Noticed a plaque dedicated to Harry Houdini on Boston’s Harvard Bridge (usually called the “Mass Ave” bridge) the other day, so I looked it up. Here’s a caption I found and some cool pics:

1908 April 30. Houdini jumps from Harvard Bridge, Boston, Massachusetts. Master of the “Impossible Possible,” Houdini performs one of his stunning manacled jumps from Harvard Bridge, followed by an under-water escape in the Charles River. As with his upside-down straitjacket escapes, Houdini’s jumps drew huge crowds and publicized his stage appearances. In 1908, he appeared in Boston for two weeks at Keith’s theater, a major venue on the Keith Vaudeville Circuit.

By the way, check out the pic on the left; Houdini was jacked.

Tonight was my last night on the Board of Trustees at the Meadowbrook School of Weston. In case you can’t tell, above is my graduation picture, from June, 1991. I’m 12, and I’m the giant 6 over from the top left.

It was a little emotional for me, since I grew up by the school, and I feel greatly indebted to the school for much of my character and intellectual development. Additionally, as someone committed to spending my philanthropic time and money on early education, it has been wonderful to be able to “get my hands dirty” helping a great school become even better.

Steve Hinds, the school’s Headmaster and a close family friend, had some very kind words for me which I was not at all prepared to hear in a public setting, and I wish I had been able to respond by sharing my gratitude for the school and his leadership, but I was flustered by the moment and barely able to mutter a simple “thank you.”

They presented me with two gifts: a beautiful silver plate commemorating my service, and a cake celebrating my upcoming matrimony (many board members have enjoyed hearing wedding planning progress reports dating as far back as planning the proposal).

Here’s the plate and the cake:

Swung by Boston’s big, new Apple Store on the way home from a rare, weekday lunch with Lisa.

Incredible steak dinner at Grill 23 celebrating yesterday’s graduation.

This pan turned out really well, too. I loved the blue-ish painting in the background.

This photo is a cross between adorable and gross. A robin has made a nest right by my door on the Cape, and I went to check on the eggs today, and discovered a very newly hatched baby birdie.

The flash storm this afternoon created a massive pond in front of the Starbucks we hit on our way to the Cape.

Reading on the beach with Lisa; anticipating a great sunset.