It’s my turn, and I’ve been on deck for many years. For the past few days I’ve been taking care of my parents, who are 86 and 91, and for the eldest of the two, my dad, a tough bout with cancer that’s bringing pain and discomfort. I am the […]
Today is another certified snow day. Even UMass is closed, and for that I’m grateful because I agreed to speak at my friend BJ Roche’s class about Media Entrepreneurship. I’ve postponed until next week, which is a relief. Today the snow is coming down in teeny tiny flakes, unlike the […]
Christmas marks the years; it’s more than a holiday, it’s kind of the bookend of a whole year. This year was a bit different, in that I didn’t feel that urge and compulsion to worry about buying presents. I just got a few things for Mary and didn’t get all […]
Friendships are important to me, sometimes I think I make them too important and I don’t realize that people are busy and they are not ignoring me–just living.
For the past eight days, I’ve been living in what feels like a twilight zone. I got an infection in my upper leg, which caused swelling and discomfort and had to have it attacked by strong antibiotics. If you take these powerful pills for a week, you begin to feel […]
I am amazed sometimes at how easy it used to be to write a daily blog. I would naturally have so much to share, so many things I’ve just read that I’m eager to share, or a comment someone made, or a place that I’m going. It’s harder now, maybe […]
I went to bed early last night with a cold stuffing up my nose. I woke up to 16-degree temperatures but feeling well rested. I have added a new activity to my morning routine that I think will prove to be especially helpful. I have been wanting to learn how to […]
Through the ups and downs of running a travel site, I have one bright spot. There is an oasis of calm and reasoned thought and that is my webmaster Rose Bowen. Rose would never ask for such praise, she’s definitely not a front row of the class kind of […]
If I were in the produce business, I would be giving out a few high fives about now. I read a recent issue of Packer News, the Business News Source for the Produce Industry, about Wal-Mart’s plans for the future. It’s good news for farms since the giant retailer […]
I lived through the election of Ronald Reagan, twice, and George W. Bush, twice. So this is not the first time I have been on the losing side, yet, I’ve never felt more afraid and more angry about a new president. I am a news junkie—consuming news via the kitchen […]
I’m in a funk down in my office, trying to muddle through the day. I think all of this time alone is finally making me crazy….having no work mates nor anyone around me for the duration of the work day is taking a toll. Talking to myself is making me […]
It’s a Saturday morning at home. I relish these days, when I go back to sleep after waking at my customary hour of 7. Yep, get up, put the cat out and catch another glorious few hours of sleep, with no one needing to wake me. All of my adult […]