Seattle’s Beacon Food Forest is a Forager’s Dream
Even the name makes me smile. A food forest. That’s what’s being created in the exciting city of Seattle where plans are afoot to turn a 7-acre public plot of land into a forest where people can pick all they want and forage to their heart and stomach’s content. It’s […]
State of the Union? Give Your Workers a Raise!
We watched the State of the Union, and I thought about what it said and what I thought about our president. He sure knows how to choke up the crowd, the story of Corey the soldier is a tear jerker. Big applause, a proud moment for him, sitting next […]
Amherst LIVE Celebrates the Unique Vitality of a Special Town
Last night we bought our tickets on line to a sold-out show at the Kirby Theater at Amherst College for the second edition of Amherst LIVE, a magazine show about what it means to live in Amherst. The crowd was impressive–every seat was filled–and before the show, audience members mingled […]
UMass Hockey Is a Great Night Out
Tonight I fulfilled a promise to my grandson Nathan that I’d take him to a UMass hockey game. I gave it as a Christmas gift, and I think we both got the gift for having shared the experience. It’s been a while since I have been in the Mullins Center […]
Electric Airplanes. Yes, That’s A Thing Now
Electric airplanes are in the news. Yes, it’s true. There are many levels of development, and it’s all pretty exciting. This summer Boeing and Airbus jets at major US airports will be using electrically powered wheels when they move about the airport. Little guided motors will replace some of the […]
Between Creates a Facebook with Only Two Lovers as Members
In South Korea, Between has become the most popular social app in the country. It creates a tiny social network–made up two members of a couple and becomes a place for them to store love notes, photographs and other digital ephemera that only they can see. In the Nov 25 […]
Reddit Offers Addictive Saturday Night Reading–What Are Your Favorite Sites?
One of the thing I love asking friends is what their internet habits are. I love to know people’s go-to bookmarks, those sites that they pop over to when their email is already read and they just want to browse, or surf, for fun. Most people have three or four […]
The Friday Feeling Goes Back to My Interrupted Youth
Friday is always a challenge, and some day I guess I’ve gotta grow up and accept that I don’t have to have a grand plan or even a small idea of a plan to be happy. I start out the day thinking about what I am going to do that […]