It's frightening how fast 2017 has gone. It's time for my 14th annual birthday list already. I started off strong with the help of my friend Daisy last weekend. We went to Harvard Bookstore's warehouse sale, which happens twice a year. The last thing I need is more books, but I told myself I would... Continue Reading →
OK, I've finally made it to the last item on my 2017 birthday list: my birthday trip to Sandwich, Massachusetts. This is the 13th year that I've traveled to a new place for my birthday. I decided to go to another town on the Cape (Cape Cod for non-locals), since I've lived in Boston for... Continue Reading →
I've lived in the same general area of Boston for 16 years and have never owned a car. That partially explains why it took me so long to check out an ice cream (well, frozen custard) shop that is not accessible by subway. As a passenger in a car, I would ride by this ice... Continue Reading →
New England is a great place to live if beer is your libation of choice. New breweries seem to be popping up all the time. Don't ask me why it took me a few years to make it to Trillium Brewing Company, even though it's a 15-minute walk from my office, because I have no... Continue Reading →
I read #89 of the Modern Library's list of top 100 novels: Loving by Henry Green. This is an upstairs-downstairs story set in an Irish country house during World War II. The story is almost completely composed of dialogue. I had trouble getting into it at... Continue Reading →
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