August and everything before

Since July 4th, I've 

-Been to New York for a dinner party

-Met a substitute teacher from my elementary school while checking into a flight at Laguardia airport.

-Visited Montreal for twenty four hours, my first time outside of the country in 2010. The French influence is overwhelming and a welcome relief from DC.

-Experienced my first Casino

-Spoken a fair bit of french

-Acela-ed (Amtrak business = wonderful) and Jazzed (Air canada economy = less inspiring).

-Ridden the new intergate shuttle at Dulles (impressive).

-considered getting new dining room furniture

-while working, fasted for lion's share of the 9th of Av, the Jewish holiday that commemorates national loss.  I broke my fast at 4pm with fare from Ray's Hellburger.

-Sweated in the DC heat. 

Like Them that Dream: A Blog Worth Reading...

My brother Raphael has just launched a fascinating community blog which aims to "post clear, well-written intellectual content on a regular basis."  It's a very high bar for the digital space, but they seem to be doing a great job.