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l33tminion) wrote2019-08-18 08:20 am
l33tminion) wrote2019-08-18 08:20 am
Island of Shells
A few weeks back, daycare was off for a week and we took the opportunity to visit my brother Solomon on Sanibel Island. Was a very lovely vacation, with beautiful scenery and good food (some home-cooked). We visited a local nature preserve, saw some dolphins in the wild on a wildlife cruise, and swam in the Gulf. Was nice to see my brother and meet some of his acquaintances, including the parrots. I rented a car for the trip, so it was also good to get in some driving practice not in Boston. Erica had a wonderful time visiting her uncle.
Last weekend, on Saturday, we met friends for tea in the park, and we attended the Ignite street festival in Union Square. Last Sunday, I went out for a nice anniversary dinner with Juile. After dinner, we took a walk along the Charles and had ice cream at the new Toscanini's.
Yesterday, Jill and Baruch invited us to go with them to the Corn and Tomato Festival at Verrill Farm, and then we all went to visit Steve and Lisa at their new house for Alexis's third birthday.
And that's most of it. Erica's been even more wanting to stay up all night than usual and extremely high-energy. Work's been very busy, I've been doing a lot of design doc writing for 2020 planning for my main project and also a lot of long-term planning on my side project. Lot's to do. My usual tabletop gaming group has been off for a few weeks with various people on vacation, but hopefully that will reconvene this week.
Last weekend, on Saturday, we met friends for tea in the park, and we attended the Ignite street festival in Union Square. Last Sunday, I went out for a nice anniversary dinner with Juile. After dinner, we took a walk along the Charles and had ice cream at the new Toscanini's.
Yesterday, Jill and Baruch invited us to go with them to the Corn and Tomato Festival at Verrill Farm, and then we all went to visit Steve and Lisa at their new house for Alexis's third birthday.
And that's most of it. Erica's been even more wanting to stay up all night than usual and extremely high-energy. Work's been very busy, I've been doing a lot of design doc writing for 2020 planning for my main project and also a lot of long-term planning on my side project. Lot's to do. My usual tabletop gaming group has been off for a few weeks with various people on vacation, but hopefully that will reconvene this week.
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As I summed it up to tourists for years, Seattle has a bad reputation for drivers, sure; but they are not overly aggressive, so accidents are less common. LA has an almost opposite reputation. Since you have to drive everywhere in car-centric land, the drivers tend to be more skilled. That skill allows them to be more aggressive, as well, which is their reputation. Using turn signals for lane changes, for example, are a rarity; they reveal intentions better kept secret, I guess.
Boston has unskilled and aggressive drivers. It's the worst of both worlds. Throw in some very poorly designed freeways, and it's a disaster.