Growing up during the '80s, we watched a lot of TV: Leave It to Beaver, My Three Sons, The Brady Bunch, Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, All in the Family. (And that's just some of the older shows that we watched. We also watched just about every current TV show at that time.) When I... Continue Reading →
Jim Irsay Collection
I had never heard of Jim Irsay before. But when I received a promotional email about his upcoming tour stop in Boston, which consisted of a free concert and a viewing of his memorabilia collection, I read that a member of my favorite [broken-up] band, R.E.M., would be playing in the concert. So I immediately... Continue Reading →
A New Year of Travel
It's a new year full of new experiences yet to be imagined. I have 48 things to do for my birthday list this year, which averages out to four new things per month. I kicked off the year by attending a travel show and seeing travel writer Patricia Schultz speak. I didn't know her background... Continue Reading →
On Traveling While Black
A few days ago, I saw a Facebook ad for the 3rd Annual National Antiracist Book Festival, which was being hosted by the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University. The event was held virtually yesterday. All of the sessions sounded interesting, but I already had plans for most of the day. I squeezed in... Continue Reading →
The Artist’s Way
I've been thinking about going on a retreat at the Kripalu Center in the Berkshires whenever COVID calms down. (I'm starting to wonder if it will ever "calm down.") So I was perusing the website last month, and I looked at the virtual program offerings. I saw that the writer and teacher Julia Cameron was... Continue Reading →
