Goog line extension

I was excited to hear that Google maps had finally added Boston’s public transit system.  Now you can get directions around Boston for driving, walking, and public transit.  Of course, the MBTA website has been providing a trip planning service for some time. ...

New old deli, not bad for Boston

I had been tipped off to the opening of a new deli in the North End, and despite being rather skeptical of a new business that calls itself “famous,” I checked out Nick Varano’s Famous Deli at lunch today.  I ordered pastrami.  Hot, on rye, no funny...

Index of Death

You know how when you’re trying to work, every little distraction can be maddening?  There were some fruit flies buzzing around my desk, so I lashed out, Obama-like, with the only weapon at hand. The vorpal index card went splat splat splat.  Further evidence of...

Pie time has come

I wasn’t thinking about dessert.  No, I wasn’t unconscious, I had just eaten a large meal of pasta.  But as we passed Petsi’s cafe on Putnam Avenue just five minutes before closing, there seemed nothing to lose popping in.  There’s not often...