Today is another certified snow day. Even UMass is closed, and for that I’m grateful because I agreed to speak at my friend BJ Roche’s class about Media Entrepreneurship. I’ve postponed until next week, which is a relief. Today the snow is coming down in teeny tiny flakes, unlike the […]
Carl Fowler is a railroad man. It’s in his blood and a proud part of his family history. He says that expecting billion dollar rail projects in 2018 is going to take too long. That we all should be working hard and advocating for regional rail. Slower railcars, like the […]
The most exciting transit development in years was marred by three fatalities when the new Brightline Train service between Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach commenced in January and two people immediately tried to cross the tracks and were struck by the high-speed trains. As of 2018, it’s called Virgin Trains […]
I made my way to the far south part of Manhattan to Little Italy, past Chinatown’s stores to a restaurant called Margherita NYC. Inside, Sicilian chef Giuseppe Costa, who runs restaurant il Baviglino in Palermo.was preparing a four-course feast. The evening was a bit awkward, if only because of the […]
I have been feeling the effects of cancer treatment and now understand precisely what it must have felt like for my old friend Kent when he got sick. Kent used to be a prolific poster. He would never go a day without a blog post, but as he endured a […]
Life moves on and people pass away. I remember when we had our old cat, Mama Cat, thinking about how I would feel when she finally died. She was born in 2000 and died just a few months ago, 17 long years of a good life. I thought about what […]
Like the year 2018 that lies ahead, this blog is a wide-open empty vessel. What I pour into it is all up to me. One of the things I’ve done many times over the years is to publish my goals for the year ahead. I did this many times, in […]
Christmas marks the years; it’s more than a holiday, it’s kind of the bookend of a whole year. This year was a bit different, in that I didn’t feel that urge and compulsion to worry about buying presents. I just got a few things for Mary and didn’t get all […]
He Defined Cool Before Cool Even Was Cool I’ve just finished a quick read–a biography of movie idol and all-around adventurer Steve McQueen by Dwight John Zimmerman. This series of biographies published by Motor Books incorporates an interesting design twist. Every page has a huge photo and the text is […]
In my advanced years, well at least years in which I have had time to reflect, I often like to think about things that truly make me happy. These aren’t wishes for world peace, and good health, but more pedantic little activities that brighten my day and bring me a […]
Everyone has been talking about the newest restaurant in Hadley. It’s called Pulse Cafe, and it’s located where the bison farm used to be, in the big field across from Hadley Garden Center where all the Steve Lewis Subarus are parked. Yep, that one, the one that’s been under construction […]
Almost every week I meet a friend or two and have a long lunch. I discover so many of the best new restaurants this way, and my friends always agree to wherever I want to dine. I feel like that is owed to me after a shift working alone in […]