Eating Like a Bird
I earned a girl scout “birding badge” eons ago. I was a short-termer when it came to scouts, lured away by rock ‘n roll. Now, names flash through my mind, not necessarily […]
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Going to the Dark Side
This morning I’m enjoying the extra hour of sleep, but tonight I’ll be hating the early onset of darkness. I’m an unequivocal SAD (seasonal affective disorder) person. I chalk it […]
Monkey on My Back
It all started when I observed a friend poking at the screen of her smart phone. “Angry birds,” she said. Curious, I did what parents do: asked my daughter about it. […]
Not Over Yet
Nestled in the saturated green of maples and birches and scrub sumac, a single scarlet leaf winked at me as I sipped my morning coffee. The long, slow days are slipping away. […]
Brakes for Rein’s Reubens
Do you ever drive the I-84 north-south corridor? Then you have to know about Rein’s Deli. No? I grew up just two towns over from this gem but it didn’t take on […]
Not Fit to Print
I listen to WGBH and Morning Edition on my morning drives from Groton into work. I follow the New York Times and Boston Globe. I like to think that I […]