Alexandra Vaillancourt
Slumberjacks Find the Right Bed
Dateline Boston -- A few months ago, I looked at the bed after making it. I mean, really looked at it. It had lumps...
Rest in Peace
Dateline Boston -- When I hear that someone I know has died, I get paralyzed. I go into a little bit of a shock....
PT-Physical Therapy, or Personal Torture?
My left knee started hurting at the end of June. I’m talking intense, sharp pain, not a dull pain that I could ignore. It...
Please Stand Where I Tell You to Stand
Dateline Boston -- I am particular. I like things done a certain way. And I am an avid rule follower. Question authority? Not me!...
Meet a Woman Who Is Deeply in Love
Dateline Boston -- I was walking down the street the other day, and I passed a mother and her son sitting on the steps...
Why My Airline Was Sooo Lucky
Dateline Boston -- For my return trip back to Boston from my uncle’s house in California, I get smart. And modern. I decide to...
We Are Not Going. I Am Going
Dateline The Road -- I’m going on vacation to California. I do all the usual things to get ready: Pack my two bags, one...
Training My Eyes to Drink in the Sights
Dateline Southern California -- I am waiting for the train going from Surf Beach to Oceanside. It arrives almost an hour late, and I...
Let’s Park Here for Jurassic
Dateline Boston -- Disclaimer: When I do a movie review, there are Major Spoiler Alerts. It may not be an entirely accurate recollection. I...
Barbie, You Are a Doll
Dateline Boston -- Last week Husband and I went to a big chain toy store to buy a Barbie doll. I couldn’t remember the...
