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I Saw My Celebrity Crush: Here’s What Happened

We’re taking a break from the political shenanigans today. For some time now I have been fed up with those … More

Boston Globe Magazine, Boston Globe Magazine June 1 2025, Celebrity crushes, MBTA slow zones, Phil Eng MBTA GM

Keeping It Simple

I drafted a post for you over the weekend and didn’t get to finish it. Once the week starts, my … More

art in the woods, Blue Hills, hiking

Juneteenth: Take Two

Writing about something is often how I figure it out. Otherwise, it rolls around in my head endlessly unless I … More

Juneteenth, slavery

All Hail Duchess Goldblatt

I started a blog post this weekend that I didn’t finish in time — once again the world is going … More

Becoming Duchess Goldblatt, doomscrolling, Duchess Goldblatt, Ukraine

Hello Elder Ginko, I’m Sandy

I just finished reading a book for my book group, Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer. She’s an enrolled member … More

Braiding Sweetgrass, Ginko, Indigenous people, Robin Wall Kimmerer

Thanks for Sticking Around

This is the time of year when I start looking at my year-end stats. It’s kind of fun to see … More

Alpha Flee, Alpha Phi, commenters, End of the year, followers, posting, readers

This Dog Is Learning New Tricks

I try to limit my rabbit holes to things I really care about. If I fall into them and they … More

LLoyds of London, Rebecca Hall, Slave revolts in New York, Transatlantic slave trade, Wake by Rebecca Hall, Women-led slave revolts

Top 5 Reasons Being 56 Is Awesome

OK, so this is actually a rerun from when I turned 50. That was an awesome year for me. This … More

birthday, COVID

It’s a Mystery

I can’t tell if everything still seems fucked up because it is, or if it just feels like it is … More

Detective novels, Mystery novels, P.D. James., Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles

Mississippi Goddam

I enjoy the posts of Danielwalldammit on his blog northierthanthou. He is very thoughtful, clever, funny, and he lives way … More

16th Street Baptist Church bombing, AhSa-Ti Nu, Carolina Goddam, Medgar Evers assassination, Mississippi Goddam, Nina SImone, northierthanthou

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