Totally Falling For This Cheap And Wonderful Play For The Heart Strings. Puppies! Cute Puppies! To Quote

#pencils writing.

Apparently my dad, Jim Beggy, is still alive and living at Cusack Terrace in Arlington. Someone not happy about the doggie do...

The #Polish #breakfast at the Miss Winchester diner in Worcester. This is for you, Doreen.

Bill, Kerry Brett celebrate Boston women

- Photographer Bill Brett, whose “Party Lines” feature runs weekly in the Globe, was at the new Smith & Wollensky last night celebrating his new book, “Boston Inspirational Women,” a collection of photos of some of Boston’s most prominent women that he shot with his daughter, photographer Kerry Brett.

All good destinations. Some better than others.

Wonderful piece.

Transforming For The Emmys with @uzoaduba

For more real moments from Uzo’s life on and off camera, follow @uzoaduba on Instagram. For more faces from the 2015 Emmys, follow @televisionacad and explore the #emmys hashtag.

For award shows like the Emmys, actress Uzo Aduba (@uzoaduba) dresses up as the most glamorous version of herself. She may look different from the character she is known for playing, Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren on the Netflix show “Orange is the New Black,” but Uzo holds onto the character’s passionate spirit. “What I love about Suzanne is her honesty,” Uzo says. “She’s entirely herself, for better or worse, and stands inside her authenticity.” And that attitude is something the actress is also known for; Uzo’s intimate honesty on Instagram about her life has grown her a deeply engaged and dedicated fan base.

Ericca Fernandez (@ricofierce), an Australian artist and big-time fan, appreciates how close Uzo’s fans feel to her, and drew a “dedication piece” in Uzo’s honor. “I am mostly a portrait artist, so I am always drawn to people’s faces and their characters. I like to find something unique that stands out about them,” Ericca says. “Not only does Uzo have a gorgeous face, she seems to have a beautiful and down to earth personality, as well.”

Ted: “Let’s malt up”

An exclusive excerpt of Ben Bradlee, Jr.’s “The Kid”:   Growing up, Ted liked to hang out at the Majestic Malt Shop, not far from his house, where you could buy 10-inch-high malts for a quarter. Or at Doc Powelson’s drug store across from Hoover High School, often mixing the malts with eggs in his perpetual quest to gain weight. (“Let’s malt up,” Ted would say to his friends.)

There was time for mischief, though nothing too serious. Once, Ted and his brother climbed a nearby water tower, got stuck, and the fire department was called to get them down. On Halloween, Ted would join his pals in greasing the trolley tracks to play havoc with the streetcars. One year, the group pilfered some fruit from downtown storefronts with the intention of using it to raise hell that night. The police caught them. Most were apologetic and let go, but Ted was a smart aleck, so he was hauled in to the station. The cops ended up playing pinochle with him and driving him home at midnight, charmed. But beyond such childish pranks, Williams was straight as an arrow—never smoked a cigarette as a kid, always in bed by 10:00. 

(PHOTO: Danny Williams, Ted’s brother, at work on his truck. May Williams Collection)

Ben Bradlee, Jr.’s “The Kid” is out. The reviews are starting to come in. The Associated Press review: 

“Absorbing…this is surely the definitive Ted Williams book. …Bradlee’s brilliant account is required reading for any Red Sox fan.  It’s also a fascinating portrait of a complex character that a baseball agnostic or even a Yankees fan will find hard to put down.” Full review here.

A #brand or a commentary on the quality? #LOL #cheese #LandOLakes #EvansCity #Violas

Ted Williams was quite the cutey as a kid, no?

Ted was candid to a fault

An exclusive excerpt from Ben Bradlee, Jr.’s “The Kid”:  Williams was high strung, filled with nervous energy, always biting his fingernails. Ted’s friends found him candid to a fault, unvarnished. If he didn’t like someone, he would tell him so, to his face, rather than gossip behind his back. “I don’t care for you, fellah,” he might say. 

(PHOTO: Young Ted Williams. May Williams Collection.)