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I read a book yesterday about Catholic saints. I’ve been digging the writing of Jesuit priest James Martin since someone posted one of his articles on Facebook, and right before this cold grabbed ahold of me, I went to the library and took out a few of his books. What surprised me the most about […]
Read MoreSo yesterday didn’t end up being the exciting day of healed-from-the-cold accomplishment I’d hoped for. Instead it had more of a yikes-I-might-have-the-flu vibe, and I went from being a couch potato to a mashed potato. The upside is that, having watched every episode of Top Chef and Project Runway All Stars I could find, I […]
Read MoreYesterday was one of those strange days you sometimes get when you have a cold. There was nothing on my schedule that couldn’t be moved, so I spent most of my hours on the couch to give my body optimal circumstances in which to fight off germs (which I picture as all the relatives of […]
Read MoreSorry for the grumpy post yesterday. I’m not sure why that bubbled up the way it did, although it was a pretty good indication of how the rest of yesterday went. Ever have those days that catch you off-guard with their yuck? Wherein things you found lovely and delightful the day before no longer have […]
Read MoreIt’s November! I always forget this month is coming. Then I’m whammy-ed with daylight savings time and walking the dog in the dark at 4:30 each afternoon. The high temp most days is suddenly in the 30s, and my Facebook feed fills up with two sorts of posts: 1. It’s the HOLIDAYS!!! 2. God save […]
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 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 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 MoreYesterday was a rather fun day in Boston sports. If you’re in a tough season of life right now and are afraid that dashed hopes and disappointment are your new daily reality, click over to the Boston Globe and read about last night’s last-minute wins by the Patriots (touchdown pass with 5 seconds left) and […]
Read MoreA quote I’m thinking about this morning: “I feel that if I believe for a lot and get even half of it, I am better off than I would be to believe for nothing and get all of nothing.” – Joyce Meyer Agree? Disagree? Think there’s more to it than this? Something fun to ponder […]
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Trish Ryan 