Thelo Mediterranean is a new Greek restaurant in Dorchester at 860 Dorchester Ave. Barbara and Meredith and I ordered an excessively large lunch from there yesterday, delivered promptly by UberEats. We started with my go-to favorite when trying any new… Read More ›
Month: August 2026
Bred
Yes, despite being a restaurant, it’s spelled Bred, not Bread. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, you also need to know that there are two branches: Bred Gourmet, in Lower Mills, Dorchester; and Bred Bar, in Cambridge…. Read More ›
What, I hear you ask, is an inverted oloid? (For that matter what is a plain vanilla oloid?)
You did ask, didn’t you? Well, here is the answer. (I had to look it up, despite my being pretty good at both math and Greek. More on the latter below.) Anyway, an oloid is the object shown in the… Read More ›
Morning glories
It was a fine morning for the morning glories in my front yard:
The Odyssey (my failed attempt to see the movie)
Alas, my quick trip to Assembly Row in Somerville didn’t end well. The idea was for me to go see The Odyssey in IMAX comfort, but… First of all, it turned out that I wasn’t feeling well. I had a… Read More ›
Cuddly kittens
The kittens say that it’s a good day for cuddling — as long as the AC is on.
Happy International Cat Day!
Abigail, Barnaby, and Cassandra wish you a happy International Cat Day!
Murder off the Page
Are you a New Yorker? Are you a librarian? Perhaps someone you know is both a New Yorker and/or a librarian? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then Murder off the Page is for you. Or… Read More ›
Good stuff cheap! The story of Jerry Ellis and Building #19
Surely, if you are of a certain age (and if you lived in Massachusetts at the right time) you remember Building 19 and Gerald Elovitz. Actually, you probably don’t remember the latter name, because he was always known under his… Read More ›