#Massachussetts

[fallauween]

by Gregory Roache

[kaccvcate]

my type is someone who carries a baseball bat with nails in it and says OY OY OY

[misterlemonztenth]

05-05-24 | Questioning Mind, Boston Harbor, Michael Alfano, bronze. misterlemonztenth.tumblr.com/archive

[misterlemonzmen]

11-01-24 | Questioning Mind | Michael Alfano | Boston Harbor | 2016. MisterLemonzMen.tumblr.com/archive

[googlemapsgems]

Cambridge, Massachussetts, United States (courtesy of Google Maps via MapCrunch)  

[noxinkwell]

You broke me to pieces, but I root for you even though everything went up in flames

I’ll never forget how I bloomed for your gaze or your wall of guitars or your video games

[ausetkmt]

Family of Massachusetts Black Man Murdered in Racially Motivated Road Rage Incident Upset Over Perpetrator’s Sentence

The family of a Massachusetts Black man killed in a racially motivated road rage incident is upset about the perpetrator's recent sentence, which they view as too lenient — even though it is life.

Dean Kapsalis, 56, was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after 15 years on Wednesday for second-degree murder, violation of constitutional rights causing serious bodily injury, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury and leaving the scene after causing injury.

The charges stem from the death of 34-year-old Henry Tapia in January 2021, WCVB reported.

Belmont police responded to a report that a man had been struck by a vehicle. First responders found Tapia suffering from life-threatening injuries. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and later died from his injuries.

Investigators learned that Kapsalis and Tapia got into an argument on the street because Kapsalis did not use a turn signal. As Tapia walked back to his vehicle, Kapsalis said a racial slur. Kaspalis got back into his vehicle and struck Tapia.

"Language like that is disgraceful, and I'm very ashamed of myself for using such horrible words," Kapsalis said during the sentencing.

Tapia was dragged a short distance by the truck before Kaspalis fled the scene.

Kaspalis' fiancée said she witnessed the incident and both men used hateful language.

Tapia's girlfriend, Courtney Morton, said their 6-year-old son worries that he might experience hate someday.

"My son has to serve a life sentence without his father due to the actions of this man," she said.

Tapia's family said they were hoping for a tougher sentence, meaning no parole.

"But I know there is something more important than this. And it's the justice of heaven, the justice of God," Miosotis Morel, Tapia's mother, said.

Kaspalis apologized to the family at the sentencing.

"The apology didn't sound that sincere, but eventually we can find it in our hearts to forgive him," Raul Felipe, Tapia's cousin, told NBC Boston. "But it’s going to be a long process."

Kaspalis' defense team previously tried to have the conviction reduced to manslaughter, but they were unsuccessful.

Kaspalis has a long history of violations behind the wheel, including seven crashes and 18 speeding tickets, according to NBC Boston. His license has been suspended 10 times.

[ukdamo]

Villanelle for an Anniversary

Seamus Heaney

A spirit moved. John Harvard walked the yard, The atom lay unsplit, the west unwon, The books stood open and the gates unbarred.

The maps dreamt on like moondust. Nothing stirred. The future was a verb in hibernation. A spirit moved, John Harvard walked the yard.

Before the classic style, before the clapboard, All through the small hours of an origin, The books stood open and the gate unbarred.

Night passage of a migratory bird. Wingflap. Gownflap. Like a homing pigeon A spirit moved, John Harvard walked the yard.

Was that his soul (look) sped to its reward By grace or works? A shooting star? An omen? The books stood open and the gate unbarred.

Begin again where frosts and tests were hard. Find yourself or founder. Here, imagine A spirit moves, John Harvard walks the yard, The books stand open and the gates unbarred.

[doublescribble]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jayson Tatum

[ryan-terbush]

Ryan Terbush - A Dedicated Sales Associate

Ryan Terbush is a Sales Associate with a strong work ethic and dedication to customer satisfaction. Originally from Wilbraham, Ryan graduated from Porter and Chester Institute with a Type II Technician/ EPA License.

[greenhouseaffect]

Changes In The Land. Greenhouse Affect #33. Published in the Boston Compass.

[fallauween]

by Gregory Roache

[juancarlosvasquez]

Entrevista a Milton Ordóñez: "Viví en pueblos y lugares donde la gente no se suicida porque no conocen esa idea". Por Juan Carlos Vásquez | Revista Almiar

Hace más de dos décadas, en las calles de Nueva York, tuve la suerte de conocer al escritor Milton Ordóñez. Nuestra primera conversación tuvo lugar en la George Bruce Library (518 W 125th St) en Manhattan, aunque ya nos habíamos cruzado en Wards Island y en Bellevue en otras ocasiones.

Fue Milton quien me motivó a adentrarme aún más en los ricos tesoros culturales de la ciudad, desde el imponente Metropolitan Museum hasta el atractivo del Soho neoyorquino, así como en muchos submundos artísticos desconocidos para mí. Abrir post»

[emilysandifer]

25 Hours in Boston at the XV Beacon

Read about our stay at the XV Beacon in historic Boston.

We check in early on a Sunday into the XV Beacon. Our home for the next 25 hours in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the 5-star luxury hotel’s beautiful Bromfield Suites, a 970 SQ FT one bedroom suite. It’s an impressively sprawling space, overlooking pretty Bostonian rooftops and streets; complete with a studio bedroom with a cosy sitting area in front of a fireplace, and a separate parlor…

[frenchshrimp]

so i've been thinking about this incredible flag all week, and inspiration struck when i saw the silly dunkin logo at work

(im sure everyone has already made fun of this man fleeing an encroaching continental USA, which, fair)

So the obvious marrying of this perfect flag and Massachussetts favorite donut overlord:

bonus dunk color version

bonus bonus, thinking about this made me look up the actual current flag and find out that the state bird is a chickadee (having only moved here relatively recently), therefore i had to draw cute birbs.

thank u op for the incredible flag and the inspiration 😭❤️

Reminded by flag discourse about my proposal for a new Massachusetts state flag. The looming black triangle represents the creeping dread one experiences in Massachusetts, the white represents the horrible weather, the blue represents microplastics, and the slogan represents I saw it on a pack of cigs and thought it sounded sick

[usingredients]

The state of Massachusetts is full of Dunkin'