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THE BOSTON RED SOX WON THE WORLD SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As you might guess, I’m a little excited about this. There have been many late nights, and angsty messages flying back and forth across the internet on FB & Twitter, a whole “nation” of fans trying to work up the courage to believe our team could win […]
Read MoreOne day when I was nine, I decided that when I grew up I wanted to be a fashion model. I’d been reading Newsweek magazine, which my parents left out on the edge of the tub in our bathroom, strategically open to stories about issues they wanted us to know about. This was their way of […]
Read MoreI received a letter the other day. It wasn’t to me individually, although it felt like it was. It was written in a way that was so personal to the senders that I suspect each of us who read it was quite certain it was intended just for us. It was an open letter from […]
Read MoreIt is LOUD here this morning. There’s a wrecking crew demolishing the house two doors down from us, with a backhoe as tall as the building (it’s the biggest piece of machinery I’ve seen on a residential project). When the house went on the market about six months ago, Steve went to a showing. Afterwards […]
Read MoreWith his book, that is :) Let me start with a follow up note: I’ve persevered with the Happier App, and I’m happy to say that it’s improved the attitudinal quality of my days. There really is something helpful about how now, as I flip across all my email accounts and Twitter/FB/etc. on my phone, […]
Read MoreHave you guys seen this quiz? My journalist friend Cathleen Falsani Possley linked to it, and I’m intrigued. It’s a study about how my demographic, white America, ” is coming apart at the seams.” I hadn’t realized our seams were fraying, but the questions in the quiz were thought provoking. They dig into socio-economic differences, which […]
Read MoreThree books I’ve enjoyed so far this month: A Guide for the Perplexed: A Novel by Dara Horn. I love the title of this book and may hijack it someday (along with President Obama’s The Audacity of Hope) for a nonfiction project. Perhaps I’ll do a whole collection of stolen titles :) Anyway… A Guide […]
Read MoreI spent Saturday at the Wheaton Alumni Leadership Conference, soaking in the gorgeous foliage (Wheaton is SMART to have us return to campus in October rather than February) and connecting with new and old friends. I’d forgotten how good it feels to get together based on this one shared facet of our life experiences. One […]
Read MorePerhaps the weirdest thing about blogging it is the way it forces a daily morning check-in: am I feeling silly/happy/gleeful this morning? Or angsy/frustrated about something? I start most days digging around for some sort of step to stand on as I build a new post. I’m telling you this because this morning is a […]
Read MoreI’m posting over at Christi Craig’s writing blog today, sharing the story of how I moved from dreaming about writing a book to actually doing it. Stop by and say hello! I also wanted to share some good news about THAT DOG: Kylie will be 18 years old in early December. I’ll admit, I’ve been […]
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Trish Ryan 