This post will be short and sweet (but not nearly as sweet as the two pounds of frosting I used for last night’s cake… whoops.) Today marks the 30th birthday of a very important person, and the 1st birthday of a very important non-person. I…
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Today: Hallelujah and Play Ball.
Sunday was a sacred day in the real, actual way… and also in the Red Sox way. We celebrated both Easter and Opening Day (but at night, so it was technically Opening Night). Strange and awesome. Speaking of which, here’s Clark dressed up as an…
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Today: Roses and chocolate and lobster, oh my!
Yes, you read that correctly. But no, I did not eat the wily crustacean. I did cook it though. I was ruthless. All in the name of love. And experiments. After battling through fixed menus and crowded restaurants the past few years, we had a…
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Today: Life’s a beach.
I’ve been a bit of a Looney Tune this week with work, getting ready for our organization’s annual benefit evening. For weeks, I have not been benefitting from much sleep, nor have my friends and family been benefitting from my usual cheerful charm. But that’s…
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Today: Unwind.
I resolved, just several days ago, to relax. The weekend seemed like a good time to get cracking on that resolution. Thanks in part to the makers of Robitussin Nighttime Cough, I had myself quite a nice, relaxing two days. I should also probably attribute…
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Today: What’s up, Doc?
My New Year’s cold has now taken up residence in my chest as a hacking New Year’s cough. I sound like Walter Matthau. While picking up Tylenol PM for my older brother yesterday (I can’t tell you why, because I want him to tell you…
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Today: Fun on the run.
Yesterday was our last race for the year, the Jingle Bell 5k in Somerville. I had desperately low expectations for myself, considering I’ve hardly been running at all since the Tufts 10k. That’s not to say I’ve been sitting around doing nothing… just almost. By…
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Today: Bi(r)d adieu to Harwich.
When my mom turned fifty a year older, my siblings and I had the genius idea to buy her a pair of love birds. I think, technically, I had the idea and convinced them to go along with it… but once you hear how this…
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Today: Count my blessings.
Q: If the Pilgrims were alive today, what would they be most famous for? A: Their age. Muhaha. In 1621, the Pilgrims sat down to dine with their Native American comrades at the First Thanksgiving. They wore strange hats and brought all kinds of European…