tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76513762588963002642011-04-21T11:53:55.056-07:00John Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11626355067663831247noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651376258896300264.post-11975269773339770412007-02-05T10:13:00.000-08:002007-02-05T10:20:46.898-08:00Have you ever received such good advice that you had to pass it along? I got a great piece of advice from someone whom I really respect and admire. I’ve been thinking about it and I think this blog is a perfect place to pass it along: “sometimes the best response is no response at all.” It’s simple really, but it made me think.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7651376258896300264-1197526977333977041?l=johnslife24.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11626355067663831247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651376258896300264.post-39697903140292996282007-02-03T17:58:00.000-08:002007-02-03T18:16:20.856-08:00My weakness is pizza. I could eat pizza everyday for a week and it wouldn’t bother me at all. In fact, I could probably eat any food for a week and I wouldn’t be bothered. I’m sure this is due to my days as a bachelor living alone. My philosophy was to make a big batch and have it last for a few days. It’s easier to warm up a plate day after day than to start from scratch and cook something new. I’m not a picky eater and that’s why it doesn’t bother me. My wife likes to tell people I’d eat poop if it didn’t smell bad.<br /><br />Back to pizza, not all pizza is created equal. When my wife and I moved to Townsend, MA <a href="http://www.townsend.ma.us/ten"><span style="color:#3366ff;">http://www.townsend.ma.us/ten</span></a> years ago, there were no good pizza shops. About 5 years ago, Pizza Pizzazz <a href="http://http://www.insiderpages.com/b/3715595124">http://http://www.insiderpages.com/b/3715595124</a>opened on Main Street and we have been loyal customers ever since. Today we decided to use a coupon we got in the mail for a competing pizza shop by the name of Patriot Pizza <a href="http://www.patriotpizzasubs.com">http://www.patriotpizzasubs.com</a>. We got a large meatball pizza, a side order of fries, and a side order of chicken wings all for $15. The deal seemed pretty good so we gave it a try. The heart of the meal was certainly the pizza and that was the problem, it just wasn’t very good. My wife and I agreed the crust tasted like it had been frozen for a while, the sauce had no zip, and the cheese seemed a little thin. I guess you get what you pay for…<br /><br />My favorite pizza shop of all time was Tony & Anne’s in North Chelmsford, MA. It was right on Rte 4 heading out of Vinal Square towards Tyngsboro. As a kid, I remember eating Tony & Anne’s pizza with my dad while watching TV. We’d wash it all down with an ice cold root beer. Now that was living! Tony & Anne’s would close down for the winter each year. I think this was probably because the owners went south to avoid the cold weather. Before they closed in the late fall, my Dad would buy 6 pizzas and freeze them so that we’d be stocked for the upcoming winter. Now that’s the sign of a good pizza – even frozen it was better than other shop’s fresh pizza. Unfortunately, Tony & Anne’s closed many years ago. I will never forget their sweet sauce and brown boxes.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7651376258896300264-3969790314029299628?l=johnslife24.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11626355067663831247noreply@blogger.com4