Posts Tagged Boston University
In Summary
I’ve been pretty busy the last couple of weeks, and I have neglected my quasi-routine updates here. Allow this post to suffice as an update.
- Last Wednesday, thanks to my better half, I saw and enjoyed The Rivalry at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC. If you consider yourself a student of American history, I highly recommend it. The play is a dramatization of the Lincoln-Douglas debates as both of them vied for the one of the seats for Illinois in the US Senate. The language used by both Lincoln and Douglas during the debate portions of the play is accurate, while the rest of the play is a dramatization as seen through the eyes of Douglas’ widow, Adele.
- Work has been, as usual of late, extremely busy.
- My taxes are done, and with it, my refunds are now in hand. I finally splurged on myself, purchasing a long-needed (and desired) HD LCD TV–a Samsung LN46B750–and a new univeral remote–a Logitech Harmony 700. My splurging is now complete, and I have been able to enjoy programming in HD. Why did I wait so long?
- The winter weather around here has been to my liking. I do take exception, though, to the snowfall occurring on weekends as opposed to a weekday. Enough with the Saturday snowstorms.
- This weekend, I am off to Boston for the Beanpot. Again, it would appear I will be seeing BU in the Beanpot final after their defeat of Northeastern by a score of 2-1 in the first round last night.
Offending Sensibilities
Two weeks ago, I received the following email from the BU Alumni Club. Please take note of the highlighted section of the email.
Here are a couple of issues I have with this presumptive email:
- Apparently, I can travel up to Boston on two weeks notice to take in a Red Sox game at Friendly Fenway Park.
- “[Y]our Red Sox”?!?!? The Red Sox were never nor will they ever be my team. Indeed, while the Orioles continue to founder below mediocrity this season, I still will never become a fan of the Red Sox. Of course, the alumni club of my alma mater presumes that everyone who went to BU has become a Red Sox fan.
I will keep this in mind for the coming weekend invasion of Sox fans into Baltimore as the Red Sox come into town. 
Basking in the Glow of BU Hockey
The past week was a busy one. I had lots of engagements to keep–both professional and social. Needless to say, this weekend has been one in which I have actually slept in. At work, I had a quarterly review to submit and present. Additionally, I had Orioles Opening Day, a Passover seder, and the NCAA Frozen Four.
While my hockey watching is not what it used to be when I was in school in Boston, seeing how well this year’s BU team has performed coupled with a Frozen Four nearby in Washington DC naturally raised my interest level. Making it even better, though, was the chance for BU to win a NCAA Men’s Hockey Championship since my junior year–1995.
On Thursday night, I watched BU win a good game against Vermont by a score of 5-4. There were plenty of Vermont fans in attendance, and we sat near most of them. Nonetheless, the comeback in that game was pretty fun to watch. In the end, the good guys won.
With that victory in hand, the Terriers were to face Miami of Ohio in the Championship game. Late Saturday afternoon, I trekked into Washington to meet my friends for dinner at the District ChopHouse before the game. As we all finished dinner, we made our way to our seats for what, I had hoped, would be a routine and methodical dispatching of the Miami Redhawks.
Unfortunately, that was not to be. The Redhawks took the lead late in the third period by the score of 3-1. In a rare move, BU pulled the goalie for an extra skater with more than three minutes left. While that helped generate some pressure, no points were scored for 2 minutes. Then, with just under a minute remaining, BU pulled off an astounding comeback–scoring 2 goals in 42 seconds. The scores forced the Championship into overtime. This was the most exciting thing I had ever seen at a sporting event, and it left me and my friends breathless as the intermission started.
The overtime period began, and BU had some missed opportunities. And, finally, BU scored a goal deflected off a Redhawk defender. The game ended, and the celebration began. BU completed an amazing comeback to win the game.
It was fun to see another National Championship. My friends and I had a good time, and we were able to see some exciting hockey.
Back from Beantown
I spent this past weekend in Boston with friends for the Beanpot. It was a nice excursion, and it was good to see some friends from college that do not regularly see one another. I was able to take in two nights of college hockey and spend some time in some old habitats from college.
The championship game was a good game, and the outcome was the preferred one: BU won their 29th Beanpot.
Photos are being posted to Flickr of the festivities.
Walking Down a Culinary Memory Lane
In a little more than two weeks, I will be joining some fellow BU alumni in Boston to attend the Beanpot. By matter of coincidence, Serious Eats today posted about Sunset Grill & Tap, a place where my friends and I spent way too much time thanks to their cornucopia of beers and tasty pub grub. The post was a nice walk down memory lane for me.
The reviewer was not too keen on the food, but I always thought they did the pub standards very well. Personally, the nachos were the standard by which all other nachos were judged. As for beers, the selection there was like none other.
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