Car Show

Every Friday night between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Somerville has a car show on its main street. I went to a few last year, which I really enjoyed, so I'm looking forward to going this Friday.

All sorts of folks bring out their shiny rides to show off and chat with others. There are mostly muscle cars from the sixties and a lot of other American cars. I wish they'd have more British convertibles or something like that, plus I'd love to see a smattering of Italian cars, but all of that I forget when I see my reflection in the chrome of a Shelby GT500. Or the curves of a 59 Corvette convertible.

My brother has just closed on his house, so that is all set. It's a really cool place, but he was shocked at NJ real estate prices when he first started looking for homes.

On another topic, I remember when I first decided to look for work at a bookstore. I dropped off my applications at both Barnes & Noble and Borders. Borders called me back and I got a job there, while B & N never responded. I kinda would have liked to work at B&N, as they have their headquarters in NY. Working at that store may have given me a foot in the door. (I did interview with the HQ of B & N before I started at Caliper. Nice buidling.) Borders has their HQ in Ann Arbor, which is basically a northern version of Gainesville. B&N seems more polished in a snobby sense, but I've met and worked with nice people at Borders, so that's cool.