Red Winged Blackbird in Dennis
We walked for a while a month ago when we visited Cape Cod for a leisurely weekend. I love those long weekends with little to do.
Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkey Publishes Advocate Commentary
I had a commentary published in this week’s Valley Advocate. Last night as I read various news sites, I thought about how the Rush Limbaugh crowd and others would label me a liberal, cheese-eating surrender monkey for my thoughts about why I think Europe has its priorities better in line […]
Sharing a Dog Makes Sense–So Does Renting One
Dog sharing was a topic on the front page of yesterday’s WSJ. This topic hit me because my mother and my neice have been sharing a dachshund named Pablo for several months now. Val said it works out very well. They split time in the week about half and half, […]
"The Bubble" of Doomed Love in Tel Aviv
We watched a film with a few surprises in it tonight. Again, I get the ‘oh Max’ groan, after choosing an unknown Netflix film that just happened to contain homosexual sex. Well, I do admit I wanted one scene with these two men in bed to end faster than it […]
Gauzy Memories of August Feel Like Yesterday
Ahhhh Sunday. Can anyone say there is a better time of the year than early August in New England? I think not. It’s an easy day, a few chores in the lawn, a few blogs, a few articles to read, and some errands to run but no rush for anything. […]
A Toast to Paul Shoul
We went to a party tonight at John and Andrea’s in Florence where many familiar faces were seen. I made everyone give a toast to our friend Paul Shoul who is recovering in a Boston hospital. Best wishes Paul, we hope to see you back in Western Mass very soon!
Early August at Tanglewood, the Tuba Gets its Turn
Last night my friend Joe emailed me asking what I was doing Friday night. My one-word answer said it all: Tanglewood. That’s all I needed to say, since anyone who has been there on a golden summer evening knows exactly what it’s all about. Cindy and I joined our friends […]
This Chart Explains Why the Paper is So Thin
Today’s WSJ told a sad story, see chart at the left. “There are several reasons why newspapers so far have failed to crack this market. Because online ads are far less expensive than print ads and thus offer lower commissions, it’s difficult to get salespeople to focus on selling the […]