Yesterday someone told me to banish all negative thoughts about myself for the next three weeks. Okay, I thought, that …
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New Year’s resolutions, in brief
**revised** Last year I made three New Year's resolutions: to stay in touch with loved ones, to exercise, and to …
What made me cry this weekend
The Red Line train was crowded, last Friday morning. I had an hourlong ride to Pasadena and the seats were …
A New Year’s resolution, of sorts
There's an article in today's NYT (thank you, Mommy) called "East Meets West, Adding Pounds and Peril." It's part of …
Sale on reusable bags
Back in August, I wrote ecstatically about my discovery of Reusable Bags, a web store that deals exclusively in durable, …
Hurricane Katrina
I'm struggling to finish writing a textbook chapter by the end of the day, so I've been largely out of …
A little plug for the planet
Ever since I watched the "Off the Grid" episode of Thirty Days a few weeks ago, and listened to and …