On the road again

Marley and I brought Sandra to Logan Airport this morning. She's flying to California for a friend's 60^th birthday; she and Sandra have been friends since they were three. It was my first time in a long time driving in rush-hour traffic. It hasn't changed much. If anything, it seems that the drivers were better behaved. With the Big Dig and Williams Tunnel complete, the ride to the airport is easy and quick. Even with traffic, it took us an hour and fifteen minutes.

So, the bachelors are back at home, looking at the wide-open day. The weather is steamy with clearing showers forecast for later today and tomorrow. Marley's found a place in the sunshine and is snoring quietly. There's plenty to do, fun and otherwise.

The recent news that Microsoft is trying to buy a piece of Facebook led me back to the social network for a closer look. There are 122 people in Facebook with my last name, only one of whom I know (grandson Mike). I'm not the only graybeard in the crowd, but, well, .... One of the offers in the Marketplace section is a bit dodgy: *** 120% unique gift for you and your friends***. You get to create a doll that looks like you.

I've also spent time on the web site for Mike and Matt's high school. The site offers a fairly sophisticated system for managing calendars for the various sports teams. In addition to seeing a calendar of upcoming games on the site, I can get email, SMS, and RSS updates. I've not been able to get the synchronization with Outlook working yet.