Today's activities include: Julie's for lunch, Children's Museum

I took A. in the stroller down to Starbucks for coffee (for me, not here! Geez. I'm not that slacker a parent.) and then to get a few things at Roche Bros. We went home, and she fell asleep on the way so we hung out in the driveway. I put blankets over the stroller to keep the wind off, and read a little bit.

Later, A. and I went to Julie's Place for lunch. They are now open in their expanded place, but their food remains the same tasty, simple and inexpensive fare it has been all along. Best of all, NOT crazy portions.

We took the Townie, and went from there to the Children's Museum, where we played on the train a little, and then of course the water table.

R. put her down for her second nap, where she still is, but not for long.

Yesterday R. and I went to Koreana's for lunch. We got bento boxes with short ribs in one and bulgogi in the other, and a little sushi on the side. I missed my afternoon walk with M., which is sad, but lunch in Boston does not happen very often these days. R. took T. in to school in the Fit because it was pouring, but it cleared up by the afternoon so I got him on the bike. The Fit had a nail in a tire; the lovely mechanics a block or so away fixed it right up for us. No damage had occurred to the rim from driving on it somewhat flat.

remember crazy guy shot the cyclist?

http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/1176408.html

Backstory: firefighter (not on the job) shoots at dad of a family out riding bicycles. The firefighter thought that the dad was endangering the son's life by his route choice. Firefighter shot at dad as dad was walking away; bullet hit helmet but did not hit dad's head.

Ex-firefighter has pled guilty to assault with a deadly weapon and is now Doing Time.

So the next time you're thinking, There Ain't No Justice, well, just this once, maybe there was a little.

ETA:

Slightly better coverage. 120 days. Grand jury wouldn't indict on attempted murder because it was impulsive.

http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Former-North-Carolina-fireman-pleads-guilty-to-shooting-at-cyclist

ETAYA:

http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20091119/NEWS01/91119061

That's much better coverage. Guy was out in 2 days on $200K bond, so maybe there isn't even a little justice. Here's hoping he stays unemployed a long, long time -- he was fired about 2 weeks after the incident.