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Wait and hope

Thursday, February 5th, 2009 Tags: , ,

Wait and hope

"There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. We must have felt what it is to die, Morrel, that we may appreciate the enjoyments of living.

Live, then, and be happy, beloved children of my heart, and never forget that until the day when God shall deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is summed up in these two words--'Wait and hope.'"

A. Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo


Such a busy summer

Monday, August 25th, 2008 Tags: , , , , , ,

Such a busy summer

A different perspective on the usual skyline.

‘Tis the season for house work–it feels like I’ve barely had a moment to sit down and think. Our apartment was de-leaded earlier this summer and since then I’ve been hard at work re-painting our kitchen with my roomate. Any weekend when I haven’t been doing housework I’ve been on the road somewhere, it feels like. So I’m behind on updates. I have about four drafts saved that I just can’t bring myself to post yet.  Instead of keeping you guys waiting, here’s a brief on what I’ve been up to. (more…)


First Annual Boston Scavenger Hunt

Monday, July 7th, 2008 Tags: , , ,

First Annual Boston Scavenger Hunt

We let ourselves become tourists in our own city. And you know what? We enjoyed it.

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Rainbows over Boston, flash flooding in Waltham

Monday, June 23rd, 2008 Tags: , , , ,

Rainbows over Boston, flash flooding in Waltham

We Boston-area folk were truly spoiled last week. Day after day we had stunningly clear and temperate weather. It was a joy for me to hop on my bike every evening after work and go for a long tour from Arlington through Somerville and Cambridge, and then down to the Charles river in a big loop from Memorial Drive to the Esplanade on the Boston side. Blue skies ahead! (Yes, that was a shoutout to the Doves.)
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The Banditos Misteriosos Strike Again!

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 Tags: , , , , , , , ,

The Banditos Misteriosos Strike Again!

I feel bad for anyone who wandered around the Copley area this afternoon. Kids in freaky costumes took over the Prudential Mall, and a bunch of kooks started a random pillow fight on Copley Square and left a big mess of mud and feathers in their wake.
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