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The smell of fresh basil A delightful-to-me resolution for the scene that was vexing me. Caitlin Moran’s “How to Be A Woman“ The just-the-facts helpful guy at the appliance store The Tanqueray Tattletales on Humans of New York and the … Continue reading →

He’s tall, thin, and tweedy; dressed in a combination of wheat-coloured linens and wool and accented with dramatic scholarly tortoiseshell glasses and thick rumpled hair. His presence is out of sync in our little town that houses not one but … Continue reading →

I have become inspired by the book “the life-changing magic of tidying up: the Japanese art of decluttering and organizing” by marie kondo. The process marie has developed puts you back in relationship with your stuff as you go through … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking about how well (or not) our brains actually handle metaphors. For instance, there’s this study that demonstrates that individuals holding a warm beverage were more likely to rate the person that handed it to them as warm. … Continue reading →