Category Archives: Personal

The Gene of Loss

Posted on 04/07/2013 by

Last weekend was Easter. We had a great brunch; both of my children came as did some of their friends.  They both shove off to distant places this summer; Andy to graduate school in Virginia, Abby to the Peace Corps … Continue reading →

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Water Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink

Posted on 03/31/2013 by

When the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge penned the line, Water, water everywhere not any drop to drink in the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, in 1798, water’s prevalence on this earth might have reached its apex.  Barely three hundred … Continue reading →

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Saint Patrick’s Day Musings

Posted on 03/17/2013 by

My father loved Saint Patrick’s Day, though as befitted his Black Irish smoldering good looks and erratic temperament, I don’t recall ever celebrating it in any obvious way.  No parades, no crowds, no corned beef and cabbage; Saint Paddy’s was … Continue reading →

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Wake to the Magic of BoCo

Posted on 03/10/2013 by

Despite the wet snow on the ground, spring is upon us, which means a bounty of extraordinary performance experiences at The Boston Conservatory.  This weekend’s Thoroughly Modern Millie, their major musical, rivaled the production I saw on Broadway.  Every voice … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year Invention

Posted on 01/01/2013 by

For those of us who need more disco balls in our life, which is pretty much all of us, here is a terrific and easy way to add sparkle to your everyday life.   For our New Year’s Eve party … Continue reading →

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Peter Ralph Lee – March 27, 1945 to December 25, 2012

Posted on 12/26/2012 by

 Peter Ralph Lee died on Christmas morning, December 25, 2012 after suffering a heart attack and fall on December 14 that caused irreparable neurological damage. The single word that describes Peter is community.  He lived in community, he made his … Continue reading →

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A Babe with a Brain

Posted on 12/23/2012 by

I was riding along the Charles in the early evening when my phone buzzed.  I saddled off my bike.  Brett’s voice, subdued and halting, conveyed the timbre of tragedy in his hollow hello.  Despite all the proliferating forms of communication, … Continue reading →

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Where are the Thin Mints?

Posted on 11/25/2012 by

Thanksgiving was practically perfect. A long candle lit table of family and friends, a golden brown turkey, traditional oyster stuffing and wiggly cranberry sauce, a bevy of delicious side dishes.  After we finished the main course and took a break … Continue reading →

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Full Body Burden

Posted on 09/17/2012 by

People who die young long have a long half-life.  They linger in the hearts left behind for years, sometimes longer than they walked on earth.  They are youth frozen in perfection, and cautionary specters that we humans can falter well … Continue reading →

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Tim Ferriss and Me

Posted on 07/14/2012 by

You’ve seen him; the four hour guy.  “The Four Hour Work Week”, “The Four Hour Chef”, “The Four Hour Marriage” (oops, that one hasn’t come out yet).  Tim Ferriss stands in complete wrinkled splendor on this Sunday’s NY Times Travel … Continue reading →

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