so i woke up yesterday morning feeling quite poorly. when i was walking to get my morning coffee i had a horrible headache and my head was spinning. i went to the grocery store to get some bland staples (bananas,…
recent report on the cities with the best quality of living. boston is 36th. not bad. wellington is 12th. even better. today it is sunny and 15C (59F). not bad for the middle of winter.
i spent a most of the first two days walking around the cbd trying to get my bearings and a feel for the city. i am staying in the cuba section of the te aro neighborhood. the cuba area is…
don’t think there could be a better place to wake up after a long journey. coffee is a huge part of the culture in nz – and even more so in wellington. all the coffee is espresso based and made…
had dinner at an indian place last night. the choices for spice level were mild, medium, kiwi hot, indian hot, english hot. i got kiwi hot. now not trying to stir trouble with my new neighbors but kiwi hot was…
the daily show and bowling – great start. i guess we’ll have to put gromit in a disguise during business hours.
welcome to wellington, new zealand. currently 4°C (42°F). more after i have some lunch and walk around a bit
the p&s for the framingham house was signed by all today. very reasonable terms. fix a broken outlet, a toilet the rocks a bit and treat a few ants. i would do the same if i were buying but it…
this weekend jackie bought a lawnmower (both of the mowers we have in vermont are broken) loaded it, ten 40 lb bags of topsoil and gromit into the car, drove to vermont, assembled the mower, mowed the knee high lawn,…
company e2 came back to me today and generously offered august 20th as a start date. this is great news. both that it is late enough that we should be able to get everything done without crushing stress and it…