Until a few minutes ago, I wasn’t sure if I was going to participate in Day Without Weblogs or not — it looked like I was going to omit today’s blog entry by reason of circumstance rather than intent. But I got to Logan Airport in time to connect up and to read Al‘s page, and I realized that even the tiny contribution that my joining the effort makes is worthwhile.

If you don’t think AIDS has affected you, read what Al has to say — and think about it next time you visit the doctor or dentist or find yourself too close to a sick stranger on a train or bus or airplane.

When I got to Boston Tuesday night, the TV weather folks were talking about a probable snowstorm on Thursday. Fortunately, they were wrong; instead, today opened with light rain and above-freezing temperatures, and now they’re predicting a mixture of rain and snow (more snow outside the immediate Boston area) and then clear and cold. At this time of year, that’s not a bad deal.

Restaurant Recommendation

We had dinner at Helmand, an Afghani restaurant in Cambridge. Yummy. Highly recommended! They had traditional and non-traditional dishes (at least, I don’t think swordfish is a traditional Afghani dish), but we all stuck with traditional choices. I went for Murgh Kabob, which was a nicely spiced and marninated chicken dish (but not in bite-sized pieces).

I also enjoyed the wine — a 1998 Pouilly-Fusee (I know I spelled that wrong) White Burgundy.