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Summertime…
…and the living is easy. The Awkward Poser is going to take a break from his ruminations. I wish you all a warm and happy summer. I will be back come September. In the meantime, be kind to yourself and … Continue reading
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Finally: A Recipe
All these years I’ve written a blog and never posted a recipe. Favorite recipes are the bread and butter—or perhaps the focaccia drizzled in oil—of the Internet. Please excuse the awkward poser for being so remiss in sharing exotic ingredients, … Continue reading
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
The longer I live, the less I understand religion. I don’t understand why humans crave order and answers so much that we proclaim as truths what are, at best, idealized fables; why we hate our fellow man and why we … Continue reading
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There Goes the Neighborhood
Change happens continuously. But we humans only notice it episodically. I’ve lived in the same neighborhood for more than 25 years, a few crooked blocks separated from the rest of Cambridge by Route 2. I call it the suburbs of … Continue reading
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Tagged Cambridge MA, gentrification, Inflatable Santa, Strawberry Hill, Tesla
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Paterson
I like to watch movies. This is not to say I am a movie buff; rather watching movies is my preferred form of downtime. At this point in my life, my energy level sags around 7:00 PM. It’s too early … Continue reading
The Women Who Mapped the Stars
The pivotal scene in last season’s Nora Theater Company production of The Women Who Mapped the Stars takes place around a dinner table in the year 1900. Or maybe it’s 1910. Or perhaps 1923. Whatever. Four nineteenth century women scientists … Continue reading
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A Soft Landing: Impact Taxes
This is the sixth in the series, A Soft Landing, which explores how we might achieve a more just, equitable society without violent revolution. Taxes are a most effective form of behavior modification. Every kind of tax, no matter how … Continue reading
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