Beware of the Dawg

Who could have imagined that Butler would make it to the final four? Who could imagine that they would make it to the championship game, play in their home town 5 miles from campus, take Duke to the wire, and almost hit a 30 foot bank shot to win the game? I am not sure too many people, unless you are in Hollywood filming “Hoosiers II: the Qwest of the Dawg”. On a cool night in Indianapolis, Butler almost pulled off the improbable (learn a long time ago, nothing is impossible). Indianapolis would have exploded if that last shot would have dropped.

Theme song for this adventure, in memory of the home town boy (Michael Jackson) “going back to Indiana” for me going back home and Butler going back home to play in the final four. I got to see good friends, have a bbq, hang with friends from IU, have a white castle, and one of those Steak n Shake shakes (strawberry and banana), one of the best shakes on the planet.

Boston Chowder Party

Since I didn’t drink any tea while in Boston, this became a chowder party. I never been to New England, so on my way to the final four, I decided to stop in Boston to see the city.

Even though I only got to spend about a day in Boston, I really had a good time. I got to see Patriots’ Park (where the Pats play and the joining Mall), that was very nice. Went to go see a movie, if you follow me on facebook, you know what happened there. We stayed downtown and ate at one of the famous steak places on the harbor. The steak was good, for some reason when I get a steak at a famous place I don’t get that wow factor. But let’s talk about the Clam Chowder, OMG! It was so good and rich, I think I should have just order a troth of that and I would have been good to go. Even though I was only to experience one bowl, I know Boston has some amazing chowder and seafood; only if there was a way to pipe some in to Phoenix.

I will have to spend more time in Boston to experience some of the history; I did get to drive past Fenway Park. Towns like Boston really fascinate the history lover in me. I imagine how it was in the 1700’s and all of the people before us, doing what they did to build this country. Thank you “the one”. I will hopefully be back and be able to take in more history and venture out to see some of the other New England states.