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Finally: A Recipe

Posted on 05/07/2019 by

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

Posted on 03/19/2019 by

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

Posted on 12/20/2018 by

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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Paterson

Posted on 12/13/2018 by

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 →

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The Women Who Mapped the Stars

Posted on 12/05/2018 by

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

Posted on 12/04/2018 by

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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F.A.T. Chain Reaction

Posted on 11/29/2018 by

On the day after Thanksgiving, a non-shopper like me has time on his hands. I stumbled upon a satisfying Big Box alternative: the F.A.T. Chain Reaction (F.A.T. = Friday After Thanksgiving). For 21 years, the MIT Museum has sponsored a … Continue reading →

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The Balance Economy

Posted on 11/27/2018 by

This is the fifth in the series, A Soft Landing, which explores how we might achieve a more just, equitable society without violent revolution. A new Constitution, discussed in the last three essays of ‘A Soft Landing,’ is insufficient alone … Continue reading →

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Big Box Ethics

Posted on 10/15/2018 by

Caveat Emptor: Buyer Beware. Responsible consumers are supposed to always make sure they got the true deal. That’s why I watch Star Market cashiers with a keen eye: markdown prices taped to the peanut butter or dry bean shelf rarely … Continue reading →

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Statutes of Limitations

Posted on 10/07/2018 by

Does criminal behavior carry an expiration date? I recently wrote, in regards to Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination hearings, “I have reservations about how we apply 2018 standards to 1980’s adolescent behavior.” A reader who objected to that statement (“…young … Continue reading →

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