Lis and I went for a paddle on the Charles this morning. We saw a bit of wildlife, including swans and cygnets.
July 4
Some folks came over and we walked to the Newton fireworks display. Pretty impressive!
July 3
Kris came over today, and we had a good time poking around the ethnic markets of Waltham. And Russo’s. We bought fresh lychee fruit and made martinis, then made a yummy meal for the three of us (Kris, Lis, and me).
Yes, I know they look like armored raspberries (before peeling), and like eyeballs or some kind of shellfish (after peeling), but they’re actually a yummy tropical fruit.
July 2
Tonight I fabricated the aluminum 4 x 12 to 3 1/4 x 10 adapter piece that represents a lesson learned from installing Michael’s microwave. Behind it on the computer screen you can see my template.
July 1
Today’s picture is of something that could be the result of thoughtful design, from a group of marketers and engineers who care about their product and want it to be well received. It could represent paranoia from those same marketers and engineers who feel their target audience can’t figure this out for themselves.
But most likely, it’s the result of a lawsuit because there really ARE several people out there who are too dumb to be able to figure out how to get a microwave oven out of a box without damaging it or themselves.
June 30
Today’s entry is your classic New England daylily, the kind that grow like weeds throughout the area. They are certainly taking over a couple of our flower beds.
June 29
Here we have another picture from the big conference room at work. I liked how Boston is just barely visible through the haze.
June 28
Between the BBQ yesterday and our neighborhood block party today, I didn’t get a lot done this weekend. But I did rip up the carpet on the first few steps to try to figure out what to do with them.
The good news is there is real wood under there, and it has a lot of potential. The bad news is it’s gonna take considerable work to get it right. I put some linseed oil on the treads to protect & clean them, and will paint the risers relatively soon.
June 27
We had people over today for our housewarming BBQ. 
We actually managed to be outside between showers.
June 26
I was very excited today to see something I have not seen in a long time:
The sky. There seemed to be a free-running thermonuclear fusion reaction in a portion of it, though I’d estimate it’s about 8 light-minutes distant, and was last seen receding toward the horizon, so I don’t suppose it poses an immediate threat.