Welcome to Boston... "You Bestin Toughen Up!"

It's October, fall's in the air and I'm focusing real good on trying real hard to avoid any type of leave-raking activities this year, which shouldn't be that hard since I now live in a yard that is much more urban in nature than my previous residences (and no, as much as my "cred" would go up, I don't live on "the streets"), that and I don't own a rake.  If I have to deal with leaves on the ground, I'd rather use power tools.

Anyways it's been a busy past week or so, but is a recap necessary? No, but I'm doing it anyways:

• Kicked off the weekend with my first trip to the doctor in 4 years. Got a clean bill of health (suck it jet ski accident)
• "Did" NYC-->Mets game, Brooklyn Brewery, various other places throughout the city that I did not learn the names of...
• Highlights-->
• things being open late & happy hour being a real thing (boo Puritan/Massachusetts laws)
• The Brentons chasing the cat at the Brooklyn Brewery
• had the best coffee of my life (at the Anthony Bourdain-famed Les Halles)
• Lowlights--> 
• the drive back to Boston where the Patriots somehow lost to the Bills?
• The Phillies fans at the Mets game didn't hammer anyone
• Yup, I saw Lion King 3D.  Not the same as when you're 8.  I believe lion porn accurately describes the 'can you feel the love tonight' part...
• Red Sox choke and miss the playoffs.  Next time I hope they do it before I spend a week at work running a ticket auction 
• Wake Forest-BC football game.  I only stayed for the first half (wake won, btw, so its cool), but the squirrel on the field was the real winner
• Harpoon Octoberfest, oh how I missed you Munich Dark.

Picture of the week:

"Welcome to Boston, You Bestin Toughen Up!"

Yes, this is my brother about to clock me from behind.  Yes we used to rock awesome pj's and hats at bedtime in 1989. You may have seen it at such places as my basement, where it has been displayed for many years.  I think the quote attributed to it (from my brother and friends) would be a good slogan for the upcoming Bruins season.

Bear News: A bear is sought in connection for an attack on a couple somewhere in Pennsylvania (good, accurate reporting right?).  Apparently the couple let out their dog in the middle of the night, and a ruckus was heard.  The couple went outside to see what was up, and the bear got'em (the people are recovering, so they really didn't get 'got').  Dogs gotta pee at the 3 in the morning?  Boom, bears going for a walk through your yard with their cubs, and ya done kid!  Why is only the bear sought though?  I think the dog should be investigated as an accomplice, maybe he set them up, got back at the people for all the shitty dog food...

Things I want this week:
Fried Chicken, to go Trivia and not lose street cred, Dim Sum, to see Moneyball, a new roof (I don't actually want this but I'm getting it anyways), to watch the Bruins' championship banner go up, & Jesse to win me a big buck hunter!