Growing up in the 1990s, I remember combing through the J. Peterman Company clothing catalog that arrived in our mailbox. I assume that my mom found her way onto its direct mail list. I/We never bought any items, but I enjoyed looking through it. It was kind of like a magazine, because the clothing was... Continue Reading →
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 →
For my birthday this year, Allen and I went to Westerly, Rhode Island. I am often drawn to the ocean for my birthday trips, and I'm starting to run out of coastal towns to visit within a two-hour radius of Boston. But I hadn't been to the southwestern part of Rhode Island yet, so I... Continue Reading →
I'm boycotting Independence Day this year. The latest SCOTUS rulings were the last straw. We should be expanding freedoms, not taking them away! Last time I checked, it was 2023. Hundreds of millions of Americans do not feel safe or welcome in their own country at the moment (women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ folks). Many... Continue Reading →
Today is a double-whammy of grief…anger, denial. What are the other stages of grief? Oh, yeah, bargaining and depression. Acceptance. Add those in, too. It’s Father’s Day, and it’s my dad’s sixth heavenly Father’s Day. He’s fading away from my memory, which pains me when I dwell on it. His voice is too distant now.... Continue Reading →
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