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I took a cruise out past the Harbor Islands today. U.Mass Boston runs a ship every Tuesday that’s free for students and staff, $5 for everyone else except VISTAs, who with proper haggling, can ride for free.

Today was overcast but everyone was in good spirits. So though we had only mediocre views of the islands, the Captain was very forthright with information about them. Two islands I found particularly interesting:

Long Island: Missile silos were placed here during the Cold War to protect the Eastern seaboard. The missiles have long since been removed and the silos left empty, except for one. Today, a missile silo on Long Island is filled with thousands upon thousands of school textbooks. What they’re for, the Captain didn’t say. …read more

bq. I have been writing blog postings offline on my commute to and from work but just forget to post them when I get home. Sorry for any delays. !(alignright)http://static.flickr.com/20/68517300_e2619db2fd_m.jpg!:href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/atomicworkshop/68517300/ This last Sunday, Jessica and I headed over to one of my coworker's homes up in Sommerville to nosh on another turkey (squash lasagna for vegetarian Jessica), and all the fixins' meal. It was delicious.

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