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This is how I feel about snow in October (though I must say, I love books). “POO!”...
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This is how I feel about snow in October (though I must say, I love books). “POO!”...
Spot Cool Stuff also evaluates various BPA-free bottles. Photo Source: spotcoolstuff.com This recent health craze has me hyperaware of how dehydrated I am, so I’ve been on the lookout for a nifty water bottle. After scanning, I noticed that several sites advertise BPA-free bottles. I investigated the chemical and started...
Sorry it’s been a while… there’s a lot that’s happened in the past several weeks. I concluded my time in San Diego, I flew home to Boston, I worked (a LOT), I moved into my new apartment… I also managed to shatter the screen on my laptop. And no, I...
RIP, James Thurston Daniells. 8/7/11 Jim Daniells, known by many for his robust laugh, his effortless golf drive and his passion for fishing, died unexpectedly last Sunday, August 7. He was 48. James Thurston Daniells was born August 6, 1963 at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif. to Barbara John...
In the wake of my family’s loss, I’m struggling to sort through my feelings. The problems is that emotions are not easily translated into words, and there’s no one thing that can describe the overwhelming nature of this all. I’ve never previously dealt with death or loss. It was a...
This is both a current events post and a political post… I’m really stepping outside of my comfort zone, here. But I was reading the Sunday Globe this morning and there was a story in the local section about a Massachusetts politician, Thomas Conroy. According to the Globe story, Conroy—who...
Last Christmas, we had a new rule: No presents allowed under the Christmas tree. It was a difficult and expensive year and my family decided as a group that we didn’t want to exchange gifts. We decided to still do stockings as a way to keep the holidays festive and...
Yesterday, I found myself strolling around the first floor of the Boston Athenaeum, breathing in the moldy old books, the smell of floor polish, the stunning views. Every time I enter than building, I get the same feeling of passion and comfort and awe. I picked up a membership application...
The Help by Kathryn Stockett, $15 Laura lent me her copy of The Help and I graciously accepted it because, well, I love getting suggestions from Laura. Also, Tolle—though enlightening—is a mentally exhausting read and I wanted something with a bit more flow. What I got was a taped together...
I’m blessed to be surrounded by people with varied backgrounds, experiences and opinions. And I pick and choose bits of my friends and their beliefs to incorporate into my own set of opinions. It’s kind of a sticky subject, but I want to dive into religion; I just want to...