Blackbeans, collard greens and snow
Did you know that one of the things you can do when the sixth snowstorm hits (in what is proving […]
One doesn’t necessarily equal another
Just because someone isn’t mean to you doesn’t mean they’re good to you (or for you). Just because someone isn’t […]
The gift of a day off (or maybe not)
I have always viewed snowstorms, likethe one we had yesterday in Boston, as a gift to be spent hunkered down […]
I dig my neighborhood (Ashmont-Adams)
Determined not to make my first post of the New Year a negative or critical one, I’ve been waiting for […]
This Christmas
At this point in the holiday season – the eve of Christmas Eve, everything comes into sharp focus. It – […]
Banking on Impatience – Why I Don’t Use Self-Service
I really noticed the trend about six months ago when I went to stores CVS in downtown Boston and Davis […]
Giving back (a post from Well,Then)
Well,Then is the online community of Harvard Pilgrim. In video blogs and blog posts people share ideas and experiences under the following […]
Be It
When you are it, you don’t have to announce it, proclaim it, or shout it. You just have to be […]
Every place has a story
Every place has a story – the story of what‘s there now and what was there before – the people, […]
Bargain Whisperers
Bargain whisperer I My brother is a bargain whisperer. Whenever and wherever he goes shopping, he finds the best items […]
I write this as an American, proudly born and proudly ...
“Take America back!” This cry has been heard across the land loudly before the recent elections. And now after […]
How much wood would a woodChuck chuck?
Do you remember this tongue twister from childhood? How much wood would a woodchuck chuckIf a woodchuck could chuck wood?He […]
I am one of them – guest post by Jim
My dear friend, Jim, of the poetry blog, A Wrinkled Man – Un Hombre Arrugado (poetry, notebook and occasional photography), posted […]
Returning home – 2
After you visit home, especially during an extended stay, little tensions, old patterns and fresh observations happen. My brother, whose […]
Returning Home -1
What does it mean to return home? Is home a physical place you go to or live in? Or is […]
I hear a symphony
Few experiences are as soul-stirring, life-affirming, joy-bringing and majestically-magnificent than hearing live music played by a symphony orchestra. It was […]
I’ll have a “Singapore Sling” and other drinks from back ...
(This post originally appeared on BlogHer.com) Kevin Sbraga , the winner of Top Chef, D.C., prepared the drink, Singapore Sling, re-imagined […]
Wisdom for a Rainy Monday or Anyday
On a rainy, dreary Monday morning, I thought I’d share this bit of wisdom I overheard while waiting on […]