Entries in Category: Boston

Well, I just wanted to conclude the Subaru saga by sharing a picture of its damage. I should post a picture of it in its prime, to be fair, because that's how I'll always remember it. But anyway, here you go: I did actually buy a new (not brand new, silly, a used car) car a few weeks ago, I've just been waiting to set up this blog site before I did, ...

Well, as I feared, the insurance company decided to declare the car totaled. Actually, the body shop to where the car was towed declared it totaled even before then. And so began the long, arduous process of the value of the car being judged, and renumerations paid. What a painful process that is. If you can avoid having your car hit by someone, I highly recommend that you do so. First of all, it's a game to the insurance company. ...

Subject says it all. Bright and early this morning, someone rang on the doorbell (I was still in bed, but Aimee was up). She went downstairs to find a cop asking if we owned a black Subaru. She ran upstairs to tell me that my car had been hit from behind. Apparently, the person strayed too far to the right to avoid oncoming traffic and banged into my car. Pretty much the entire rear end is gone. The driver's side ...

I've been working with Marijn on a few bugs in preparation for a gnucash version bump. Phew, that's a lotta links. Anyway, for those of you who are waiting for the version bump, I'm sorry to take so long -- it's just that I want to get the guile/slib/g-wrap stuff bumped and sorted out as well, so that we can start the new version with fresh dependencies. With Ferris' help, I will now ...

So, Friday I went in for my verification blood test, as planned. I guess I'll find out this week some time whether I really do have a gluten allergy or not. While I'm all for being the rare exception, this time it just doesn't appeal to me. I'd rather be below the radar when it comes to medical things. Aimee and I also did our third day of jogging week 2 on Friday evening. I got home early in the ...

OK, I've been asked on a number of occasions since Saturday how I feel. Truth is I don't feel that much different, physically. The only noticeable thing is that my digestion seems faster, but I'll chalk that up to psychological. There is a behavioural difference, though. What I'm not sure about is whether that's the result of the liver cleanse or the master cleanse. That is this: I chew my food a lot more now, and as a consequence ...

OK, so I went home and consulted my accountant. It turns out that the car-less commute cost me: 1. $2.50 in subway tokens 1. $0.90 in bus fare 1. $8.00 in shuttle fares for a grand total of $11.40 for the day. If aimee hadn't come to pick me up in the evening at the subway station, it would have been $12.30 instead. So for the week, that's over $60! Gas costs about a third of that right now (I ...

Well, I did it. I left my car at home today! I hopped on a bus around the corner from our apartment, for a two minute ride where I crossed the street to catch a second bus (free transfer) to the T for a subway ride to the next stop where I caught the business council shuttle right to work! The shuttle was the longest part of the ride, clocking in at 30 minutes. I caught the first ...

So now that we live closer to the urban Boston area, the T is about a mile and a half from home. And if I take that to the end of the line, I can hop onto a shuttle that'll take me right to the building where I work. It's a 2 dollar ride on the shuttle and a buck and a quarter on the T -- overall, less than I pay for g)asoline (because my car apparently requires ...

Well, the lease at the old place was up on the 31st of last month. We were going to move in to this new complex that got built this summer. Unfortunately, the business practices of the management company left a bit to be desired (not least of which falls under deceptive business). Anyway, we found a place in Medford (which everyone tells me is actually pronounced Mefa), and moved in last week. Well, we moved in to the kitchen, anyway, ...