Peter Heller has a new story on GoNOMAD, and I love it. He’s got a peculiar talent, nobody I know has his description power and soul searching ways of writing. He makes his points eloquently, and gently, and this is the first story of his we’ve had the privilege of […]
Mariane Matera writes for the HooK, here is her latest. After 37 years of subscribing to the daily newspaper, I wrote “cancel” on the last bill and sent it back. One reason I let my subscription lapse is the fee, which seems out of proportion these days to how much […]
We just had a visit from Helen Christensen, the sales representative for High Lawn Farm in Lee, MA. Helen is a charming lady of a certain age who is enthusiastic and polite, and just loves the business she is in. She also complimented us on our cafe, she looked around […]
Paul Shoul always has a story to tell. Not just your average story, run of the mill, no he seems to always come up with doozies. Last night I met him at the Brewery in Northampton, and over beers he regaled me with his latest tale. He was flying back […]
Despite heavy rains that stunted pumpkin growth, a Rhode Island farmer has set what could be a new record for the largest pumpkin in the world. The AP had the story datelined Warren RI. “Ron Wallace’s pumpkin weighed 1,502 pounds at Saturday’s weigh-off competition, heavier than the current Guinness World […]
“Every high school talent show and every high school theatrical performance should be reviewed and put up on your Web site,” added Mark Cuban, who said news sites could better serve their communities by incorporating user-generated content for such niche audiences. The content would be free, easy to access, and […]
A story by Newhouse News Service told of the horror of vermin that are all over New Orleans. Alligators, too, have been seen in more backyards then ever. “When he arrived, he found a man in a van trying to nudge a 12-foot alligator off the road. “The alligator just […]
Raymond A. Vachon now wishes he had bought a cellphone. Recently, he survived four-day calamity when he overturned his car and was trapped in brush where nobody could find him. The story was told in today’s Republican. Vachon drank dew off of the windshield and nibbled on wheat thins, while […]
Saturday morning in New England…and I am so glad tobe home. I can’t remember the last time I’ve felt so on top of the world…things are just going right. I have got to make a note of this so that the next time I am in a funk I can […]
On the plane I was given a choice of dozens of movies on my seatback screen, and I stumbled onto one in progress that I just loved. It was called “Kinky Boots,” and told the story of a beleaguered shoe factory in Northampton, England facing job cuts due to sagging sales […]
It was hard to sleep because I kept thinking about my six am wake-up call, to begin a very long day of travel all the way back home. I’ve made it and now spend my last minutes at my hotel, the Hotel Weitzer, in Graz, where I’ve slept for six […]
