I walk past the front door with the broken lock and handle, the door that only ever opens to welcome in 3 a.m. cream cheese wontons, and head right into the back yard like I live here. I do live here. I walk up the rickety porch steps where I...
When I was younger, I use to pretend that I was a cat, and I’m meow all day and then cuddle my dad, who would pet my head and scratch my chin. He was the person I talked to about first kisses and crushes. He was my king, and I,...
The Boston Globe reported a piece last week about the benefits of eating seasonally and locally. Globe Correspondent Nancy Rearden Steward interviewed local nutritionists and farmers and concluded that, while it’s convenient to have the same vegetables available year-round, it’s not necessarily beneficial to our health or our local agricultural...
I mentioned before that I was on the search for my January co-op. As I said before, I applied to numerous positions and have since followed-through and heard back from many, as well. I haven’t yet been declined by any companies, but did opt not to interview with some that...
Original graphic courtesy/Edwin Morris My final paper for my ethics course. PLEASE NOTE that my citations didn’t transfer into HTML, but I’m more than happy to supply them if needed. In radio and television, quotes are captured, edited down to a short segment, and interjected into the program between lines...
With Thanksgiving a week away, it’s tough to find an organic turkey, last minute. But still worth searching. And if finding an organic, free-range and pastured turkey turns out to be impossible, consider which characteristics you’d be willing to compromise on. A free-range turkey from a small farm may not be...
Rothko, No. 2 Speaking of art…I was talking to someone a ways back about art, and we got into a debate about it. I actually started arguing that art is math. And in many ways, it is. Think of Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man, perfect and beautiful because of his proportions. Everything...
And again… I managed to neglect this blog. Things have been really hard lately. I’ve never been so challenged as I have the past several months. After my uncle killed himself, my grandmother died. And then her body was looted and all her jewelry (wedding ring included) stolen. My brother’s...
My mom has been teasing me with Facebook posts about lattes in the jacuzzi, family Scrabble games and home-cooked meals, making me more homesick than ever. So I opted to make myself some home-y delicious food. Boston Organics clearly had an influx of butternut squash because it’s been a recent...
Northeastern, with its on-campus farmers market, sourcing local produce and individual recycling containers, received top marks for being a sustainable, green campus. Someone mentioned something the other day about Massachusetts being a great place to write and talk about health because its kind of an amalgam, what with the mandated health...