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What I’m reading
As this winter drags on forever, I’ve started to dig further and further into my bookshelf and Google Reader, and have found some pretty cool things to read. Here’s what I’ve been picking at lately –...
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Kitchen Adventures: Quinoa and Brussels Sprouts
This simple recipe is great for the end of a busy week and can accommodate almost any ingredients you have around. Sub couscous for quinoa, add in other veggies, or include other proteins if you have...
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Night (and plate) of stars
Long, long ago, in a living room far, far away, I lost miserably on my Oscar ballot. But I like to think I still won the night with my Oscar-themed menu, with one item from each Best Picture nominated...
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My heart belongs to Boston
This is my city. My library at Copley Square with the beautiful courtyard. My land of parks scattered with historical plaques and uneven bricks. My running trails, my ancient subway. My marathon....
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Look to this day
Today is “Poem in your pocket” day, one part of National Poetry Month. This poem always meant so much to me – it was beloved by my Great-grandma Sara and Grandma Sugarplum, and I had a printing of it...
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101-years-old and still voting
To the world, you may be one disruptive phonebanker. But to a 101-year-old woman, you may be her ride to the polls. Yesterday was the primary for the special Senate election here in MA, and I knew I...
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Lessons from the guac-off
Last weekend, I got to express my undying love for avocados by participating in a cooking contest in my neighborhood: the first annual guac-off at The Painted Burro. It’s exactly what it sounds like...
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The big finale – half marathon tomorrow!
After five months of training, our half marathon is tomorrow. As we near the finish line (literally), I wanted to share some amazing numbers with you: 259+ miles – that’s how far my mom and I have run...
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Baby, we were born to run
This spring has been anchored in running. Run because you’re strong. Run because you want to feel better. Run long because you’re sure as heck not running the Boston marathon. Run in honor of those...
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Starting summer strong
Summer opens up a million new ways to soak up the sunshine – even as work stays intense, weekends are filled with weddings and traveling, and patios serve up delicious food and drinks. So I’m keeping...
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Five scoops of fun
Aka reason #89763 that I love my job. Run, don’t walk, to the 2013 Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl in Boston’s City Hall Plaza – it runs from 12-8 today!
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Kitchen Adventures: Broccoli, egg white, and basil frittata
Quiche and I have a solid history – I used to make them for and with my grandma, I made them a ton when I moved to Boston, I buy them for lunch sometimes at this delicious place downtown. But what do...
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Parliamentary Inquiry
“At what point must a female senator raise her hand or her voice to be recognized over her male colleagues in the room?” Texas State Senator Leticia Van De Putte never got her answer last night, at the...
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Summertime and the living’s easy
I may not have been online for the past month, but I have been living it up, summer style, by: Playing on the friendliest softball team ever, a ragtag group of strangers who met in May and have been...
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All the colors of the wind
Second annual Color Me Rad – check! Compared to last year, this year’s run at the Brockton Fair Grounds was: More crowded, with waves starting from 8 AM through the afternoon Better organized, with...
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Come on down!
One night at trivia, a dude with a blue mohawk stopped by our table and asked us if we wanted to try out for a game show. If you’ve ever met me, you know I instantly said yes. Later that week, I got a...
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Music Monday: When I’m Gone
This is my latest jam – for sunny mornings, rainy afternoons, days when I’m missing camp and our own game of cups (ours involves passing it down the line at increasing speed – take that, Anna...
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Welcome [back] to the O.C.
Ten years ago this week, the best show on television premiered. I remember the moment when I fell in love with Ryan, Marissa, and all the other stuck-up surfers of Orange County. My cousin Fleur was...
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Kitchen Adventures: Simple southern greens with bacon
There are two things you might not know about me if you haven’t seen me cook: I am terrible at following directions. If I have even an inkling something should be done a different way (this would be...
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