Gilbert Hall at Currier House Gets A Face Lift and Improved Wireless Access

There are some renovations going on at Currier House's Gilbert Hall. It looks the the exterior is getting a face lift. In addition, we've learned that Harvard University is installing new wireless communications equipment to server Currier House and the rest of the Radcliffe Quadrangle.

July 4th on the Charles River Esplanade

July 4, 2010 will be remembered as a warm day in the 90s that cooled off in the late afternoon and evening for a great fireworks display. I congratulate the people who camped out all day for the best seats, for myself I did a bike-through in the early afternoon.

How did we get the domain name July4th.org? Boston of course believes it owns the 4th of July. There would no independence without the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston. We kicked the British out of Massachusetts a full 3 1/2 months before indepedence was declared.

The Star Spangled Louisville Slugger

The Star Spangled Banner, performed by Glenn Donnellan of the National Symphony Orchestra on a Louisville Slugger bat.

Happy Fourth of July!

Spain Careens Off the Goal Posts to Squeak Past Paraguay

Spain won its quarterfinal Wold Cup match against Paraguay by the narrowest margin, 1-0. It was even narrower if you watch the winning goal, first a kick that bounced off one goal post, followed up by a second kick that bounced off both goal posts before deciding to stay in the goal.

The game went on for some 94 minutes well past the regulation 90 minutes. One of the mysteries of soccer is when the officials will actually blow the game over, as they can add time to the game for injuries and various other reasons.

Now it comes down to Netherlands versus Uruguay on Tuesday, July 6 and Spain versus Germany on Wednesday, July 8. I look to see Netherlands versus Germany in the final match on July 11.

Cambridge Art Research Closes Its Doors on Huron

Cambridge Art Research, the art gallery that was at the corner of Huron Avenue and Concord Avenue in Cambridge, has closed its doors.

The lovely art which used to grace this storefront at 145 Huron Avenue is now gone.


We wish George Haigh well. His gallery was open "variable hours" and by apppointment.

German Blitz Gives Argentina Something to Cry About

The German team wore black, the German Chancellor wore red. All the South American fans could do was cry for Argentina as she went down 4-0 in the Word Cup quarterfinal round. And all German Chancellor Angela Merkel had to do was pace the stands in her red dress and smile her confident smile.

The German blitz took down England 4-1 on June 27 in the round of 16. Their play in the first stage group play was no less decisive, winning their opener against Australia (4-0) and then cruising through a loss to Serbia (0-1) and a win over Ghana (1-0).

Update: Here's some footage of German Team manager Joachim Löw that probably won't make the highlight reel on German TV:



Update 2: Below is the red jacket Angela Merkel wore at a match in Berlin when Germany beat Argentina back in 2006. OK, the buttons were white and now are black but othewise this looks like the same jacket.

Coors Light or Bud Light for Suspected Russian Spy

Russian spy suspects Richard and Cynthia Murphy, in an undated photo published in the Wall Street Journal, picnic at the apartment building where they formerly lived in Hoboken, N.J.

Richard has a Coors Light in his hand but a Bud Light on the table, along with enough Heinz products to have influenced the 2004 election.

Teresa Heinz Kerry is married to 2004 Democratic Presidential nominee John Kerry. That cheeseburger does look good! Are you going to eat that?