Good things, midday edition

[magid]

Someone put ice melt on Longfellow Bridge sidewalks since yesterday morning, making today's commute noticeably less hazardous. First time that's happened since I've been walking it.

I came in to my cube to find a cup with a fun pencil, candy, shaped erasers, paper clips, and a plastic dreidl filled with chocolates. It was all blue and snowman themed, rather than the red, green, and santa everyone else got, so even more thoughtful.

There's going to be a department lunch at a traif restaurant... and the admin called to ask what lunch I'd like delivered from Milk St., to bring along and eat with everyone else. What a lovely surprise, that I won't have to just sip fruit juice.

I made it to a lecture at the Old South Meeting House, on the history of molasses in Boston. The lecturer covered the highlights (triangle trade, molasses made into rum, the molasses flood), all of which were familiar, though I hadn't realized just how popular rum was. On the other hand, if I'd had a shot of rum every time he said "an important feature" during the 40 minute talk... I'd be dead now. The language flowed and all, but wow, serious verbal tics.

Comments

[fabricdragon.livejournal.com]

sounds like they are really trying to keep in mind your needs.... thats rare in a non mostly observant job.

congrats

[magid.livejournal.com]

First they asked if there was anywhere kosher that would work (there isn't really), and I said I'd be fine with fruit salad (which is what I've done in the past). This is definitely above and beyond in my book.

[(Anonymous)]

I had been thinking recently of your continued success walking to work with respect to both the ice and the upcoming milestone of the year of your doing so. Kol hakavod to you!

Wow, the folks at your work are mindful and kind.

Drinking games at lectures held in historical settings on historical topics are an amusing idea.

[magid.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm hoping the ice won't be as bad as last year. And if it is, well, now I've got Yaktrax :-) (though they're more useful when it's not ice-pavement-ice-pavement, but just ice).

I'm very lucky in having an accommodating office environment.

I didn't notice this time, but a lot of the lectures at Old South are transformed into podcasts/videos, so there's the possibility of drinking games in the privacy of one's home, if that's preferable!