I wore my plain yellow cycling jacket on a recent leisurely ride down a quiet street near Boston College. Suddenly a young cyclist swooped by in Tour de France leader’s garb (the famous yellow jersey is readily available to fans, just as
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Self-Reliance I was at the playground with my wife, Sandy, and our 3-year-old, Sophie, as Sophie started to climb a ladder. “Do you need help with that, honey?” I asked. “No! I do it all by myself! I don’t need a man!” I turned to my wife: “Where did she learn that, I wonder?” Sandy just smiled.
Jeff Korenstein / Waltham
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