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Category: Looking back

Rumination DJ

My friend Jeff Driskell, a social work professor at Salem State University, recently gave a great TEDx talk called My Unique … More

disco, DJs, earworms, Jeff Driskell TED talk, TED talks

Every Once in a While You Learn Something New

I was walking from work to the train the other day, and now that I think of it, the spot … More

Boston City Hall, Boston state buildings, Brutalism architecture, concrete, corduroy concrete

Random Roundup

Occasionally I’ll see weird random things that by themselves don’t make a blog post, but then they accumulate, and I … More

Big gulp, Boston construction, Boston skyline, jacket vent threads, Longfellow Bridge, New Orange Line trains, salt and pepper Bridge

Grudge Worthy

I recently became aware that I’m holding grudges. I mean more than the appropriate small handful that we should all … More

holding a grudge, Marie Kondo, Sparking joy

A Tomato By Any Other Name

Every year I write about my little deck garden and my travails with tomatoes. This year was an amazing year … More

green thumb, growing tomatoes, roof gardens, Taipei

Trash Island: Reason 318 Why I Love Boston

Going to new places doesn’t get me nearly excited as redisovering places right where I live. I guess in that … More

Boston Harbor Islands, Harbor ferry, Spectacle Island, The Big Dig

Landman Coming In

My grandparents had a little cottage they built themselves on a lake on the Massachusetts/Connecticut border where I spent many … More

Alzheimer's, cottages, Memere, nosy neighbors, vacation camps

She’s Baaaaaack

I have written several posts about perimenopause, and for an all too seeming brief amount of time, the symptoms seemed to … More

5-minute showers, china, Crying Inidan, Ecology, environment, litter, perimenopause, recycling

The Rescue

I have a space between the stove and the wall, just wide enough for things to fall from my counter … More

inseparable salt and pepper shakers, Tupperware from the 80s

Happy Pride, for Reals

What a difference a couple of years makes! Context truly is everything. Just a few short years ago, my friends … More

Boston Gay Pride Parade

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