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Monthly Archives: November 2007
Blogging from Atlanta airport. I am having quite the day courtesy of Delta.Flight to Atlanta was actually 10 minutes early. Then we sat on the runway for 55 minutes because the jetway was broken. Then I missed my flight to connect to Florence. The only way to get there was with an overnight in Atlanta. [...]
Last Sunday’s sky was heartbreakingly blue. Total reminder of 9/11 for me. How many of us think of that day when we see such crystal, saturated blue skies? As Bruce says, “that same unbelievable blue.”It got me thinking about legacy: what is the narrative, the final message, that we each leave in the world? Since [...]
Our turn to dance
“I am breathless and frightened by the frailty of miracles, and full of the fact of our lives.” – Pam Houston. That has always been one of my favorite quotations, and I thought about it a lot this past weekend. Gracie and I drove to Jamaica Plain to see Tyler and Lyle Crumley, and some [...]
I am very proud today: Exeter has announced that tuition will now be FREE for all students whose families earn less than $75,000 annually. This now means that Exeter and Princeton lead their respective communities in financial aid offers. I am distinctly proud to be affiliated with both of those schools, today and every day. [...]
Catherine Newman, yet again, has me simultaneously smiling and crying: “I don’t know what to say about this — the way I incline towards sadness, latch on to it as it floats past, ride up into its currents. But it keeps me grounded somehow, however paradoxical that may sound…Looking into the face of loss is [...]
Pouring rain, cold, windy. Was feeling a little gloomy from the weather and I suited up in raincoat and tied sneakers and went out for a run in the gale. I’ve always loved running in weather like this, for some reason. I remember early morning runs while at BCG, 5:30am in the pitch black of [...]

