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Team lunch at Manny's, in which we all look ridiculous. (Photo courtesy Brian Boyer, by which I mean I lifted it without permission from his Twitter account.)

Team Pastrami

Last night, the first major project I’ve been a part of here at the Trib launched. Vivelohoy is a Spanish-language news site, which, let me tell you, broke my brain in all sorts of ways. It’s a complete joy to see it live. The team went to a place called Manny’s today to have a [...]

True friends bring you edelweiss

I hadn’t seen Hannah since 2006, but when she came to visit me last weekend, it felt like I’d just seen her a few months ago. (One of the perks of moving all over the country has definitely been getting to connect with friends that I haven’t seen in years.) While we were hanging out [...]

A church near my house displays icicles, the stuff of legend.

Brr!

One “advantage” to having most of your family in a warmer climate is getting constant reminders of how cold it is where you are. “The Weather Channel says it feels like minus four there,” wrote Mom helpfully in an email to me today. “Do you have plenty of supplies in case you get snowed in? [...]

Coffee with Mom on New Year's Day. One of the moments I'm glad I have time to soak in now, without worrying about meeting the next deadline.

A resolution of sorts

I have a confession. I’ve always sort of looked down on people who make New Year’s resolutions. I’ve never understood why resolutions should be the sort of thing made only once a year, or why it’s okay to put off doing something you know you should be doing, like getting healthier. I’m a person of [...]