A Good Death
(This post first appeared on BlogHer.com)The father of a friend of mine died recently. Here’s how it happened. She was […]
Free Schools & Dumb People
Free schools and dumb people is one of the favorite sayings of a friend of mine. This phrase has been […]
Bored or Boring?
In the space of a week, I’ve had three separate people tell me they were bored with nothing to do. This […]
A Diamond in Dorchester
I met a young girl waiting on the bus in Dorchester to go to Fields Corner. (Some mornings I do […]
Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are: Friends Lost Along ...
Today I’ve been thinking about friends I’ve lost.Some have passed on and “I’ll meet them on the other shore,” as […]
I Know a No in Disguise
“A no in disguise.”* I’ll get back to you on that. I don’t have my calendar with me. Let me […]
I Love Fall Most of All
While each of the seasons has its unique beauty, events, and tone, I love fall most of all. Fall is when […]
The N- (and other colorful) words
(Dear readers, I will occasionally have guest posts that I think are provocative, informative or just plain hilarious. This guest post […]
ADORE-chester
The assignment, should I choose to accept it, was to blog a list of the five top things I enjoy […]
Feeling Good About Freecycle
Freecycle.org is a website that helps people give and get free items. Joining the service is free. Here’s the description […]
You’re not my effin friend
I I got caught up in the madness and excited when the first day I signed up on Facebook I […]
You’re Just Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine
Hats off to Mary J. Blige for the lyrics of her song, Just Fine*, because they capture the way I’ve […]
I Saw You See Me
I saw you see me and try to act like you didn’t.I could have ignored you, too, and at another […]
In Praise of Paper Books!
The headline on Boston.com, the Boston Globe’s website, jumped out at me: “Prep school gets rid of all of its […]
Everybody Pays
When I read this post by my friend, Jim Lewis*, I had to share it, with his permission, because I think […]
I Get By with a Little Help from My Friends*
It has been my great privilege/blessing/luck to have benefited, recently, from assistance from a number of friends. I want to…I […]
Under the Roxbury Sun – an enchanted evening
If you changed the opening lyrics from “a lovely day” to “a lovely night” in the old Bill Withers’ song, […]
Rest in Peace Senator Kennedy
Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy of Massachusetts passed away last night at the age of 77. He was a towering figure in […]