When I was a kid in Boston, the Watch and Ward Society was very real. Seems surreal now! I remember at Boys Latin getting a list of the books banned by the Watch and Ward society ,,,, now it look like a pretty good list of books to buy for your favorite niece as she […][...]
Posts Tagged ‘Boston’
December 16th, 2013 - 12:49 am § in Misc.
Harvard Makes Me Proud
Harvard’s Three Things: An Origin Story Laid Bare By Annie C. Harvieux and Colton A. Valentine Today, it is said that there are three things every Harvard student must do before graduating: pee on the John Harvard statue, run in Primal Scream, and have s[...]
BERTHA POLITICS: Seattle Does Not Have a Political Machine
Dan Jacoby FACEBOOK Having moved from the Empire State to the Evergreen State almost five years ago, I quickly noticed something about the difference in political machines. That difference is most notable in my Facebook feeds this week from people in Philadelphia. Pretty much every delegate from N[...]