Friday, July 8, 2005MALAISEA numbness crept through me as I listened to the breathless voices speaking to reporters in London yesterday as sounds of sirens wailed in the background. We were all in my office, the main topic had been the weather, the torrential rains that later in the day had shut down Storrow Drive into Boston... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 2:56 PM Comments (4) (link) Monday, July 4, 2005NOT ENOUGH DEAD STUFFCemeteries were created for the consolation of the living. No one in my family, that I know of is buried in one. They've all elected to go the cremation route and had their ashes cast into the wind. (Or in the case of my beloved maternal grandmother, thrown overboard in Long Island Sound). Guess my... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 8:47 AM Comments (7) (link) Saturday, July 2, 2005STINKY SQUIDSMy feet are firmly planted in concrete. Being born in the Big Apple is something I've always taken pride in and it is in cities where I feel most safe, comfortable and at home. In-spite of the fact that RG was raised on a farm in rural Wyoming he has embraced our life in the city (now Cambridge, not... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 8:25 AM Comments (7) (link) Friday, July 1, 2005MORE MAD COWHow anyone in their right mind can take their kids out to the "Golden Arches" to chow down on a nice fat Big Mac if they know anything about the mainstream American cattle industry is beyond me. For those of you who care about such things as your brains turning to soup from the meat you eat, I... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 6:52 AM Comments (9) (link) Sunday, June 26, 2005THE PITWe saw the huge crowd standing in a circle several deep around the red bricked terraced area, affectionately known as "the Pit". This spot right behind the entrance to the Harvard Square subway station may be the most sacred place in the hearts and minds of people who have passed through this town... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 11:19 AM Comments (10) (link) |
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