Now It’s "Green" to Say No to the Paper by the Door
Uh oh. Being green is starting to mean not reading that ‘free’ newspaper that’s left at the door of every Marriot and Holiday Inn across the land. Reuters reports that they get a huge discount from publishers so it’s not the money. I remember meeting a woman at a conference […]
That Post Dentist Lip Smacking Sure Feels Good
I wrote last week about some of those little things in life that delight and entertain me. I’ve got another to add to the list. That is the most satisfying feeling you get after you’ve just been to the dentist and your teeth have been newly stripped of tartar and […]
The King of Cotton Didn’t Care If You Wrote About Him
When James G. Boswell became an adult, he was given 50,000 acres of cotton fields in California’s San Joaquin Valley. He lived until he turned 86, and turned the 50,000 acres into 200,000. His obituary ran in the NY Times on Friday, but he wouldn’t have cared much, say his […]
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Bring Me A Husband
It’s nice when a Netflix recommendation turns into a great afternoon of moviewatching. On a cold and blustery Easter on Green Lane we watched “Arranged,” a film about two women, one Muslim and one Orthodox Jew, who follow the same path to love and marriage. They meet at the school […]
If I Ever Have a Bar, It Will Be Like the ‘Voo
I think that if I ever owned a bar, it would have to be a lot like the Rendezvous in Turners Falls. Once again I joined my pals Joe and Bill and we headed up to Avenue A to Third St. to the friendly confines of this wonderful Friday night […]
Help Wanted at the Cafe
Today I got a chance to visit the new cafe in Holyoke, the Dam Cafe, and got a chance to see how things were shaping up. Like many of the locals who are dying for an alternative to Dunkin’Donuts and his new cafe has a cozy couch, a flat TV, […]
If You’re Traveling Down South, Check Out Travmed.com
I just finished a meeting with an unassuming guy whose work impresses me. He’s doctor Stuart Rose MD, who runs a site called travmed.com. On the site Rose dispenses information for travelers that runs the gamut from mosquito protection to how prevalent malaria is in certain Southeast Asian countries. Jackie […]