Author Archives: chick

While sorting through a stack of paper I found a sticker that said, “I VOTED BY MAIL.” The sticker must date to the Covid era because that’s the only time I ever voted by mail. The sticker was a throwaway … Continue reading →

Every day there are news articles about terrible things happening or being done in the world. At some point I started bookmarking those articles in my web browser. Initially it was so I’d have a list handy if anyone ever … Continue reading →

Last week each of my children got an award at school. Livia won an award for French. Marshall got a college book award, for which we had to attend an awards ceremony. The ceremony went on far too long, we … Continue reading →

I recently saw an article ranking each U.S. state on the percentage of residents with BAs. It’s interesting. I grew up in the state ranked 7th, went to college in the state ranked 1st (48.3% of MA residents have a … Continue reading →

Last weekend my friend and I were talking about drought, and I commented that my area was probably one of the few parts of the U.S. not in drought. Apparently I spoke too soon. The state of RI issued a … Continue reading →

I know it’s crazy, but I continue to shop for lake houses. In fact, one day I got so excited about a lake house in New Hampshire that I convinced my husband we should go look at it. But, ten … Continue reading →

My shoulder diagnosis is in. I have a torn labrum. It’s not the “Tom Brady” kind, but rather the “Old Lady” kind. That is to say, it’s a degenerative tear. In a way, that’s a good thing, because it means … Continue reading →

It’s a common coping mechanism to look for things to like in a situation that you hate. That is, we all need our silver linings. So naturally I was searching for something good to be said about the changes happening … Continue reading →