well, i'm back from the hospital.
again.
9 stitches and staples
in my head.

good lord.

i ran into the bottom of a deck.
full speed.
chasing the dog.
i forgot to duck.
silly me.

3 inch gash.
down to the skull.
and lordie, lordie,
did i bleed.

blood.
everywhere.
i mean everywhere.
looked like the prom scene from Carrie
(sissy spacek...not the remake)

and got the stitches and staples
without benefit of anesthesia

MOTHER OF GOD

dear god,
it's 4:38 and i'm drunk
on the soon to be famous

CK one car

suitable for a man or a woman

1 part cognac (or brandy VSOP)
1 part belle de brillet (that's pear brandy for you philistines)
1 part grand marnier
juice of one-half of a hand squeezed organic lemon (harvested by virgins)
sugared rim

best enjoyed with a cavalier king charles spaniel
and a red-head
not really in that order
although, the spaniel look sassy in his new collar

but then again, so does the red head

lightning, thunder and bears
oh my

i LOVE thunderstorms
today's weather was incredible
well, it would have been incredible
had i been at the cedar cabin
on the river
and watching the storms from the front porch
sitting in a rocking chair
dog at my feet
cat on my lap
(or the other way around)
a good book in one hand
a good bourbon in the other

but alas
i was in my sunday-go-to-meeting suit
trying to close deals
and win and influence people

lordy, lordy...it's sunday already
as joni mitchell says
who knows where the time goes

it's been a cleaning frenzy
here in scenic southie
there were bags taken to goodwill
boxes toss into the dumpster
and all sorts of wacky organization

let's face it
i have too much stuff

*you can't have it all...where would you put it*

book recommendation: Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

there is something that worries me
about the same sex couples registering
at city hall
and then the governor asking for the records...

the registration of Jews in pre-war Nazi Germany?
1939?

i currently weigh 125 lbs.
that's 8 lbs less than i weighed in 9th grade.
it's crazy.

i also need golf clubs
or at least the ability to look like i play golf
because anyone who has actually watched me swing
knows i need more help than just a new set of clubs

and yes, i know i didn't write about the chocolate
but then again
i might need to taste it a couple more times to make sure
i've got everything correct

two things:

1) driving to the grocery store sunday...looked out the window and saw a little dog tied to a dumpster in a vacant lot off 93. drove around some scary warehouse spaces before finding the dumpster. discovered a white truck parked on the lot with a woman on a cell phone. The little dog was a red min pin. And he'd chewed through his leash. I opened my door and the poor thing ran right up to me and jumped into the car. Then the woman waved her hand and the min pin ran off again. I asked if the dog was hers. She nodded and tried to step on the dogs torn leash. I wasn't quite sure what to do...had the woman with the white truck not been there, I would have brought that puppy home. Sadly, I don't really know if the woman was the dogs owner, or just someone else that saw the dog from the highway and decided to stop.

2) same sex marriage in massachusetts.

2.1) holy bat guts

2.2) should have gone over to cambridge to be a part of history. to witness an event that shall change the landscape of this country. no matter what happens in the future... this day occurred. so it shall be written. so it shall be done.

Scotch Club:

We started with 3 scotches suitable for spring.
The lightest, Bruichladdich (pronounced Brook-lauddie)
the favourite, Glenrothe 1989
and finally the Isle of Jura Superstition

Bruichladdich XVII - Initially the aromas are of sweet cereals, then it opens up to custard or cream and vanilla wafers. And a hint of cedar. The fruits evolve... nuances of green apples, fresh pear, and green grapes. There is a balance of fruit and cereal. The body is medium. Solid but subtle. Mouth filling and delicious, incredibly complex and crisp. The oak is in it's prime but does not overpower the malty sweetness or the green fruits. There is a viscosity of maple syrup in the mouth. The finish is generous and pure. It's one of the smoothest scotches you'll ever have.

Glenrothes - 1989 11yr (Speyside) - A subtle suggestion of soft liquorice. Sweet spices with toffee, banana, cream, dried pear and fruit cake (sultana, raisin and cherry). Complex and delicious. Light, soft, syrupy. The liquorice more emphatic now. Develops juicy, mouth-watering flavours. Aniseed. Coconut. The spiciness comes right through from the start giving a subtle lift to the rich fruits, light sherry and ginger loaf. Soothing, relaxing. A whisky for a reverie. Daydream of childhood and the local sweet-shop. Very elegant. The 1979 available at Martinetti's for about $68.

Isle of Jura - Superstition: Firm yet forcibly mellow. Dramatic complex aromas are carried to the palate where spice, honey, pine and peat give way to the oak and finally the long, lingering aftertaste of peat dancing on your tongue.

Tomorrow: the chocolate....oh, the chocolate...

tonight is the scotch dinner.
i believe there will be an old Talisker
and a young Glenrothe

oh, the excitement
the grandeur

went out last night with co-workers.
the Fours in Quincy.
had a lovely, pale appletini
and snarffed enough food to choke a horse.
a small horse
but a horse nonetheless

later i'm hoping to poke myself
with a fork
and see if i'm done

interestingly enough
i blogged yesterday
and it didn't post.

hmmm.

i hate to think i am getting boring
crikey.

but then again...

new blog.
new template.
new tattoo.

good lord.
it's anarchy.

in miami this morning
(who knew there was SO much traffic at 4AM)
in boston this morning
in needham this afternoon.
in need of a nap all day.

snore...

well....i got a tattoo
i've got ink
it's righteous
and i'm feeling it

and it IS ferdinand the bull

my father used to read me the story of ferdinand
when i was little
it was one of my favourite books
especially when he kicked up his heels.
but mainly because he was different.

we're in miami
and it's cooler than it was in boston yesterday
(which was 91 degrees...only 82 in miami)
i'm working on my tan
ok, not really.

there may be a ferdinand tattoo in my future
i'll keep you posted.

(giggle)

it's cinco de mayo
everybody polka!

i have an eye infection
ick.
replete with some antiobotics
and a puffy eyelid

tried to return the vw yesterday to quirk
the lease is about up
but it needs to be fixed first
christ.
i HATE that i ever leased that damn thing

frankly, i need a nap

today was schmooze day.
i have pressed more flesh than a politician
ick.

and i have some sort of stye in my left eye.
hurts like a baptist at 7AM revival...

and yet still managed to eat $45 worth of sushi for lunch.
mmmmmmmmmmm.
sushi.
with gekkeikan sake
so tasty.
but so hard to find.

signed for for google's gmail.
aconaway@gmail.com
drop me a line if you feel like it
and we can discuss the finer points
of plaids vs stripes

you know what i'm saying

forgot to mention
i met colette phillips the other day
i was standing in her parking space
and she pulled up
in her sassy silver mercedes
(long story involving the fact that i'd just
lost my keys and was standing there
trying to retrace my steps mentally)

when she got out of the car
i introduced myself
said i'd been to the CEEH benefit
"Raising the Roof"
where she'd been a major benefactor

we ended up chatting in the parking lot
for 10 minutes
damn, she is fierce.

as my daddy would say

life is more about timing
than calculation

had lunch with jbb yesterday
he forgot to mention
the girl in the parking lot
wearing a white frilly skirt so short
let's just say, it didn't leave much to the
imagination.

we were both looking
and joe said...all we need is some wind
and just like that
the wind came and lifted up her skirt

let's just say
if she was even wearing a thong
it wasn't visible.

thank god joe and i were sitting outside
because we both needed a cigarette
after that sight.