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Posts from ‘May, 2010’

Haymarket.

I went in to Boston yesterday to have lunch with an old friend, and afterwards found myself wandering around Boston’s famous fruit and vegetable market. I did one pass through just for photos, and second one through to actually buy stuff. And by stuff, I mean everything my arms could possibly carry before breaking off [...]

Perks.

This past weekend we took one of the biggest steps yet along the road of homeownership: we bought patio furniture. (And a grill!) For many reasons, we had been majorly dragging our feet when it came to getting deck furniture, the main one being that it is so. flippin’. expensive. Seriously, have you checked out [...]

Ditching “smart”.

You know what’s wonderful about air travel? Other than the snug living quarters, the occasional delays, and subpar provisions even on transcontinental flights? Breathing the same lovely, recycled air as your planemates. Specifically, the guy three rows behind you hacking up a lung the entire flight. Specifically, feeling a tightness in your throat even before [...]

Bonus shot: New Orleans.

We sat in the small park surrounding this statue for nearly an hour, just watching the passersby and listening to the live jazz from the bar behind us. It couldn’t even be called a park really. Just a shady gathering of benches around a statue that we loved. The late afternoon sunlight pouring through the [...]

On the road again.

Hey kids, I’m out west in San Francisco for the next few days for the Web 2.0 conference (still doing a few projects with my old job, if you were wondering). There isn’t much sun here in the expo center but the walk here from my hotel was lovely, trust me. I did bring the [...]

A first.

I must confess something: I’m not that special of a cook. Sure, I’m fascinated by food, enjoy meal planning, and collect recipes like baseball cards. And I’m aware that I tend to turn out dinners that are perhaps a shade more involved than your typical American meal. I avoid canned things and processed things. Things [...]

Big Easy.

I didn’t whip out the ol’ picture taker as much as I would have hoped whilst in New Orleans but I did manage to snap a few gems between DSLR and the handy little point n’ shoot.