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Raleigh for Breakfast, Philly for Lunch, San Fran for Dinner

Monday, May 28th, 2007

Woke up in North Carolina. (No sausage gravy this morning, but man was it tasty yesterday.) Stopped long enough in Philly for a cheesesteak (”wiz wit”) at Pat’s with Erich. For dinner, crepes on Union St. in San Francisco. I feel so well-traveled.
Looking out a week it’s Boston, the Gunks, Long Island, Boston again…then Oregon […]

My Favorite Microsoft Product…

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

…and really a significant upgrade from MSN Napkin 2006.

California: The First Week

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

Job: check. Apartment: check. Internet: check. TV…working on it. Megan: visiting Friday. Things could be worse. The sun is shining and I’m writing from my cushy seat on the Yahoo! commuter shuttle bus.

The Accordion-Cornell Chimes Duet

Saturday, April 30th, 2005

Here it is: What may very well be the first and only duet between an accordion and a belltower, recorded on April 3, 2005 at the Cornell Chimes Tower. The chimesmaster is my father. The accordionmaster is Mat Balcetis.
Download the mp3 and have a listen!

Cambridge Apartment Info Online

Thursday, June 12th, 2003

The neverending apartment search continues, but has yielded useful information. The City of Cambridge maintains a database of building information, in many cases divided into individual apartments or condos, including helpful data like square footage, currrent owner, and building date. Square footage is especially good to have since many realtors don’t know it.