a special contribution from our senior new england correspondent jboss today:“Made a trip to Braintree today to drop off chemicals at Clean Harbors. It could have been an episode out of the Sopranos. You drive thru Quincy to a dirt…
upon arriving in auckland on a flight from sydney the australian flight attendant announces: “welcome to new zealand where the local time is 3 hours ahead and 40 years behind”
quite uneventful trip from saint louis to wellington – although there was one moment when i thought i was in for a treat. i always ask for an aisle seat but there were none available so i was assigned a…
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.
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
…you know the place – the one down the street a bit – just head 9000 miles northeast and it’s on the left. i met the cto of company e in boston today. unfortunately we were scheduled to connect on…