Jef Taylor goes for a walk around Brookline and finds plenty to gaze upon. Note: Should you be walking through a wooded area along the Muddy River and find some rocks oddly balanced on each other, chances are it's Taylor's own contribution to outdoor art.

There's a big tent set up at The Larz Anderson Auto Museum, Brookline, MA for Bonham's Vintage New England, A Sale of Important Motorcars and Automobilia, tomorrow, Oct 4, 2008.

The Tab reports a big water main break at Grove and South streets is making a mess of traffic. Officials are working with Temple Emeth to minimize the impact on Rosh Hashahnah services.

Susan Senator gives a shoutout to all the people she interacts with in her neighborhood, such as:

... The guys at Pizza Stop, Cypress. Where would an exhausted mom be without weekly pizza take-out? And now, when I call up and say, "I'd like some pizzas delivered," they immediately say, "What would you like, Dear?" and then they ask if it's me, just to be sure, and then they help me remember Ned's complicated toppings. They say, "half an hour," and it's always less. ...

Michael Kritz posts photos of a C trolley driver with a couple of kids right up there with him:

... This guy's kid was at the controls. Pressing buttons. You see that big, round, red button? That's the emergency stop button. This kid's hand was three inches from it. To me, that's at least as distracting as a text message. And the green line has a history of deadly accidents. ...

The Herald reports T officials are not amused.

Matt reports on Dennis Lehane's book reading/signing in Coolidge Corner last night.

Early-morning fire at 75 Strathmore Rd. in Brookline.

16WadeSt captures the last marquee at the now closed Circle Cinemas in Cleveland Circle.

It takes two parties to hold a debate. Rush’s spokesman Matt Fitzgerald’s explanation for why there was no debate is an excuse that blames the opposition.

I'm in a bit of a quandary. MGL 90-1b states in part that all moped drivers:

...shall be subject to the traffic laws and regulations of the commonwealth and the regulations contained in this section, except that: (1) the motorized bicycle operator may keep to the right when passing a motor vehicle which is moving in the travel lane of the way...