Lessons Learned from Lunching
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 […]
The Pill Guy Calls Every Day
Today, I talked on the phone with my regular correspondents. Every day at 12:30 pm it’s my job to call my parents, Bumpy and Vally. I have to check to make sure that she’s taken her Parkinson’s medicine and so a regular caller am I. It’s one of the most […]
The Lymphoma Inside Me
This is one of those topics I’m not wild about sharing, but it’s kind of a big deal so share I must. I last spoke to my blog readers about this in November last year when I had a check-up that went well and all was ok. Now the area […]
Poker Playing Makes Thanksgiving Better
I was pleasantly surprised yesterday evening when a traditionally goofy penny-ante poker game staged each year at Thanksgiving became a full-on, challenging, normal-stakes poker game. What a treat! It’s hard, for some reason, to get people to play poker. There is only a certain type of man or woman who […]
No More Traveling Over Thanksgiving
It’s Wednesday, November 22, and it might as well be the holiday. Last night was the big crush of traffic on the highways, the airports were mobbed and according to NBC, more people will hit the road this week than ever before. Thanksgiving remains the only true four-day holiday we […]
S. Deerfield: How To Bring More Businesses In?
I met with a group of landlords and other folks who live or own property in my village, South Deerfield this morning to discuss what we can do to help bring more businesses into town and make the downtown more inviting. Present were Rick and Julie Neylon, Town Administrator Wendy […]
The Ups and Downs of Friendships
Why Do I Travel? The Answer is Clear
Why do I travel? Tonight, the answer couldn’t be clearer. Tonight, I am so aware of exactly why, and it’s given me an exhilaration and excitement about my upcoming trip. I’ve been sick and in bed way more than I ever have in the past two weeks, but now I’m […]