William World News William F. Yurasko's blog v.14 – Nats, Penn State, Redskins, greater DC , travel, more

Every year, I tally up where I went. The standard criteria are either spending the night or enjoying a sit down (non-fast food) meal. Hiking somewhere or going apple-picking, Christmas tree hunting, etc. counts too.
Alexandria, Va.
Arlington, Va.
Berryville, Va.
Fairfax, Va.
Falls Church, Va.
Markham, Va.
Purcellville, Va.
Reston, Va.
Round Hill, Va.
Tysons Corner, Va.
Vienna, Va.
Washington, D.C.
Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Boston, Ma.
Cambridge, Ma.
Watertown, [...]

BOSTON — I was not that familiar with Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey, but I was informed by the Ombudman’s attorney that it “the” Boston children’s book. Since I have a son, I decided to get it, though I wound up buying it outside of Boston in the Curious George bookstore which is [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. to BOSTON — When searching for a flight to take me to Boston and back, I was kind of surprised that the best deal I could get for National to Logan Airports was on Delta Connection, but economy being a major factor in my decision, I went with it.
Both flights were aboard Bombardier [...]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Despite disliking Harvard (son of Yalie that I am) I like visiting Harvard Square. The Ombudsman works there and I spent some time there enjoying the early spring weather and more. The neighborhood is of course bustling with people, shops, restaurants, buskers and more. It is safe say that the Ombudsman works [...]

BOSTON — Since neither the Ombudsman nor his attorney was able to pick me up from Logan Airport, I relied on the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, aka “the T”, to get me Harvard Square (more on that later). I thought, “No problem, I’ve been on the T both times I visited Boston and I [...]

BOSTON — For posterity’s sake, I’m documenting that the arena that the Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics play in right now is called the TD Garden. Previous names of the arena include TD Banknorth Garden, Fleet Center and Shawmut Center. When it was between names, individuals could buy the rights for a day. Sadly, the [...]

CHARLES RIVER RESERVATION, Mass. — During the final morning of Bost Weekend, the Ombudsman and I went for a bike ride along the Paul Dudley White Bike Path on Charles River Reservation. Starting in Watertown, the Ombudsman and picked up the bike path on the opposite side of the Charles. It paralleled Nanamtum Road for [...]

BOSTON — I don’t know why Prudential decided to build their skyscraper in the Back Bay neighborhood, but it seems to have worked out. The Pru is the second tallest building in the city, but if the mast is included, it reaches the highest elevation. It is easily the dominant feature of the skyline from [...]

BOSTON — I am generally not not a big fan of cable-stayed bridges, preferring the grandeur of suspension bridges. Sadly, cable-stayed bridges are being built for crossings that used to require suspension bridges. I do make an exception for the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge over the Charles River though. One reason is [...]

The Ombudsman, who works in Harvard Square, filed a dispatch on what is going on in New England:
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – It was a bit rough getting to work this morning, what with the swarms of locusts and the smell from the Mystic, which had turned to blood overnight. Then there was the delay on the [...]