Jenn Martinelli Blogging in Boston

This is a picture Rob took from the Cambridge side of the Charles River a couple of years ago the day of the Head of the Charles regatta. The cranes to the right may be associated with the redevelopment of Charles River Plaza which we live just up the street from now. Funny.

This is from Billy's 7th birthday, according to the folder it's in. (He's 10 now.) Apparently he was worn out from all the celebrating.

This is my old road in Doylestown, OH where I went to high school.

This is just so sad.

Can someone point me to actual scientific data showing that there are lower crime rates in states that have a death penalty? Because that's what all the idiots on "the hill" who are pushing for it to be reinstated in Massachusetts are claiming, but I don't know what the hell they're basing it on. Here's a clue folks: criminals aren't usually all that swift. If they were they would have figured out a way not to live a life of crime.

Here's a photo Rob took near South Station a couple of years ago when I worked down on Summer Street. I like the crazy group of buildings in the picture.

Can you believe a year has gone by since Arafat died? That still seems like recent news to me.

I finished Suzanne's scarf. Take a look.

Finished scarf

Scarf detail

But she's really copying me because I had something similar on my old Radio site so that's OK.

Here are some of the folks you might read about on this site. (Be sure to check back for new additions.):

• Rob Reed
• Heather Rose
• Amy
• Annette
• BadBoy Family
• Billy
• Emily
• Bridget
• Dan
• Brian
• Dad
• Mom
• Jess
• Rebecca
• Jozwik
• Sheilagh Bridget
• Eva Maria
• Heather Ann

Sheilagh Bridget is my INFP sister. If you haven't ever taken the Myers Briggs test, or a fake pseudo-test, you're missing out on some good fun.

Anyway, we are both super-geniuses. She even has a certificate to prove it. This means that any evidence to the contrary is plainly wrong or fake.

Sheilagh is my hero because she went from being a religion major at Smith to, somehow, being a midwife birthin' Amish babies in rural PA. She had to take lots of crazy classes her final year at Smith and then even after, when she was living in Boston and working at "the crazy place", in order to do this. And she had to get a nursing degree before doing further study to get her midwifery degree. She went to Columbia which is further proof of her genius status.

Sheilagh is always up for a good cry for no reason over a shamelessly sappy country song.