When the iPhone Needed a Glass Screen, 8000 Workers Were Woken Up
Last night I read a NY Times article about the answer to a question President Obama posed to Apple executives last year: Why can’t the iPhone be made in the USA? Sadly, the history of this iconic device says a lot about China, sophisticated supply chains and the huge difference […]
“I’m All About Jakes,” Said Shoul. So That’s Where We Ate
For the first time in many months, I chose to dine at Jake’s. It was mostly because my pal Shoul was insistent, telling me that they have new owners, get great local produce, and are sporting a whole new menu. “I”m all about Jakes!” he insisted, when asked about other […]
It’s Friday Night…Have You Got Plans?
Friday presents a conundrum to me almost every week. There is this pressure, this sense that I should have a plan, why didn’t I make a plan, what IS my plan? It’s often a night where my significant other likes to join her pals in her far-off village, and thus, […]
Why Do Men Get So Anxious About a Doctor Visit?
What is it about a doctor’s appointment that makes men so anxious? I have noticed this distinct difference between the sexes; women regularly go to check-ups and follow their doctor’s advice and don’t get nearly as wound up as we men do about simple things like the annual physical. As […]
Mike Kittredge Loves His New Job: The Banker of Bernardston
Michael Kittredge introduced himself to the crowd of Frankin Chamber of Commerce members as “the guy who started that other candle shop down the road.” He also said that he’s now known as Bernardston’s biggest banker after eighteen months in business at the firm he started with his son Mick, […]
Sliding Down the “Institute Hill”: Charlie Cruser Remembered it All One Afternoon
Snow days of yore were wondrous. When I think back on snow as a youth growing up in the village of Blawenburg, my vision of that day gets all gauzy and misty with memories as clear as a tear. I remember one snow day afternoon we had gone sledding down […]
A Chemically Sensitive Woman Asks Me For Help
It’s amazing how quickly a day can change, and completely spin onto its head. We were lounging around, puttering on the computer and watching TV, and the land-line rang. This is only relevant because I almost never, ever answer that old thing. It’s just never for me, since people call […]
Setting the Dates is the First Priority of a Year Traveling
I have a ritual of removing my old calendars off of the wall and when I put the new ones up, one page for each month of 2012, I eagerly await seeing how it will be filled up with travel. People who travel a lot have to pick their spots. […]