Chaos Theory in Vortex Orbits in Relative Dimensions in Time and Space (19/27)

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My Fake Holiday

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts celebrates Patriots Day. Which means I didn't have to work today. Now, there's a way in which this holiday is "fake," because of the rest of the country had to work. But it's actually a very nice holiday. It commemorates the anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride, which is a nice thing to remember, as it is, in a way, the beginning of everything (even if we seem to have ended up in a rather irritating place). They reenact the ride, and they fire shots on the town green in Lexington. The Red Sox play a special 11 a.m. baseball game, and, most importantly, the Boston Marathon is run. It is my understanding that this marathon is unique in the number of spectators it gets, and that's entirely because it's its own special holiday here in the city. Everyone takes the day off to line the route and cheer on the runners. It's actually quite lovely, and we had picture-perfect weather for it today: bright and sunny, in the 60s. 

I was particularly lucky this year, as I got to go to the marathon Monday Red Sox game on top of everything else. It was not as exciting as the games have been this weekend, but Buchholz pitched well, and it was never in doubt that I was going to hear "Dirty Water" at the end of it. 

( Many Pictures )

Chaos Theory in Vortex Orbits in Relative Dimensions in Time and Space (20/27)

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