I avoided the Black Friday fray; how about you? I will do some shopping tomorrow in honor of Small Business Saturday. I'm giving myself an early Christmas present tonight: seeing Ray LaMontagne do a solo acoustic show. Ben Gibbard and Ray LaMontagne in the same month? Someone was a nice girl this year!!
A Little Taste of [Second] Home and Green News
Pret a Manger is opening in Boston. It's a little taste of London down the street from my office. I wonder how Americanized the menu will be. I want an egg mayo with watercress!!! In "third home" news, Brookline has banned Styrofoam, and may also ban non-compostable plastic bags. Yayyyy, Brookline. I hope this... Continue Reading →
Land of the Free
Firstly, thanks to all of the veterans who've fought to keep our country safe. Secondly, I want to thank whoever is responsible for having me born in the United States. I attended an Amnesty International regional conference the other day. The first panel I attended was on women's rights. I was already aware that... Continue Reading →
National Punctuation Day
It's National Punctuation Day! What is your favorite mark? Mine is the dash. It is much maligned, and I always root for the underdog. The dash...it's not a hyphen. Two hyphens doth not a dash make. ——————–— – – – – – – – – I'm coming off a 48-hour involuntary Internet fast.... Continue Reading →
Revelation
I just had a revelation. I now know why I can't cut a nice slice of bread from a loaf. IT"S BECAUSE I'M LEFT HANDED. It's my bad, because I am not a detail person hence have never really looked closely at knives. As my left-hander newsletter explains it: Most "normal" knives for right-handers... Continue Reading →
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