December 26. Day 179.
I just found out I’m on the radio today!
What: NPR’s “Here & Now”When: Local times vary.Where: Click for a link to the segment.
If you’re new to the site, welcome! You can read about how this project started or learn about the book that inspired it. So far, I’ve shopped with chefs in [...]
December 25. Day 178.
After the turkey and the stories and all the fixings, there was one thing left to do.
On days like this, when I feel like I lack for nothing or the things I most desire can’t be bought (distant people, that is), and when stores are closed and asking opportunites seem few and [...]
December 24. Day 177.
Before I left for Texas yesterday, I was still coughing up a storm. My Eastern European mommy has been checking up on the cough via email, phone and in person for the past few days, and she brought a homemade remedy to the airport: a tincture of boiled onions, lemons and honey. [...]
December 23. Day 176.
“Look at all those people,” my Mama pointed out as I was checking in at the curb. I was getting about to leave to Texas, to spend Christmas with my dad and stepmom. A line of travelers with suitcases was stretching all the way from the terminal to the parking lot, over [...]
December 22. Day 175.
I haven’t sat on Santa’s lap in about two decades, maybe more, but as The Daily Asker, I can’t really conceive of a holiday season where I don’t talk with the big guy.
“Are you up for an adventure?” I asked my friend M this afternoon, right before we met up for coffee. [...]