I am enjoying one last vacation day at home after six days in sunny Florida. It's mostly cleaning, running errands, vacuuming, doing laundry, and patting the dog and telling her I love her while she looks at me forlornly for no apparent reason. I'm about to start editing my trip photos which I plan to …
Pucks and Love
LOVE - Despite my protests, we decided to do another BU Today photo essay about couples who met while they were college students here at BU. It's a sweet photo column which gets a great response from readers, so I understand why we continue to do it. I feel like I struggle to make it …
Beautiful Animals
People who know me know that I have a special place in my heart for elephants. One of my favorite books is The Elephant Whisperer and I'm currently reading Love, Life, and Elephants. At some point in my adult life, my childhood obsession with chimpanzees (who I still love!) morphed into an appreciation for the majestic pachyderm. …
Angela Davis
In honor of Black History Month I was looking for photos to update my cover photo on FB when I found this gem. As is often the case, I find myself wondering about the children in this photo. How many of them are alive today? What were their lives like? Do they have any memory …
Wilma Rudolph
As a way of acknowledging Black History Month, I like to do a google search for "prominent black women", then share photos of them, often women I haven't heard of, in my Instagram account and on Facebook, with blurbs about how they made their mark. I have never been a good reader. I have trouble …
What About His Order?
Last night I met with my friend James (I'll call him James because I didn't ask permission to use his name or share this story) for dinner and a movie (Spiderverse! It was good!). We sat at the bar at the American Brewhouse at Assembly Row. Drinks in hand, menus down after determining what we …
I’ll Just Rent a Dog
This morning, as I drove into work, I listened to a Where Are They Now episode of TTFA. A widow who had lost her husband less than two years ago talked about the experience of losing her husband, sharing it the with TTFA podcasts listeners, and how she's found love again. As amazing as it …
