Boo. Hiss. Go away. Get ‘em off the stage.
No one is going to take away our fireworks. No one! Next thing you know, they’ll try to take away our barbecues. Wait. … Ahhhh!
File under: Happy Fourth of July!
PS: They tried to take away our hot dogs. But science proved them wrong. Again, happy Fourth [...]

Larry Summers on CNBC: Blame it on the snow.

Remind me to use this excuse if March Boston condo numbers are down.
File under: Between rock salt and hard place.

As we all watch the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, let us not forget one of our own Back Bay residents, Kevin Ahearn, known for his expertise in the luxury real estate market and president/owner of Otis & Ahearn – and who won the silver medal playing left wing for the ‘72 U.S. Olympic Hockey team.
I [...]

The following excerpts are from UniversalHub.com:
A neighbor of Ernie Boch, Jr. yesterday filed a federal lawsuit against him, alleging three years of ongoing renovations and expansion at the Boch estate in Norwood have sent the man into depression and given him asthma.
The suit, filed in US District Court in Boston by Glenn Arrigo and his [...]

Here’s something new and different: a list of the world’s 15 ugliest buildings – and Boston’s City Hall isn’t even included.
But Matt says City Hall should have been on the list. Some more comments on the good, bad and ugly over at Universal Hub.
PS, City Hall usually makes these types of ugly lists. Not [...]

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Does education matter? Click here to view unemployment chart. from Calculated Risk
Source: Calculated Risk

A blog reader wants to know if I think the economy is in bad shape. Simple answer YES.
The economy is so bad that…….
Better Homes & Garden is changing its name to Mobile Homes & Garden.
The economy is so bad that…….
Tanya Harding is know considered middle class
The economy is so bad that….
Brett Farve is cosidering a [...]

The national unemployment numbers came out today, and there was some good news and bad news in there.
The bad news was obvious – another 539,000 jobs disappeared in April, and the national unemployment rate went to 8.9 percent, up four-tenths of a point. This is the highest it’s been since 1983.
The Economic Policy Institute, [...]

Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance, incurring an immediate 50-game ban and serving as the highest-profile reminder yet that the use of such drugs in the testing era may have been reduced, but not eradicated.
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The state Attorney General’s office has gotten a temporary restraining order against a New York firm that allegedly used ads in the Metro to drum up business among homeowners facing foreclosure by promising legal services it couldn’t deliver. Among other things, the company demanded $1,500 up front from prospective clients, which [...]