@davidbcrowley.bsky.social
Social impact leader in the Boston area / founder of Social Capital Inc. Blog about home cooking, food & wine pairing and local food. Host two podcasts. Enjoy family time, daily walks & reading.
Chipper new Alexa reports that it is a perfect sunny day, at 24 degrees. Apparently unaware that I am just back from Spain, and haven't seen daytime temps below 60 for the past week! Bundling up for the morning walk... #travel #goodmorning
Cappuccino & a croissant to start our last day in Madrid. This cafe is one of several I’ve seen here that bans people using laptops.
I guess you can linger at these cafes, but only with conversation! #spain #travel
Red Sox rotation at number two sounds about right. Gotta love their depth following ace extraordinaire, Garrett Crochet! They are going to need every bit of that pitching, with the limited moves to boost the offense. www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb... #mlb #redsox
Good morning from #Barcelona!
Sunrise over palm trees a bit earlier, along with a few photos from Gaudi’s Casa Milà from yesterday. #travelsky
Definitely a great combo!
On the way to Barcelona! Have my reading and a brew as I await our flight.
#travelsky #spain #books
I'd say this U2 performance at the 2001/02 Super Bowl was my favorite. Pats winning their first #SuperBowl that day makes it even better!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq08...
At least some prominent Republicans are starting to raise questions about ICE actions. @nytimes.com article, gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/u...
Good luck o see some momentum turning for the Patriots! Would be pleased to go into halftime tied after this start. #gopatriots
Reading a book talking about some ancient philosophers. Mentions of various cities getting getting sacked. Hard not to think ahead to the Pats game, and hoping there isn’t much sacking of the Drake. #gopats #sundayreading
At first I wasn’t going to walk this weekend based on the frigid temps, but bundled up and got out there.
Felt good to get out, now time to hunker down, get a few things done before it’s time to watch the Pats! #carpediem #newengland
Fun fact: Soul Asylum is the best band I've heard play at the White House.
OK, it's the only band I've heard play at the White House, but it was pretty fun! (Just heard "Runaway Train" on my playlist). #playlist #90smusic
I'm reading the 2025 World Happiness report. Here's a good quote from it for #MLKDay!
"Interacting across group boundaries – such as differences in race or socioeconomic status – further amplifies these benefits." [referring to the protective benefits of a diverse social network] #socialnetworks
Good to read @leungboston.bsky.social's Boston Globe article about how free liquor licenses are helping small, locally owned restaurants in #Boston neighborhoods. #equity #BostonEats
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/13/b...
Our Alexa likes to announce "Good news..." and proceed to sell the virtues of some new version of Alexa, etc. I tried to tell Alexa I don't really consider that good news. Good news would be something like "Alex Bregman has re-signed with the Red Sox." Did not compute. #RedSox #tech
A couple shots from yesterday’s snowy morning walk. Pond trails near our home in #Woburn, MA. #dailywalk #newengland
I like the "MLB gift wishes" in the middle of today's column. Autograph days; turn down the volume and a day when everyone can get on the field to play catch for $15. #baseball #MLB
This On Point podcast from @wbur.org, on the Power of Gratitude, is a timely listen on Thanksgiving weekend! Host Meghna Chakrabarti talks with psychologist David DeSteno about his work on the benefits of #gratitude & how to practice it daily...not just on Thanksgiving!
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
Alright, @socialcapitalinc.org is getting an award at the upcoming local Chamber gala. Time do some shopping for what I'm wearing. Wish me luck - shopping for clothes is pretty far down on my list of things I want to be doing! #fashionchallenged
Probably...my 20 y.o. son said that feature has been available for a while. I need him to teach me a proper course, I'm probably missing a lot of features that could be handy!
Let's go Crimson!
Hmm, not sure how long this has been possible...
But just realized I could search all the photos on my iphone to find a picture of a certain wine, based on it reading the text on the label. #techsky #winesky
I appreciate this recognition of the important work we are doing at Social Capital inc.! #Woburn #socialcapital
And we have a two again today! #Wordle
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Typically by the time the Series rolls around, I am strongly pulling for 1 side and/or rooting against the other. While I was rooting for the Jays, there are many #Dodgers I like (especially Mookie!). So wasn't sad to see them win, and what a comeback!
What an amazing game last night! Capping what has been one of the most entertaining MLB playoff season I can recall...at least ones without the Red Sox as serious contenders! #WorldSeries
While in many ways, in my lifetime, America hasn't been more divided than it is now. However, there are signs that the majority of Americans are concerned about extreme #polarization, and want to work across differences to address common goals. More here:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/four-s...
Alright! #Wordle in 2 today, and got this nifty badge.
Love the way the pitchers wore their jackets on the bases. I recall doing that back in the day.
Lots of people are focusing on #socialconnection!
The Princess of Wales wrote a piece on “The Power of Social Connection in a Distracted World”, along with Dr. Robert Waldinger.
"Attention is something we can choose to give each other in every moment."
centreforearlychildhood.org/news-insight...