The Night Sky & Boston’s Skyglow

When I was in my late 20s I lived in what I consider the greatest city in the world, to borrow a line from the Broadway musical, Hamilton, and others. Except for me, that city is Boston, hands down. Don’t get me wrong, I love New York, with its energy and skyscrapers...

You Deserve a Break Today

Back in the 1970s, McDonald’s ran a series of television commercials around the jingle, You deserve a break today, which targeted the idea that busy moms and families had earned the privilege of letting someone else make dinner. The ads showcased the cleanliness of...

Life’s Sacred Moments

When our girls were babies, we spent a good amount of time getting them to sleep (neither were great sleepers when they were little), and maybe that’s why we also spent a good amount of time watching them as they slept. Sure, there were the typical parent-related...