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a big problem, of course.

I worked, umm, kind of late, and took a 12:30a Red Line train home.  All was normal until it started moving up the Longfellow Bridge out of Charles/MGH, at which point it stopped moving, at least quickly ( Read more... )

So, Doherty's, the big funeral home at Powderhouse Square, is a busy place.  All sorts of people get their last respects paid there; I've been held up by many a police officer's funeral there.  It seemed like a Somerville landmark and institution ( Read more... )

So...

When Sandstorm was acquired by NIKSUN, I was picked up as a contractor, as I was before the merger.  chocorua wants to hire me as an employee, but hasn't been able to yet.  The budget for contracting has run out, at least temporarily.  So...I'm not exactly separated from Niksun yet, but I'm definitely not working at the moment.

So, I think it's time to ( Read more... )

So, I didn't do much this weekend, but it turned out nicely.

Saturday, I went for a bicycle ride, a couple hours long. Nothing special there, except I felt peppier and more energetic than I have all year. Nice weather, too.

Sunday, I met quietann and went up to her riding lesson, and got to see her horse, and her on her horse, and her horse's neighbors ( Read more... )

In the same day:

1) first SCUL mission.

2) last day of skiing at Wachusett.

I conclude that it isn't winter anymore and it isn't summer yet, so it must be spring.

So, inspired by
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* Others may not think so ( Read more... )

Conundrum:

You know you get the winter blues. You know a winter beach trip would probably be a very good thing. Yet you are too blah to make the necessary plans. What to do?

(feoh's trip to St Martin a few years back has been dancing in my head as a Wonderful Idea.)

So there I am, sleeping in bed on a lazy saturday morning, perchance to dream ( Read more... )