White privilege is absurd. That the color of one’s skin should influence his or her advantage in life is ridiculous. That does not, however, mean white privilege […]
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Quarantine Kitchen: Pan-seared gnocchi recipe
REFER NOTE:To see your favorite homecooked meal in the paper, or if you own a local restaurant and would like to participate, email your recipes, along with […]
New coworkers make home office even stranger
Like many of you, I have been working from home for the past few weeks. And while the whole pajama-pants-as-uniform thing is nice, there are other aspects […]
Hermit dog mom’s hobbies don’t match up
It has become increasingly obvious to me lately that my passions and my lifestyle do not exactly — how should I put it? —mesh. In fact, they […]
Path to healing begins with love
Well, we did it, folks. We made it through 2019. It is now, as crazy as it feels to even type it, officially 2020. As for many […]
Kindness is a gift best shared by many
In my previous column, I closed by saying “thank you” to a number of people who helped me navigate my grief through the illness and passing of […]
Saying ‘thank you’ through the tears
Usually, when I sit down to write one of these, I have a vague idea of how it will go. This is not one of those days. […]
Docs to watch when you’re home with your dogs
I’d like to start out this week by thanking those who went out of their way to reach out to me regarding my sick dog, Pops, and […]
Heartbroken, but grateful — a dog mom story
Back in February, I wrote about having a party for my senior rescue dog, Pops, to celebrate his being with us for a year. Now, we are […]
I just went to Greece, but let me tell you about some podcasts instead
For the three or so people who may have turned to this page last week specifically to read this column and wondered (hoped?) if perhaps I’d quit […]
