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Posted last year, at the end of September

This is my favorite time of year.

Posted 2 years ago, mid-December

Virgin America starts service to and from Logan Airport in February.

Posted 2 years ago, at the start of October

When it turns to October, no one dominates like Boston.

Posted 2 years ago, at the end of September

The Sox clinch the Wild Card, will face Angels on Wednesday in ALDS

Posted 2 years ago, mid-June

I’ll remember this one for a very long time.

Erik Spiekermann’s Typo Tips
Should be in your toolbox.
Commuter Files
My boy, Z, and his take on, umm, life?
The Visible Earth
The best views aren’t always from down here. Try these from 200mi up.
Top 30 Travel Books
A solid list to start with… I’ll let you know when I get through them all.
42 ways to go trash-free
From No Impact Man
Gluten Free by Nature
My sister Stephanie’s new website dedicated to gluten-free recipes.
Flight Control (iTunes link)
My favorite iPhone game
Jude Healey Photography
My wife’s gig
The Tilley Hat
I’ve got the Lighterweight LT6. My head thanks me.
Turn down your A/C or heat
Move your thermostat down 2° in winter and up 2° in summer

The Last Four Minutes of AF447

An infographic accompanies an article by SPIEGEL detailing, in lay terms, the last four minutes of Air France 447.
Obama Calls for End to NASA’s Moon Program

This still has to go through Congress and a million hoops, but The NYTimes reports:
President Obama is calling on NASA to cancel the program that was to return humans to the Moon by 2020, and focus instead on radically new space technologies.
Mr. Obama’s 2010 budget proposal for NASA asks for $18 billion over five years [...]
Air New Zealand ‘revolutionizes’ coach cabins

On Air New Zealand’s new 777:
When the so-called “friendly skies” are mentioned, a few airlines in particular come to mind: Virgin America, Singapore Airlines and Qantas, for starters. Starting today, you can safely include Air New Zealand in that discussion. In a bid to turn long-haul international travel on its head, the outfit has today [...]
WSJ: White House Decides to Outsource NASA Work

The privatization of NASA.
Cold War era aircraft turned hotel – Vliegtuigsuite

A 1960 120-passenger plane has been turned into a hotel in the Netherlands. Suite!
The Complete National Geographic on 160-GB Hard Drive

120 years from The Society in digital form.
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