Here’s a few of the things I found out last night reading the New York Times. Bicycle sales have slumped from their huge increase over the summer. Even though the gas prices of over $4 a gallon made many people bring in old bikes to fix up, and buy new […]
It’s a new year and I am coming into it with a totally different way of looking at life. That’s because just a few days back I was told that I couldn’t have any alcohol for six weeks. And that after that, it was likely I’d have to curtail my […]
Little Sofie is just six days old, and as you can see, just bigger than one hand. What a joy to have such a tiny bundle of life living at our house. Nathan has been an excited big brother, and everyone is so happy to have the new addition.
While often I feel resistant to go out on New Year’s Eve, since everyone expects you to, we rallied for a great cause by joining about 100 other Holyokers at the Wisteriahurst Museum to celebrate the city of Holyoke. A grand shindig was planned, with music, great food, two bars […]
It’s the final day of 2008, and outside it is snowing hard. I love it when it’s like this, although as I business owner I realize it’s not very good for business. But it’s soooo cozy inside the cafe, with people reading the paper, hunched over their laptops, and outside […]
This week in between the holidays is a notoriously slow time for anyone who sells things for a living. I remember so well those many years, no, decades, anticipating January. Oh January. At the Valley Advocate when the office was in Amherst, we would have to take the first one […]
Here is a help wanted ad I just posted on Craig’s list. More on Craig later. Despite the terrible recession and panic across the nation…the GoNOMAD Cafe is a beacon of stability…full of customers and busy as hell. We need someone to join our staff immediately and bake, make sandwiches, […]
Elbert and Bernice live just above Cindy’s house in Holyoke. Their dwelling, which they designed themselves, is one-of-a-kind; an octagon with a round ceiling and lots of odd-shaped windows. We joined them in this house for dinner last night. The couple embody the idea that keeping your mind busy keeps […]
After reading about George Bush’s voracious reading habit, I felt like I had to increase the amount of pages I consume yearly. So I picked up a book I’ve been reading for too long called American Nomads, where the author loosley follows the trail of the conquistador Cabeza de Vaca, […]
We had big news in a teeny tiny package last night, as Valerie Sofia Cosme came into the world. What a little joy she is! My second grandchild emerged healthy and happy at just under eight pounds at Franklin Medical, where Kate works…the ultimate busman’s holiday, on December 26. We […]
Karl Rove is hated by many Democrats, and I share in some of their hatred, since he helped elect George W. Bush twice. But as I’ve regularly read a column that Rove writes in the WSJ, my feelings for him have softened. Rpve in turn tries to soften the impression […]
Up very early today, delivering Sam to the Northampton bus station so he can make it back to work today. This is a big day in our household: Kate is having her daughter today at Franklin Medical. I’ll spend the day with Nathan, a daunting task to an old guy […]