We're #1!!

Sadly, I'd have to say I agree with this.....but only because they obviously didn't look at Worcester or Springfield while doing their research. Had those 2 cities been included, Massachusetts would have the top 3 seeds locked up and Boston might not have looked quite so bad! Just another reason to consider moving to Providence.

BOSTON (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - Boston is a city known for its rich history, institutes of higher learning and dominance of the sports world, but apparently not sartorial splendor. GQ has named Boston the worst-dressed city in America.

According to the GQ article :
Boston is like America's Bad-Taste Storm Sewer: all the worst fashion ideas from across the country flow there, stagnate, and putrefy. To be fair, it's hard to be a fashion capital when half of your population is made up of undergraduate hoodie monsters...

So, in essence, Boston is a bad fashion city because of college kids, mostly not from Boston, dressing sloppily.  OK.  Maybe we have the most annoying public transportation for the same reason.  When does that list come out?

If you're still feeling bummed out about our city's poor couture designation, check out the rest of the list, it's filled with, essentially, every major city in America.  Just think of it as another championship for Boston.
Here are the bottom 10 of the 40 Worst-Dressed American Cities
10. St. Louis
9. Miami
8. Salt Lake City
7. Maui
6. Philly
5. Manhattan
4. Chicago
3. Pittsburgh
2. Los Angeles
1. Boston

Read more: http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/local/gq-names-boston-worst-dressed-city-20110715#ixzz1SBhZAzci

-KC Jones

Irrational Rant....Christmas in July

This will be a quick one, but good nevertheless!

I was on my way into work this morning and as I was driving by this one house, I noticed that they had Christmas decorations up. It was all out. There was a wreath on the door, and lights were still on the house.  The house wasn't abandoned as I saw someone coming out of it. I'm not sure if they are in a time warp or if perhaps they don't know that it's July 15th, NOT December 25th! The fact that we live in Massachusetts and it's been in the 80's and 90's lately is a pretty clear indicator that the holiday season is very far off.

I've never understood people who don't take their Christmas decorations down within an acceptable time frame. For me, the deadline is February 1st, and even that is pushing it. However, given how bad the past winter was, I was even willing to accept lights remaining on people's houses until all the snow went away. People definitely shouldn't be risking their lives climbing onto icy, snow covered roofs in order to take their decorations down. But, as I mentioned above, it is now July 15th and there is absolutely no excuse for this.

"Christmas in July" is appropriate for retailers only, not civilians. Also, it is perfectly acceptable to keep the Christmas spirit alive all year, but there is no place for decorations in doing this. If people are THAT lazy, I don't know what to say. I'm thinking of going after work and 'helping' them. Somebody might be going home tonight with a new Christmas wreath and a few strands of lights!

 Happy Friday!

-KC Jones