Here it is: Adventures in Gastronomy 3.1 (since it’s had 3 previous incarnations…plus a temporary one for the past week that I refuse to consider a new version…hence .1).<\/p>\n
My next step is to add my flickr photo gallery (which may, or may not, appear to the right by the time you read this).<\/p>\n
Outside the blogosphere, Randy is returning from his trip to Virginia this evening. Just in time for the miserable weather! Of course, he hasn’t installed his air conditioners yet so that is what we’ll be doing first upon his return. Come to think of it, this may be the sole reason he wants me to come over tonight. He’s not happy to see me…he’s happy to have a spotter to help put in the air conditioners while it’s 95 degrees and humid.<\/p>\n
Dating isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.<\/p>\n
In more serious news, Boston had it’s 31st murder the other night. The victim was an 8 year old boy. The parents initially told the place that armed intruders broke into their home. Last night it was revealed that they lied and that the boy’s 7 year old cousin accidentally shot him while playing with an illegal\/unregistered gun.<\/p>\n
I’m going to get hissed at for this, but I don’t understand why a child’s murder is manipulated by the media to be more tragic than the murder of a 20-50 year old. Death is death…and if the victim was in fact a victim (innocent bystander versus gang member), I think they all should get the same amount of sympathy. People (and the media) just see a cute kid’s school photo on the TV and act like it’s the worst thing ever. Yet the same exact thing has happened 30 other times in Boston this year alone (and hundreds of times throughout the country). <\/p>\n
Yet after this one murder, the newspapers were showing religious groups, city leaders, neighborhood groups, and others grouping together to finally put a stop to city violence. I know there has been talk of doing this before and smaller efforts have been made to curb violence over the past year…but why is it that only when a child is involved people finally start reacting en force?<\/p>\n
Don’t get me wrong…it’s tragic that this child is dead. But why should we feel worse for him than for the others?<\/p>\n
That said, I think the victim’s parents and all adult family members in the house at the time of the death should be jailed. Not only did they allow unregistered weapons in their house (around children, no less), but they lied to police…wasting tax payers money as the police searched the city for accused criminals that didn’t even exist. The 7 year older shooter should be taken out of the family’s custody and receive therapy (he must be feeling tremendous guilt, and based on media reports, it doesn’t sound like this family is a very stable place to support him).<\/p>\n
There, I’m off my soapbox. You can hate me now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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