Top 5 favorite bars in the United States
1. 99 Restaurant-Billerica, MA
2. 99 Restaurant-Wilmington, MA
3. 99 Restaurant-Stoneham, MA
4. 99 Restaurant-Waltham, MA
5. 99 Restaurant-Woburn, MA
I think a lot about early New England. Just scattered communities of religious extremists who sacrificed everything to come to a continent with winters they’d never experienced before, animals they’d never seen before, spirits they’d never felt. It was blue black at night, so dark your neighbors small fire lit cabin wasn’t even visible to you. Cold, sober, back breaking work. Maybe there were witches, it’d make sense some went crazy, chose to fight for the other side they certainly believed in. Walking through the woods would’ve felt silent, immense, they’d spent their whole lives on an island and now they stood on a colossal landmass they couldn’t even fathom the size of. It probably felt terrifying and awe inspiring all at the same time. The veil must’ve been thin. I bet they felt close to God.
Parents used to ride with their toddlers in covered wagons for days across the country with no screens and parents today don’t think it’s possible to get through an hour dinner without an iPad