Author: doug

One of the newly-found benefits of working downtown is the Tuesday/Thursday summer farmer’s market that I basically walk right through on my way to the train in the evening. Tonight I picked up some arugula and basil to enhance my dinner.

A few folks from my office went out to lunch in Chinatown today.

… from my new workplace. The grand old building center of frame is none other than South Station.

Today was my last day at my desk of the last seven or so years. I will miss the view — both from my desk (of downtown Quincy Center) and from our big conference room (of Boston Harbor and Hull). But our new office is in downtown Boston and I’m excited for the brand-new-construction office space (my first in 25 years), for the bustling, happening location (downtown Boston, estimated 400 restaurants within a 1 mile radius), and especially for the hour+ of commute time per day I will regain.

These are coasters I collected at yesterday’s beer fest. Now I can go through the house and discard warped and stained coasters from years past. And to certain of my friends I will note: not a one of these wound up in my jacket lining.

Some friends and I went to the Microbrew Invitational beer fest, which focuses on smaller producers. One booth had hand-written signs! No great beer discoveries this year, but it was a good time.

He’s going to have trouble with the ladies until he finished molting.

I bought some mason jar lanterns, solar-rechargeable, LED strings inside. Pretty cool. Mason jars not actually included just means I could use up some random empty pickle/salsa jars from the pantry.

We went to a Maker Faire on Martha’s Vineyard today. This simple robot followed a black line on the floor quite well.

One of these things does not belong.