The Globe reports that a Charlestown man has done the unthinkable. No, not break his thumb in a fight. He spent seven days running across the Sahara, and finished fifth out of a group of ninety-six folks crazy enough to do the same. George Chmiel, who's only been running for two years, came in near the top of the Sahara Race yesterday, after a series of blisters, lost toenails, and items (including pants) left behind to save weight in his backpack. Chmiel ran for his honorary "niece," Luci, who has panhypopituitarism. Learn more about Luci and her disease at Luci and George or the Magic Foundation. Congratulations to George for not only mastering the race, but also supporting such a great cause.
Local Man Top American in Sahara Race
Even if you're not feeling spooky this weekend, the spirits might come to you in the right place. No, not the graveyard; not even the Lizzie Borden house. This Halloween, you might just be most haunted in a seemingly innocuous location: the library.
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-- Perhaps it was fitting to "dead-blog" last night's Senate debate. [Campaign Outsider]
Phillyist watched MLB.com call it too soon before celebrating the Phillies' second consecutive trip to the World Series. Sorry, LAist—but at least you still have one hometown team in contention.
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Gothamist looked at how some local stores seem to be encouraging little girls to dress in slutty Halloween costumes.
Just after lamenting the dangers of (jay)walking, the Globe puts together an article that may encourage it: 10 Boston subway rides to skip. Some are obvious, like Park to Boylston or Park to Downtown Crossing, but a few are helpful—we've done the walk from Copley to Back Bay to save time on the Orange and Green lines a few times ourselves, and a commenter notes that many E line and Orange line stops are moments apart.
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-- Social media gets shut down in a Boston hospital. Paul Levy, CEO of Beth Israel, comments on his blog. [Running a Hospital]
Living in Boston, it's easy to forget that people in other cities actually obey walk signs on a regular basis. When this Bostonist gets out of town visitors, she invariably finds herself in the middle of the street, glancing back at a bewildered friend whose law-abiding feet are stuck on the sidewalk. Now the Globe has assembled data to confirm not only that we jaywalk a lot, but also that it might be hurting us. Boston has a higher rate of pedestrian injuries (193 per 100,000 people) than Denver (39 per 100,000), Seattle (89 per 100,000, one of which could have been Manny Ramirez if he'd had a little less luck), and even NYC (124 per 100,000). Our rampant jaywalking is theorized as the cause of these statistics, though the generally high amount of walkers likely also plays a role.
Gothamist was part amazed and part horrified by this crazed fight between a taxi driver and pedicab driver.
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The last time we heard something from Tina Brown's Daily Beast, it was the dubious claim that sweet little Emerson "Whiteytown" College is the most dangerous school in the country. So we're taking the publication's latest news with a grain of salt... and a side of fries.
-- A third Ernie Boch has appeared, and the car guy is getting pissed at the blogger. [Blue Mass Group]
Gothamist asked its readers if bicyclists should ride with the cars on the roadway—not the walkway—of the Brooklyn Bridge.
It's not just Mission of Burma Day today in Boston. It's also ADORE-chester day, when bloggers from some of Dorchester's best blogs list a few things that they love about their neighborhood, Boston's largest—and often least well-covered by the mainstream media. Check out all the blogs today, listed below, and get to know your city a little better.
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Someone Got Her Message in a Bottle: French Couple Find Lighthouse Keeper's Missive
Today is just full of sad stories. Nothing can compare to the infuriating batting practice debacle, but this story is sweetly sorrowful. A North Shore native who volunteered as a lighthouse keeper at Thacher Island had sent out a message in a champagne bottle every year since 1991. Once missive found its way to Marshfield, which is something—but, more excitingly, a French couple recently came upon a message sent back in 2003. The couple responded by sending a postcard to the address include in the bottle, but the postcard was returned--the sender of the missive died last year of complications from surgery. It's uplifting to think that your maritime message could be received, but sad to realize you might not be around to get the response.
Great article in this month's Boston Magazine by Joe Keohane, who looks at the way that Ted Kennedy's political career was shaped by his experience in Boston politics. For Keohane, it all comes down to the pivotal 1962 debate when Eddie McCormack wiped the floor with Kennedy in front of a crowd of Southie Irish.
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