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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I got together with my friend, Jen, last night for dinner. Three years ago when I first moved to the North End (wow – has it been that long?), I vowed to keep trying new restaurants until I’ve exhausted them all and found a favorite. Being the unimaginative man-of-routine that I am, I’ve probably eaten at only about 20 and have simply become a repeat customer at many (Il Panino Express, Artu, Monica’s, Pizzeria Regina, Mother Anna’s, Cafe Florentine).<\/p>\n
However, Jen keeps me on my toes and we tend to try new places together. Last night we ate at L’Osteria (spelling?) on Salem Street. It was pretty darn good. I had ziti with shrimp in a garlic and white wine sauce. She had some sort of chicken with mushrooms concoction.<\/p>\n
After dinner, and despite the cold temperatures, we headed over to the Gelateria for, well, gelato. I mixed pear and chocolate for a yummy little treat. We then walked along the street and froze our asses off. It wasn’t all that cold (upper 40’s, perhaps) but it was windy. And carrying cold gelato in your hands while being bombarded by the sea breeze was anything but a pleasant experience.<\/p>\n
As always, something stupid led us into an uncontrollable laughing spree – resulting in stares from the passers-by. Ah, good times.<\/p>\n
I’m really going to miss living in the North End someday.<\/p>\n
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Oh – and YAY New Jersey! CNN’s website had a map yesterday that showed the states with full same-sex\u00a0marriage rights (Massachusetts only…possibly New Jersey in 180 days), civil unions (Vermont, Connecticut), Domestic Partnership rights (Maine, Rhode Island, California, Illinois, and others I can’t recall) and it reminded me of this map from the previous election:<\/p>\n
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