Mexico City By Myself

Mexico City: spending three nights in Roma, a nice neighborhood in this vast city. Visiting Xochimilco and cocktail bars and pickleball courts in the city.
Beetlejuice Jr: A Hilarious Guide to the Other Side

Beetlejuice Jr tells the story of three dead people who try to come back to life, it’s a riff on death in all its forms and hilarious.
Houseguests Are One of My Favorite Things

Having houseguests is one of my favorite things, my guest room is always ready to receive friends for the night!
On Golden Pond: Time with Family

On Golden Pond presented by Easthampton Theater Company at Williston Academy, Easthampton Mass March 2025.
Mauritius: Fisticuffs & Stamps at Mount Holyoke

Theresa Rebeck’s ‘Mauritius’ came at me fast and furious. There were fights, the f-bomb was liberally lobbed, and there was genuine seething hatred between these characters, with a complicated, juicy plot to sink our teeth into. The setting was a store that specializes in stamps. Who’s ever heard of that […]
‘Fences’ at the Majestic; The Father’s Curse

Fences, by August Wilson, a review of this new production at the Majestic Theater in West Springfield through April 2025.
February 1 Is a New Beginning and Life is Good!

Sofie, The Gym, and Pickle All Add Up to a Great Winter 2025 I’m pleased to report that I have successfully survived a third Dry January, and last night I was happy to see it end. I mean, it’s good not to drink but I am not as good at […]
Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help at the Majestic

Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, the newest play at the Majestic Theater in West Springfield through Feb 16, 2025.
Liz Fleming Travels: Northern Spain

An interview on Liz Fleming Travels about Northern Spain; San Sebastian and Bilbao.
Christmas 2024 Was One of My Best

This was a good Christmas for me, a fun family time at Kate’s house and dinner with friends here and a Sam sleepover to boot.
Phantom Sheep Comedy Improv Group’s Holiday Fun

Phantom Sheep Improv Group are a hilarious troupe of 12 comedians who do on-demand sketch comedy and create funny videos.
GoNOMAD.com Says Goodbye

We have decided to stop publishing new travel stories on GoNOMAD, but we will continue to create new podcast episodes for the GoNOMAD Travel Podcast.
Countries to Escape to in 2025

Interest in leaving the U.S. is growing, here are practical places in Europe countries you could move to in 2025.
A Moon for the Misbegotten at the Majestic

A review of ‘A Moon for the Misbegotten’ at the Majestic Theater, Elm St. West Springfield through December 1
The Addams Family: Spanning Generations of Ghoul

The Addams Family a new musical performance at Mount Holyoke Department of Theater in South Hadley. A review of the play.
Constellations: A Whirlwind of Fleeting Emotions

A review of Valley Player’s new production of Nick Payne’s Constellations.
Springfield Massachusetts and Sam Hartshorne

Sam Hartshorne turned 40 on October 18, 2024 so we took a day to celebrate in downtown Springfield MA to see the museums and the armory.