Rumination DJ

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

Muthahs

In 2015 I wrote a Mother’s Day post about finally getting over a Mother’s Day thing that happened when the … More

After You

About one year ago I wrote about an incident that happened at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). It was a … More

Fresh Legs

Mike and I have been going to our dance place since 2014. Other people commit to being CEO by 40, … More

What’s a Girl Gotta Do to Browse?

When I took that class a few months ago on white privilege and fighting racism, one of the reading assignments … More

It’s a Classic

I’d walked by the small sign on a tiny side street in Boston’s Beacon Hill many times on my way … More

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

I’m still haunted by the 52% of white women who voted for Trump. I’m being lumped in with them, and … More

Dear Tomato Plants: You’re a Heartbreaker, Dream Maker, Love Taker

If you have been following this blog for a few years, you know my travails with my tomato plants. And … More

Phone Envy

Phone envy? Not. All I got for you this week is a photo I took a few weeks ago on … More

It’s Your Life, Don’t You Forget

I’ve been thinking lately, which frankly, tends to get me in trouble. From more than one area of my life, … More