Well, the Pats have this going for them...

On Saturday, His Holiness the Dalai Lama came to Boston to give a teaching and public talk. Of course, we were there, wide eyed and cheering, willing to get up at 7am on a rainy Saturday after a late night of Celtics and Beirut to see him for the second time in a week. I couldn't believe it, but he let us take the Bodhisattva Vow with him, which is basically like receiving communion from the Pope. I cried. I'll admit it.

The second half of the day came and the sun came out, somewhat miraculously. Boston has been channeling Seattle for a few days now. But the sun came out, and so the Lama needed some shade. The kind people at Gillette Stadium were willing to find an appropriate hat for him. Totally awesome. Thanks to my friend Rod, the Buddhist Pop Culture Guru.