Me (alarmed): Why is my bag so hot? Microsoft decided that it would be a good time to install a system update while my computer was 'sleeping' and enclosed in a sleeve with no ventilation. Now checking for corrupted files from when the computer ran out of power and died.

The Boston Globe Ideas Lost & Found explores local stories - one of my favorites is the #sadghost graffiti which can be found throughout the metro Boston area.

I wondered, as I climbed the icy steps of this snow sculpture lookout tower in Dorchester Lower Mills, who built it and why? Was it for birdwatching? To keep an eye on all those commuters invading the city across the Neponset River? @dotnews.bsky.social @universalhub.com

Sometimes you’re walking through the supermarket and you stop and do a double-take

Oh good, more snow

Morning Southie! - Sunrise from Dorchester Heights!

It’s so nice to catch up on reading in front of a burbling fireplace at the @miltonlibraryma.bsky.social reading room on a late winter day

On snowy, soggy, salty days like today I prefer to rent a bike than deal with cleaning and maintaining my own. But after such a long winter I just need to get out for at least a little ride! #BikeBOS #Boston #NeponsetTrail #MassTrails

SERVICE CHANGES: Starting Saturday the MBTA will begin a four-phase project at night that will impact the Ashmont and Braintree branches. on.nbcboston.com/pL6MaJy

Now this looks like fun! Railbiking on abandoned tracks + camping in the woods. #bikelopnik

I know the recent blizzard has been very challenging for municipalities but I hope that the @streets.boston.gov can get to plow the Summer Street protected bike lanes before too long. I saw people biking by using the motor vehicle travel lanes instead.

Brookline is planning a major expansion of Bluebikes stations, aiming to add 25 stations to the town's existing 14 over the next four years. There are currently only stations in North Brookline, and the plan would bring bikeshare access to a wider geographic area. brookline.news/brookline-pl...

I just saw an ad online encouraging professionals like me to move to Canada

How much has it snowed in Boston, you ask? Well, enough that our neighbors made a whale out of snow.

Oh hey, there goes my train. Murphy’s Law says the connecting train can’t be late to match the subway. #MBTA

Siemens, which sells the things, claims the batteries are enough for 100 miles.

“The proposal seeks bids for ‘battery catenary’ locomotives” I wonder if these would store enough power from a trip to Providence and back to do a round trip to Readville? #MBTA #MBTACR

Boston’s 14 “snow farms” — including three in Dorchester— continue to grow as city workers and contractors truck out huge amounts of snow from street corners all over Boston to locations like the old Bayside Expo lot in Dorchester.

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The fresh snow falling in Hopkinton looks pretty. It’s also nice to see that both Hopkinton (maybe MassDOT on Rt 85) and Southborough have cleared the sidewalks.

Only have about a week left to comment on this--DoE trying to remove many areas from being classified as a "professional" degree, including nursing and public health. This will limit access to student loans and ultimately drive students from the fields.

Good luck to the cat that I saw running down the snowy street and the man following calling out “Pspspspsps, what, you don’ want no home anymore?”

lol, Milton Academy has temporarily banned sledding on their hill! I mean, I know it’s to keep people safe during snow clearing operations but it still sounds funny.

Family Lets Cars Come Inside House During Snowstorm https://theonion.com/family-lets-cars-come-inside-house-during-snowstorm-1819577405/

I better not cross paths with that damn groundhog

With the upcoming winter storm, expect the trail to be flooded and possibly covered with debris at and after 3 AM and 3:30 PM Monday. Low-lying locations may include Cedar Grove, PJP2, Finnegan Park, Tenean Beach and Morrissey Blvd at Dorchester Bay. #stormsurge #Boston

We take for granted everyday services the federal government provides, like: Food safety & ag support Weather forecasts Roads & road safety GPS & timekeeping Currency Mail Medical care Air & water quality Air traffic control & safety Irrigation & flood control Bank insurance Consumer protection

Sometimes a great black Void spreads across the hallway floor. And occasionally the Void will even bare its fangs! #caturday

I got to enjoy a nice view of this morning’s sunrise as I was getting ready for work #bedroomwindowsunrise

I experienced second-hand #bikejoy this evening when I saw a group of youths hanging out in South Station with their bikes waiting for their train

Highly recommended! @massdcr.bsky.social has opened up tour slots of the maple sugaring operations at Brookwood Farm in Canton on March 14 & 15. "Pre-register for a family-friendly, free 45-minute tour of all things maple syrup in the Blue Hills, from collection to boiling to tasting!"

Me, cluelessly: Wow, this place is deserted! Oh right it’s a federal holiday. *glances at the board* Wait, what? Oh crap, the trains are on weekend schedule and I have… an hour and forty minutes until my next train?

I should go visit these lovely bollards! Oh, and also my sister who lives nearby.

This morning I rode on the lowest-numbered car in the Red Line heavy-rail subway fleet. This car dates back to 1969. The #MBTA has riveted reinforcing plates around the doors apparently to strengthen the body. The T seems to split up the oldest car pairs and run them with newer vehicles. #Boston

I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Learn about the local Underground Railroad this Friday from 12-1:30pm at Fall River Heritage State Park during our Black History Month Lunch and Learn: "Telling the Stories of Runaways- & How the New Bedford & Fall River Communities Helped Them Thrive" bit.ly/3ZppyLf

And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

Weird how these posts never include "I support national legislation to limit gerrymandering"

Turns Out Congestion Pricing Has Been Good for Drivers in the Suburbs, Too https://gizmodo.com/turns-out-congestion-pricing-has-been-good-for-drivers-in-the-suburbs-too-2000718956

After decades of serving as a reliable, authoritative public repository of basic information about countries, their economies, and their people, The World Factbook disappeared from the internet on February 4 with no advance notice. https://cnn.it/4kqanLy

A nice peaceful scene this evening - the old Cordaville Road bridge connecting Hopkinton and Southborough across the Sudbury River

Our monthly Neponset Greenway Council meeting is at 7pm the first Weds every month. This month is at The Loop at Mattapan Station, 466 River Street. Topics include upcoming event planning and project updates.

On Sunday I went for a frigid walk at the beach. It was really cold so I thought I would climb up on the ice floes and slide around a bit. But to my surprise I smashed right through the ice to the sand below! *Ahem* too much winter weight? 😂 The ice was very soft and slushy. Whoops!

Groundhog time

“We know you have food and we’re going to keep chasing you around until you share with us.” #pigeons #MBTA #Boston

Alex Pretti Unity Ride - Boston #NoICE #PrettiGood #MinnesotaStrong

The king tide plus storm surge looked to be about 12 ft, flooding Tenean Beach and Boston Bowl in Dorchester, but coming up just short of the Neponset Trail at Cedar Grove

ha this is wild. Manhattan congestion pricing actually reduced traffic more *outside* of the toll zone than inside it www.bloomberg.com/news/article...