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beach at Revere. Somewhere right around us is
a school where they teach Judo, to women and & kids
yet, & I'd like to get us into that, too, if possible.
One of the girls from the office will be finishing
up at Howard in Wash. D.C. in June, & we expect
to see her and & show her the areas as she plans to come
thru here on her way home in June. Tootie will be
big enough to do more walking by then, & she won't be
such a literal burden on excursions. On the way
back from the Children's Museum, she slept thru a
1/2 hr trip on a very crowded streetcar, kept snoozing
while we transferred from a streetcar to a subway
train, & awoke refreshed from her nap while I
was pushing her from the subway to our apt. I was
pooped! Pooh is really a great hiker, & we can
take her anywhere. Bus-drivers, subway conductors,
& assorted salesmen all flirt with her, & she finds
this pretty interesting. She's got the idea that a lady
responds politely, pleasantly & keeps moving, but
it's fun anyway. Flirting with policemen is the most
fun, but that can be dangerous, since they shoot
them down in the street around here at the rate of
about one every other week. Aside from being a
charming center of culture & education, redolent
with American history, Boston is a filthy, poorly planned