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I think mine's related to the imminent change in seasons, part of me wants to spend more time outdoors. 

I do a lot of informal volunteering by helping out friends who need help and don't have the good health or skill set that I have. I've done a bit of chainsaw work for some friends in NH where the husband is going blind and is recovering from an ankle injury. I also used to do minor home maintenance and snow removal for my former neighbor, also going blind. This was one of the rare times I've done something a little more formal. Unfortunately, I really wasn't prepared to work with really little kids and the station I was at was really geared more for middle school and up. I still had fun, though. I do a lot of work with kids in my park job, we do a lot of nature programs for schools and summer rec camps, plus programs for the general public. My favorite is the tide pool program I do, it's a drop in and explore kind of thing. What's more cool than poking through tide pools with kids of all ages and getting paid for it?

When I signed up to volunteer at the Flower Show, I didn't realize it was in the kid's section. I thought I was going to be manning an info booth.

I think Dreadnaught takes place after Boneshaker, but I'm not sure.

It's not really boredom, just a shift in interests.

It's on Amazon, Chris.

Boredom's not the issue. Just have no desire to game at the moment. Always happens this time of year.

Good for you for setting good limits on the electronic stuff for the kids. Not enough kids get to spend unstructured free time outdoors these days.

Yeah, sometimes I just don't feel like gaming. And after a long winter, I start wanting to spend more time outdoors. My park job starts in a little under three weeks, and I'm looking forward to be getting back there.

My favorite independant book store is a little place in South Portland, ME called Nonesuch Books. Second favorite is a tie between Longfellow Books in Portland and Sherman's Books in Freeport. My absolute favorite bookstore in all the world is unfortunately no more, a victim of rental price gouging by their landlord and big box bookstores like Borders.

As for Boneshaker, very well-written. I read the first half in practically one sitting. And Seattle is so very cool in real life, not so much in the book. Full of zombies and killer gas.

Cary, it's not that spectacular of a costume. I thought there was going to be more to it.

Have you ever had honest to goodness real maple syrup and not that crap most people think is syrup? Big difference! But if you're not really into sweet stuff, I can see where you might not be all that into it.