Walked a couple miles up Walnut to the Newton Highlands T stop, Green Line D. I'm glad I don't have to carry about a cello — as a previous guest of my aunt and uncle's did — but I do have to get my G3 and Quadra to the office, to work on and schmonz.com with.

Rode the Green Line to Park Street, switched to the southbound Red Line, and exited at South Station. It looked familiar. I suspect it's the station where my parents, sister, and I exited the Amtrak many years ago when we came to Boston for a wedding. The station has a grand appearance and is heavy with foot traffic. I like it.

I moseyed around the general area outside the station, trying to locate Summer Street. I soon found it, but unfortunately not quite as soon found that I needed to perform a discreet “No I'm not new here, I'm turning around for a good reason” turnaround, because I am new here and was going the wrong way. Once I was headed in the right direction on the right street, it was easy enough to find the office. SoftNet Systems, a Microsoft-oriented consulting shop, will have moved out of our new space completely by June 1. I'll be moving then too: to live with Peter and some other guys (Luis, Seth, and James) in Brighton, a shorter walk to the T and a shorter ride to town.

Boston is under construction, apparently not very well. There are cranes everywhere, slices of concrete redirecting lanes, loopy interstate detours, and generally a mess. This would be fine, except that it's downtown and the project is taking a very long time. Even so, it still beats Cleveland for me.

Lunch is served! Pizza, company treat, up the street at Baldini's with Amit, Mike, Chris, Pedro, and interviewee Brian (currently a teacher at a private school). Amit and Mike I'd met in January; Chris and Pedro were new to me. We managed to get the right amount of pizza. Only one slice remained when we were all full. This is hard to do, and bodes well.

Mike gave me a tour of the office. Smallish, but lots of nice views of the city. Cables running along the floor, space could be used better, all to be fixed starting June 1. Met Andrew, the CEO. Impression: friendly and offbeat, like the rest of the guys, but older (30) and a bit more businesslike. Just about right. Finally, Mike explained the company's plans for the summer. They make sense. Also good.

Lacking a computer to work with, back to South Station, Park Avenue, Newton Highlands, home. Nice day!

Aya hosted a group of friends (and hired hands at the electronic keyboard) to sing Hebrew songs. Rami doesn't care for this sort of thing, and went to a restaurant and a movie during the spiel so as to avoid it. Interesting, at least to me, because his brother (who happens to be my father) loves to sing.

I ran out the last 90 minutes of my 100-minute prepaid long-distance phone card. (You know who you are.) Got to get me some proper long-distance coverage.