Among its gentler parochialisms, Boston is called “The Hub”, or in full, “The Hub of the Universe” — a title conferred by Oliver Wendell Holmes in 1858. … Read more “A PLACE WE COULD ALL CALL HOME”
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HIGH JUMP HEROES
The two silver maples stood like sentinels in our backyard as they guarded the house with their interlocking canopies of green. During the brutal St. Louis summers when… Read more “HIGH JUMP HEROES”
CHUNKY MONKEY CONVENIENCE
*** ***** “I could really use some ice cream.” “Wait till the next commercial, and I’ll go over to Store 24.” “Think they’ll deliver?” “From across the street?”… Read more “CHUNKY MONKEY CONVENIENCE”
MISSING THE SONG OF THE CITY
Another small chorus in the song of the city has begun to go silent in the nation’s neighborhoods, as the U.S. Postal Service continues its removal of… Read more “MISSING THE SONG OF THE CITY”
Happy Mother’s Day
Sitting at the local Starbucks this morning reading the New York Times on the IPhone when a young guy sits down adjacent waiting for his double… Read more “Happy Mother’s Day”
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