mmm...frappe

Ever wonder how the majority of the people in your state pronounce "creek" or "aunt"? Look no further. I agree with most of the New Hampshire data, but not all. I definitely don't say pa-JAH-mas. That's downright pretentious.

Jake and Beth came up to see The Hold Steady at Dartmouth last night. The lead singer, Craig Finn, was truly insane behind the microphone, running all over the stage and spitting as he sang. Great, hard rocking music. And loud - I think my ears are still ringing. If you want an idea of what they sound like, check out this piece from All Things Considered.

Where do you fall on the political compass? FWIW, I'm in the libertarian left.

Why does everything involving the Red Sox have to be such a clusterfuck? Haven't they learned anything from the Patriots? If you keep things quiet and in house it's much better for everyone involved, your team has more chemistry, and you win multiple championships?

Update: I guess I should qualify the above statement a little. I don't think the Sox need Theo to succeed - there are probably other GM candidates that could utilize statistics the way Theo did and do just as well as him. I'm just sick to death of all the drama: A-rod, Manny, Pedro, etc. Can't we have a normal offseason for once? And even though he is kind of the antithesis of a stats guy, it would be neat if Brian Sabean (Concord High School Class of 1974) were the next general manager of the Red Sox. Neat, but probably bad for the team in the long run.