THIS DOG and the Fountain of Youth

May 22, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

THIS DOG has outgrown her harness. She is slimming down and bulking up at the same time. It’s bizarre. She was a giant sausage link when we got her, so we’ve been diligently working to help her get svelte and sleek (and healthy) in time for beach season. We do 4-5 walks a day. Sometimes […]

Encouraging News in Cambridge

May 13, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

Last night, Harvard cancelled the Satanic Black Mass scheduled to be held on campus. I suspect some of the people championing the “reenactment” were just trying to be part of something showy & noteworthy at the end of the school year and had no concept of the evil they were playing with. Others, like the […]

Book Recommendation: Plain Faith

May 4, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

This one surprised me. I expected a rather dull, sad story about a family pulled away from their faith by the heartbreak of losing their two daughters in a buggy crash. Instead, I found a smart, moving story about a family prompted by this heartbreak to consider their beliefs and practices in light of the […]