On this day, I learned how to pronounce Zagat, from an actual cousin of the family, my caBIG colleague Jessica from Colorado. It’s za-GAT. My New York City Girl already knew this, of course, but it’s new to me.
Category: Travel
Mind the Map
I have learned that not all airports are at the end of a subway line. This means that you have to pay attention to which way you want to go. Otherwise you may be standing on a platform in the summer air waiting to go back past the airport and into town.
Sit Downriver
Today I learned, from Sally, to always sit on the northeast side of the Red Line: on the right going out of Boston and on the left going in. This way, you get a glorious view of the Charles. We saw zillions of small sailboats in the setting sun in the evening, then dedicated crew teams in the morning sun.
As an added bonus, there is an ad poster series set up to work as animation, at one point, on the wall of the outbound train.
Thanks, Sal!
Keep it Zipped
I did listen to Steve when he told me that my backpack was open, and I zipped it. But when I left the Kenmore Square post office, I made the same mistake and missed it, and my stuff came tumbling out on the sidewalk. Fortunately, my laptop stayed put, but my brand new $2 clock got banged up badly.
The lesson is to pay more attention and keep the bag zipped!
Know Where You’re Going
I am learning how important it is to know where I’m going.
It could be driving in Boston (see ALL those entries about using a GPS in Boston), for which it’s important to know where I’m going in two ways: know that the GPS picked the right destination, and then know the general idea about the destination (for when the signal is lost in the tunnel AND the cowpath thing freaks out the GPS).
Or it could be knowing where I need to be, as in my dream last night where I was frantically trying to get to a drumming thing but instead climbing ladders in the wrong direction. Bummer.
Or it could be my career.
They all have this in common: Know where you’re going.
Pickup Line
I have learned that there are more shuttle buses from the Bank of America stop, right around the corner from Jimmy Fund Way, then there are from the main Dana-Farber campus stop.
A line forms there, and a number of Longwood Medical Area shuttles stop there.
Score!
Plug Not
I have learned that some but not all of the buses from New Hampshire to Boston (and back again) have power outlets for use by passengers.
Power Again???
See January 11, February 4, March 8. What’s it gonna take???
Get Your Ice Cold Water Here
I have learned, from Barbara and then by my own experience, that you can take unopened (only) bottles of water (only) into Red Sox games. Those people with those six-packs of ice cold water looked mighty smart on that sweltering day when the rest of us were going in to pay outrageous prices for water in plastic!
Eat Drive Cook
Sally has a lesson for us about eating well on a road trip. You can even cook steak in your beer cooler (but then where does the beer go???). To see how, you’re going to have to follow the links!
http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/recipe-roundup/great-food-for-road-trips-121725
Jane's Lessons Learned 