Mexico City: This Week’s Destination
I’m at the terminal early, and can’t remember ever doing that. I just decided that even though a 6 am flight is brutal, I might as well make it easier on myself to throw in a 30 minute cushion. I’m flying today to Dallas then down to Mexico City for […]
A Powerful Attorney Who Just Happens to Use a Wheelchair
A story in last week’s WSJ had a photo of a pretty blond woman in a wheelchair…but you couldn’t see the top of the chair as you usually would in such a photo. It was deliberate, said Nancy Lieberman, because as a powerful attorney, a partner in the world’s largest […]
Three Nights Camping, I Can’t Tell You Where
I’m back from three nights at an undisclosed camping location in Western Mass. I normally don’t go for such secrecy, but my camping colleagues beseeched me not to reveal its location in a small town to the east, so I shall only describe my camping experiences and try not to […]
Kim Zombik Spices Up the Jones Trio at the Arts Block
Kim Zombik was glad to be back in the Valley, if only for a visit, not again as a resident. She moved to Montreal a few years ago after getting some attention with her singing down here. I last saw her sing at the Green River Festival with Unit […]
The First Day of School is a Yearly Milestone
There is a distinctly snappy chill to the air. I woke up and went around closing windows….no matter what we want it to be, it’s a school day. Mary was serene about getting back into her school day work, looking forward to seeing the children in Conway and Deerfield. There […]
Stand up Desks are in Vogue, Since Sitting is Killing the Modern Human
I’ve been terrified in recent years by all of the bad press that sitting at a desk all day elicits among the medical community. I read that I could shorten my life by all of this sitting, and that according to anthropologists, man was not meant to sit and sit […]
Poker, Unlike Slots, Takes Skill
It takes skill to win at poker. That’s not a big part of winning in games like roulette and slot machines, since these are pure luck. A federal judge in New York state ruled this week that this key difference may someday make it legal to play poker for money […]
Sitting is a Killer, So Here’s a Cure
I’ve been terrified in recent years by all of the bad press that sitting at a desk all day elicits among the medical community. I read that I could shorten my life by all of this sitting, and that according to anthropologists, man was not meant to sit and sit […]