In the past two days, I've witnessed the near-death experiences of two pedestrians. They walked blatantly in front of traffic. My fellow pedestrians: the red hand means don't go; the white walking man means go. What's the rush? I know we're in the city and we all have places to go. But can we... 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 →
First Snowfall
I was out and about in Boston's first snowfall of the season the other night. As I walked along, I stared at the cold, wet, white crap (CWWC) accumulating and cringed. I scowled at it as if I had never seen such a thing before...as if I grew up around the equator, not one... Continue Reading →
Some Humor for Election Night
I don't read The Onion enough. Check out all of the election stories...it's a GOLDMINE. A great way to pass the time as we wait for all of the polls to close. As someone who cares about the environment, I liked this one.
Random Penguin
So Random House and Penguin have announced that they're merging. As someone who was laid off TWICE (from two different jobs) from a book publisher in the throes of acquisitions and mergers, I feel sad. Not mad, exactly...I mean, if they need to merge in order to stay afloat, I'd rather have them merge... Continue Reading →
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