I’m very good at being bad at things. For many of us, it’s very easy to set up a life so that you don’t have to do things that you are bad at. We pick our professions, our hobbies, our responsibilities, and focus on what we do well. If we’re very lucky, we can outsourceContinue reading >>
A story I couldn’t tell you
The day I went to clean out my apartment it had been snowing. It was the winter of 2015, so of course it had been snowing. This will be important later. My furniture and boxes had been moved the weekend before, on a Saturday I barely remember because my recent surgery was turning into aContinue reading >>
The End of Summer
Today would be a beautiful day if it weren’t the end of summer. Labor Day is here, which most of New England uses to mark the end of the warm, leisurely season. It’s a quiet, sunny day. Taking advantage of the empty roads this morning I set off on my bike, trying new paths, bravingContinue reading >>
Holy Newness
Yesterday I visited the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston on the occasion of its reopening after a two-year renovation. The mood was celebratory as many of us wandered the bright, shiny sanctuary whose cosmetic improvements were matched by structural and safety upgrades to ensure the building’s longevity. On the way home I passedContinue reading >>
Know what you’re for
The verdict in the OJ Simpson trial came down when I was in high school. I remember people were talking about it at lockers after school and I made some remark about how “he should have fried.” I guess I thought it made me sound tough, but I realized almost immediately that it did notContinue reading >>