hopeless idealist – Page 2 – A Handful of Dreams

Gracie: A Primer. A Plea. A Giveaway.

This is Gracie. Gracie is our (adorable!) Siberian Husky that we adopted last year from PAWS New England. Gracie was rescued from a shelter in Tennessee that has an astounding…

Hope October 12, 2010

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More Good “Car”-Ma

Apparently pushing cars is just what I do. I was on my way home from getting my hair cut on Saturday (it looks fabulous, btw, thanks so much for asking.…

Hope February 16, 2010

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Love Harder

Our Plea Brandy is a brilliant writer, a wonderful teacher, and a generous friend. And she is in love with a man who has just been diagnosed with multiple myeloma.…

Hope January 20, 2010

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Random Acts of Not Punching People in the Face

I spend far too much time taking public transportation and helping PhDs with A/V equipment . As a result, my faith in humanity is not always exactly sky high. Throw…

Hope November 5, 2009

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Race For the Cure

Once again, I've signed up for the Komen Race for the Cure. Yes, I have patellar tendinitis and I'm only running about a mile at a time. But my physical…

Hope May 29, 2009

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Green is the New Black

Happy Earth Day everyone! It's heartening to think that the green movement has really taken off... and scary to think about how many things need to really and truly change.…

Hope April 22, 2009

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Women! Action! Media!

Today, I attended the Women, Action & the Media Conference that is put on by the Center for New Words in Boston. Yes, those are superfluous exclamation points in my…

Hope March 27, 2009

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Heroes, No not the Crappy TV Show

I'm feeling whiny today. My head hurts. My knees hurt. I ate some prunes with my breakfast this morning. I fear that I am turning into Benjamin Button. And, thus,…

Hope March 19, 2009

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C’mon Get Happy

This mid-afternoon post is brought to you by the fact that our email system, Exchange, is currently down and has been ALL FREAKING DAY. Who knew that I wouldn't much…

Hope March 10, 2009

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It’s the Economy, Stupid

Today is, I suppose, a fairly historic date as our president signed the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law. This either heralds a brand new era of…

Hope February 17, 2009

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