Among my tropes is the story of how my mother voted for a School Committee candidate simply because he had gone to school with me (as I remember we read the Iliad together as seniors [Class I as we were known then]). While this is an example of Boston's tribalism, a few other stories point to the expectations that that tribalism places on ( Read more... )

I was up far too early yesterday ( Read more... )

Taken aback to get a notice in the mail from the Department of Veteran's Affairs telling me not to worry about the data theft. ( Read more... )