8/27: Took my first trip on the new Amtrak Downeaster rail service from Boston to Portland.

8/25: Finished reading "Revelation Space" by Alastair Reynolds.

8/22: A danger of living in the Back Bay is when your favorite shops close down, like Delhi Bistro, which was the closest Indian restaurant for the year it was in business...

8/18: Finished reading my 26th Terry Pratchett Discworld book: Thief of Time.

8/17: Biked 40 miles on the annual Boston Midnight Ride, which included pointing out my house as an architectural feature and talking about its history (story, photos), riding thru the Ted Williams Tunnel (twice), and catching the sunrise at Castle Island. (photos)

8/16: Visited the Kendall Cafe for the first time with former coworkers Jarly & Nick.

8/15: Finished Elizabeth Ann Scarborough's "The Lady of the Loch", very predictable, but with Edinburgh as a setting, it reminded me of this year's Dargon Summit!

8/11: Finished reading fellow Bangor resident Stephen King's "On Writing".

8/11: DargonZine 15-6 hit the streets, our third issue in just six weeks!

8/9: Had a great meal and watched Robin Williams in the heinous "What Dreams May Come" at Inna's.

8/9: An interesting libertarian article "Marriage Alternatives in a Free Society" hypothesizes "all relationships based on mutual consent are legitimate".

8/7: Finished reading "the Writings of Oscar Wilde", including "Salome", "The Importance of Being Earnest", and "The Picture of Dorian Gray".

8/6: Got a personal tour of Boston's Big Dig with Inna, inspecting the Zakim Bridge and the new Central Artery Tunnel.

8/3: Finished the PMC ride in Provincetown after another 70 miles and spent an awesome afternoon relaxing at Race Point Beach with Pookle.

8/2: Rode a wonderful 125 miles in the first day of the PMC, my annual charity ride to fund cancer research & treatment.

8/1: Got a thoughtful note from Linda on our 15th anniversary. ;^)

7/27: Fook Yu! Walked about 7 miles with Inna, then we saw Austin Powers in Goldmember. Caught Pressure Cooker at Johnny D's. After walking another 5 miles home, had just gotten to sleep when we had a fire alarm! Fook Mi!

7/26: The cyclometer turned over 5000 miles today (in 21 months).

7/24: After a leisurely ride with SMorto, put in another 50 miles, including six trips up Park Ave. hill!

7/21: With the PMC approaching, rode 75 miles with Jer & Sha & the folks from Quad Cycles.

7/20: Distributed DargonZine 15-5, which includes our 350th Dargon story!

7/14: Met up with old friend Atticus for a show by Bunny Rugs and Third World at the House of Blues.

7/13:Checked out several old and new Cooper Minis at Micro Mini Car Day at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline.

7/12: Picked up the Toasters' new album "Enemy of the System".

7/5: Quick one-day trip up to Maine and back.

7/4: 4th of July party at Mizago's on Beacon Hill.