Reflections of a Boston Lawyer

If we care about truth, If we care about freedom, If we care about justice, If we care about women, If we care about children, If we care about the oppressed, If we care about the sick, If we care about the weak, If we care about the poor, If we care about the earth, If we care about hope, If we care about peace, Something has to change.

Today we met with a roofer who came to look at our roof. We've had a couple of nasty rainstorms lately, and we wanted to make sure our roof was holding up. Judging from his looks, the roofer is in his sixties and has been doing this kind of work for a long time. He's now in business with his sons, though we haven't met them, and they seem to have a steady stream of work, including some major projects as well as single-family homes. He brought one of his ladders, and climbed to the roof with great dexterity. Once up there, he knew exactly what to look for and identified our minor and easily repairable issues quite quickly. He told us that the roof should last several more years, and his obvious care and expertise immediately instilled confidence in us. We care about our house, and about keeping it water-tight. This is our home. We live here, we have great memories here, and most of our stuff is here. We hope to outlive the current roof and that this house one day will pr