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21. Is the address 21 or 2121? Seemingly it can't be 21 21, can it? Puzzling.

Here in Boston there is an address phenomenon I haven't seen in the other big cities I've lived in (SF, Chicago, Austin, Dallas). Say we lived at 54 Pleasant St. in Cambridge. There might be an apartment 1 and an apartment 2. There might also be a 1R and 2R, in the back of the building. I can only assume the "r" is for rear, but it's weird, no?

This town can be odd, but there will be many little things for me to miss. I'm a big fan of having a lot of artwork in one's home and I like to have at least one piece for every major place I've lived. I've got a great one from Chicago - this map in the orange version, framed in a great orange frame from one of my favorite miscellany shops in the world, Foursided. I lived around the corner from it, on the neighborhood line between Uptown and Andersonville. One of my favorite places I've lived.

For SF, I have this gem - my favorite park in town. I have several pieces for Texas/Austin (too many to list, honestly) and now I need to find something iconically Boston before I leave. I'm thinking it might be Red Sox/Fenway related. Or maybe the Pru. We shall see.

Only two short weeks. So much to do!