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 […]

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 […]