I asked the driver who took me from the airport to my guest house in Wailuku, Maui what people were talking about these days on the island. I always want to know about this…what is taking up the space in the local paper and being talked about? He said that […]
I took a trip to the dump today, loaded up with the entire contents of our home’s refrigerator and freezer, all good food that had spoiled due to the power outage. Ugh, the contents stunk and I had to stick them into those mandatory orange bags that cost $3 each. […]
We have been in an isolated bubble on an island, far from the Massachusetts coast. We peek into those cold windows and feel guilty, here in our heated and luxurious surroundings, while we read about our friends and family who are without electricity and heat. It makes this trip bittersweet. […]
Herman Cain is the GOP front runner. His campaign ad shows his manager Mark taking a puff of a cigarette. Cain now is talking to Bob Schiefer on CBS’s Face the Nation defending the ad showing the smoker. Cain says, ‘hey, he’s a smoker, we want to let Mark be […]
I want one of these. Now I know why this device, the iPad, has so thoroughly dominated all of the other competitors in the tablet category: it is simply better in all ways. I bought a Nook from Barnes and Noble so I could view our ebooks on a device, […]
My bank is having a contest to see who has the cutest pet. Of course who doesn’t think that their own cat, dog or gerbil is the cutest of anyone’s? I like this bank, for things like this…home town, fun things that are old school yet make people smile. I […]
About 15 minutes into New Century Theatre’s adaptation of Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed, its real meaning hit me right between the eyes. Watching this poignant, funny and sometimes wacky interpretation of her seminal book on the working poor’s struggle to survive in America gave me the answer to why there […]
Steampunk? A ride in a flight simulator? YEAH, sign me up! I’m just off the phone with Juan Flores, who handles the press for the city of Anaheim/Orange County Visitor and Convention Bureau. I’ll stop by the city en route to New Zealand in late November, and I’ll have some […]
We are heading out to a place 29 miles at sea this weekend. The faraway island of Nantucket. I once traveled to this place ten times every year, pursuing sales from companies who made their fortunes during a slender window of commerce–from July 4 til Columbus Day. I’d fly there […]
We drove by and saw all of the cars, and then we saw couples, holding dishes, walking toward the Wendell Town Hall. We must have missed the email, but for sure, something big was going on last night. It was the town’s Harvest Supper, an annual event that brings hundreds […]
I celebrated my birthday over the weekend. This isn’t usually a cause for that much celebration on my part, yet since it fell on a Saturday, this 53rd edition was a bit more festive than previous years. At a cocktail and dance party held at my home, I spent some […]
For days and days, she anticipated the phone, it was coming any day now. UPS would bring it to door, like Santa bringing a Christmas present. She was giddy with excitement, she wanted to be able to get on the web and easily send text messages and photos. She was […]