Donuts' shoes.
I miss Dunkin Donuts.
Posted by: Carol Elaine at February 2, 2007 11:46 AM
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