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Wordcamp Boston
Today I’m geeking out with my fellow WordPress fans here at Wordcamp Boston, host by Microsoft’s NERD Center (New England Research and Development) on the MIT campus. Now…
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iPhone App for Municipal Complaints
The city has released an iPhone app that enables residents to report problems as they encounter them on the ground: “The Citizens Connect iPhone App that provides…
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Walden Pond in Fall
This afternoon we spend some time at Walden in the heart of fall.
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Catching Up with Chicago
We spent Columbus Day weekend in Chicago visiting friends–Jessica, Amy, Sandra, Ernie and Stephanie–and it was great to catch up with old friends. But it was also…
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First Hand: Civil War Era Drawings from the Becker Collection
This weekend we attended the opening of the First Hand exhibit, a remarkable collection of Civil War Era sketches never seen by the public before. This exhibit…
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Jumping the Tracks
Tonight my neighbor Andrew emailed me a last-minute invitation to see a screening of the documentary “The Greening of Southie” (http://www.greeningofsouthie.com/), and since I didn’t have any…
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Correspondences
in DissertationThe Transcendentalists were fond of looking for “correspondences” between the external world and the inner world, between say the weather and one’s emotions. As I sit working…
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Facebook and Blogging
in DissertationI've been working on the preface to my dissertation this morning, a kind of personal narrative of how I got interested in place blogging and where I've…
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Dancing My Dissertation
in DissertationThis last week I began the final Dissertation Smackdown, the last days of vacation I take to try to finish up the dissertation. When I have to…
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Bright Leaves through a Window: A Better View
Four years ago I posted an entry with this photo in response to the election: That morning I was trying to focus on anything bright as a dark…
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Who is My Neighbor?
in NeighborhoodThis past week I’ve been reflecting on how my sense of place has changed now that a neighbor has been shot and killed across the street from…
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Savoring Fall
Many autumns just slip by, with only moments of awareness, a few accidental fleeting changes to soak it in and enjoy the particular pleasures of the season.…
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Mt. Washington and a week of Dissercation
This past week I took the week off to work on my dissertation–more like a "staycation" than a real vacation. Or perhaps I should call it a…
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The Greasy Pole in One Minute
in RegionYesterday afternoon Ben and I biked up to Gloucester where we joined other friends to take in the annual Greasy Pole Competition (read more for Wikipedia). Despite…
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Minton Stable Garden Potluck
in NeighborhoodThis evening I stopped by the first potluck of the year at the Minton Stable Garden two blocks away from my place. I sauteed up the collard…
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A Heavenly Harvest: First CSA Pick-up
This evening after work I stopped by Community Servings here in JP to pick up my first CSA delivery of fruits and veggies straight from Heaven's Harvest…
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The Heart and Soul of Places
in DissertationI spent last Thursday and Friday in Woodstock, VT with a group of people invited by the Orton Foundation to discuss their "Heart and Soul" approach to…
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The Language of Biking
Thanks to everyone who donate to my Bikes Not Bombs ride. We raised much more than last year–over $100,000 dollars after pledges come in. It was a…
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Bikes Not Bombs Fundraising Ride
I'm excited to be participating in the 21st Annual Bikes Not Bombs (BNB) Bike-A-Thon on June 8th, riding 62 miles to raise money for this fine organization…
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My Life with Squirrels
Today Cathy sent me alink to this amazing photo of an albino squirrel near Jamaica pond taken by cottenmanifesto and posted at Loving Nature While Living in…
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JP Neighborhood Summit
in NeighborhoodYesterday I attend a JP community summit at English High (the oldest public high school in the US) sponsored by the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood development corporation, an…
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Spring in the Public Garden
Finally after a long winter, it's begun to look and feel like spring, and we enjoyed it with a picnic near the pond in the Boston Public…
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Missing the Pura Vida
in DestinationsThis morning I'm back at JP Licks trying to get back into the dissertation groove, but since I have just a few minutes left before my battery…
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Condo Cameo
At the Stoneybrook Neighborhood Association meeting in December, I met someone who used to live in the building next door to me and through our conversation discovered…
