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"Blogger, c'est blaguer."--JS

2011-12-09T23:21:00.001-08:00

River Street Whole Foods Market invites bloggers... we sample a Massachusetts beer The Grey Lady from Cisco Brewers on Nantucket Island, cheese platters, arancini, Peak Organic Brewing Company Winter Session Ale. Andie the queequeg missed, not on the scene with cinema reviews maybe now with Bridge Over Troubled Waters. A local cast of celebrated Whole Foods Market folks are around. We're in the tiny cafe and then we roam the store for a scavenger hunt. I point out a few blogs of interest to some folks here. Fonts of WFM described by the store's artist. A lift back home from a kindly neighbor. "Blogger, c'est blaguer."--JS

a) Check sale items.
b) While shopping make shopping list for next shopping trip.
c) Bring bags for groceries.
d) Shop during cusp, last day/first day of weekly sale.

e) Avoid salt, sweeteners, simple carbohydrates, refined grains.
f) Shop when crowded, consult other shoppers, store staff for hints, tips, pointers.
g) Ask staff their favorite selections!
h) Take notes... price/unit

i) 2-3 lb bags of produce.
j) No salt tomato paste.
k) No salt sunflower butter.
l) No oil, no salt popcorn.

m) Dry roasted unsalted almonds, cashews.
n) Turmeric tea.
o) Bánh mì
p) Hot table... more variety from day.

q) Check Health Starts Here selections
r) Compare later dating on Olivia's Baby Romaine, Stonyfield Yogurt at
    Somerville Union Square DeMoulas Market Basket
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeMoulas/Market_Basket
    400 Somerville Ave 02143
    http://maps.google.com/maps?q=400+somerville+ave+02143
    http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?q=400%20somerville%20ave%2002143
    tel 978 851-8000

s)

2011-06-17T20:06:00.000-07:00

a regular driver lost driving privileges... epilepsy

Jimmy Tingle !

2011-05-14T00:24:00.001-07:00

Jimmy Tingle !

A Citroën on the move.

2011-01-28T08:46:00.000-08:00

Just learned Rick with the beautiful Citroën passed along his rusting 1971 Citroën to a welder/restorer.

2009-09-24T09:24:00.000-07:00

By Keith Barry
OpenRide, from the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems, instantly matches drivers with ride-seekers and vice-versa.
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/09/hitchhiking-phone/

2005-10-09T10:51:00.000-07:00

A state legislator and his son taking used clothing for reuse give a lift to the hotel on my way to the supermarket.

Some time ago another state legislator on a couple of occasions was likewise so kind.

a china manufactured motorcycle

2005-09-22T06:12:00.000-07:00

rode from back bay to cambridge hampshire street with an cantabridgian architect on the back seat of his china manufactured 1960's motorcycle with sidecar modeled after a 1930's bmw motorcycle.

2005-08-19T00:54:00.000-07:00

a guy mentioned he married his high school sweetheart. he drives to the citgo from whole foods.

two women drive down broadway to the citgo.

a guy headed for connecticut drives to trader joe's.

lafayette square contractor.

years ago rlg and i got a ride to harvard square with supplies for a performance art project typing pages of what's happening around the typewriter table set up and posting the pages around the table.

lifts

2005-08-16T00:53:00.000-07:00

a ride to trader joe's grocery store cambridge years ago.
could that have been ben affleck? http://www.google.com/search?q=%22ben+affleck%22 or a double of the actor? i introduced myself and asked, "what's your name?!"

"ben."

delorean
years ago i got a ride down broadway in cambridge in a delorean. could that have been john delorean http://www.delorean.com/ driving? the driver would be turning left to east cambridge. arriving at kendall square i lifted the door, got out and stuck out my thumb on the side of the road looking for another lift continuing on over the peppershaker bridge to boston.

years ago
riding to harvard square with steve.
steve mentioned he knows andy.

happily riding with jay and susan
they drive me home.

rides in a rolls
could that have been a former mayor, mayor crane driving the rolls royce? http://www.rolls-royce.com/motors

glen and friend
glen and his friend from wbur-fm boston university radio 90.9 drive a little car from jamaica plain into boston

mycroft
mycroft and i take a trip to the harvard museum of comparative zoology.
another time we take a trip to the museum of science

bernard
bernard and i arranged with provoya for sharing a trip with a nice lady to avignon forquelquey st michel de l'observatoire. when the vacation ends we hitch a ride back in a racecar. a tired driver asked me to drive back to paris. the accelerator pedal was set so it can hardly be operated for slower speeds.

a year on the road. usa 1970.
i visited northern states traveling as far as vancouver island then along the west coast to san diego. in california we ride the moto guzzi part way http://www.motoguzzi.it/
www.motoguzzi-us.com/
http://www.motoguzzi.it/eng/

an offer for shiatsu
a driver wants me to look around for a printer for shiatsu flyers in exchange for shiatsu.

wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitchhiking

hints, tips, pointers
. always use seat belts
. turn conversation from religion, from politics to the weather, to something relatively neutral
. with white drivers it can be riskier if your skin is not white
. with male drivers it can be riskier if you're female
. name a landmark where you are heading
. determine where the driver is headed, neighborhood, street
. carry a map and offer directions
. offer courteous conversation and information
. enquire about where the driver or rider is from originally
. enquire about what field the driver or rider is in or out of
. enquire about academics, academic fields of interest, thesis, dissertation

years ago
john drives down broadway giving me a lift from the fogg art museum

shiatsu lady drives to trader joe's apprehensive that she's giving a stranger a ride.

guy leaving 60 year old family business drives to the central square fire house.

years ago duane stops. we drive to microcenter and look around at the computers and stuff. he ends up with a pc.