I'm sitting in some sessions today at the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) in Boston, despite the fact that this is a vacation week for me. Why? I don't get the chance to go to conferences very often in my work, so, since my wife is here for work and there are some sessions that could have an application for my work, I am sitting in a few sessions. One good piece of news is that the conference at the big new convention center in Boston has great wifi, so I can do some reading, blogging and playing online while I sit in the sessions. When I am not at the conference, Natalie and I have been spending time exploring Boston by foot. Yesterday I did a 4-mile run along the Charles River to get a better feel for the city, and we ate two meals at restaurants along Newbury Street, including a nice Italian meal and wine last night. If only I were a real shopper, Boston would truly be a mecca. But there is more than shopping here. It is a great city for walking - maybe not as great at this time in my mind as Washington, D.C. I will offer some more impressions, however innacurate, of this great East Coast city over the next week... ]]>