Alas no Christopher.
Last night Allison and I attended the Ellis Paul Pre-New Year's show with Tara and Erik and my parents and my aunt Donna and her friend. But there was no Christopher in sight. Christopher or C-dub was missing from last night's performance. And he was missed. But Christopher has found love in a warm state. He was in Florida. But the night was alot of fun. We had some great veggie pizzas and got to hear Flynn, Ellis' opening act and then Ellis and Don Conoscenti came out to play. Ellis played some new songs that Allison and I knew because of his show at Connecticut College a couple of months ago. He played "9 Months to Fix the World", "She was" and "3000 miles", these are some of my favorites. The night was a great one. If you get the chance to see any of these artists live please do so they are awesome.
Well, it is Christmas time again. Last night Allison and I went to my sister Tara's house for dinner and gift exchange with her and her husband Erik. My Grandfather Rick was there and so was my Uncle Jim. My sister Shelby and my mother and father also were in attendance. And Erik's parents Bonnie and Howard also came. We had a very fun night with lots of laughs and some fantastic presents that suited everyone's interests. Like the Sex life of Plants, a book that Tara received from Bonnie and Howard. That and another book called "The Bastard's name was Bristow." were big hits. (Unless you haven't guessed yet, Erik's last name is Bristow.) eBay is a wonderful thing and can help you find all sorts of great gifts. Just ask Allison, she received a couple of vintage sixties Pyrex bowls with Amish People on them from her friend, Peg. Then last night Allison and I returned home and exchanged gifts with my parents. And then we came upstairs and exchanged our gifts together. Allison is all decked out with AB gear for the kitchen. (Alton Brown for those of you who are not on the Good Eats bandwagon yet.) Later this morning we are off to see the Allison's parents and exchange gifts with them and enjoy the baking wonders that Allison slaved over yesterday (Three PIES! That's alot of pies. I know, I wash the dishes around here :-) ). Anyway from us to you, Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas Eve everyone. Beer, is there anything more festive than beer during the holidays. Especially good beer. Which brings us to 
Yes it has been over a year since we got Oliver and Duncan. These two little fuzzballs are still bouncing all over the place and are all the more excited that it is Christmas time. Since they were born outdoors (and I suspect in the back alley of some BBQ joint because they don't give us a moment's peace when we have BBQ.) having a tree indoors is all sorts of fun for the little guys. Oliver spends much time under the tree playing with the little gold jingle bells. Duncan speeds through the living room around the tree and presents and back into the bedroom. We were lucky enough when we first got them to have them sit still long enough for this picture. If anyone in North Attleboro is looking for a pet please check out the cat room at 
Andrew "Transformer" Bennett (yeah I actually signed that in my eighth grade yearbook.) And if you didn't know I was a geek by now then you haven't been paying attention. This past year I went to the Ultimate in Geekdom Conventions. The 
Okay so it was months ago back in September at the Barnes and Noble in Burlington MA. But hey, we met Alton Brown and we are very excited about it. For those who are not in the know about Alton, listen up. Alton Brown is the host of Food Network's Good Eats show. It is on every single night at 11:30pm and early morning at 3:00am. He is also on on Wednesday nights at 9:00pm. The show is a Bill Nye the Science Guys meets Julia Child. Alton is a charismatic and personable guy. His show will entertain and teach you like no other food show you've ever seen. Alton is also an author and has two books out in print. 
If you haven't been on a motorcycle before, you gotta try it once in your life. This is my Alpha 250 V-twin Classic. It looks like a baby Fat Boy and in this photo it looks like a dwarf under my posterior but this bike has plenty of power. A 250 you say, that is so small, how can there be power there. Well, this 250 isn't like the honda rebels of old, this is a beefy motorcycle that has provided me with hours of enjoyment during this past summer. Granted I've only been able to ride under 600km (It is a bike that is sold mostly in Europe and Asia and therefore the odometer and speedometer are in Kilometers. You get used to it). Eventually I'll be moving on to a bigger bike, not before I buy something smaller (and it doesn't have tires but it is round). But for now this is a great bike to tool around on. 
Hi this is our new Web Blog. Why are we doing a Web Blog. Both Allison and I have agreed that we need a place to be creative. This would be a great way to express that creativity. Also, when we go to events I take pictures and sharing them with everyone would be easier if we had a place to put them. We can also post our comments on stuff, what's up with us, general ramblings and links to sites on the web that we like. You can also comment on our posts by clicking the BlogSpeak link under each post. This will pop up a message box where you can enter your name and e-mail and your comments. So here we go.
