Another Boston Nor’easter!
We're getting socked with another Nor'easter. I love Boston, I really, really do -- as long as it's not winter. Is that fair to Boston? I'm not really sure, but that's what it is. I'm annoyed that I can't go to work today. I have lots to do. Fortunately, I can do a lot of it online, and as much as I'm a fan of the idea of telecommuting, I think face to face meetings are so critical. But I can't really do those meetings in my pajamas. Pluses and minuses, eh? Pluses and minuses.
A reason to use something other than Google Maps
Google Maps is awesome. Groundbreaking. We all know it. But, as a professional pedestrian, one thing that always made me sad was no walking directions. Now some people might ask, Rachel, why the heck would you need walking directions? And I shall retort, have you seen the crazy, random, one-way, dead-end-y, zig-zaggy streets of Boston, Cambridge and Somerville? There is almost always a more efficient way to walk to a place than to drive it. So, driving directions are usually pointless for me. But lo! Ask.com has answered my prayers. Isn't that great? You can get walking directions to your heart's content. Now, once we mash that up with public transportation (mbta.com is close, oh so close), I'll be all set, knowing the most efficient way to get from point a to point b and back again without guesswork.