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Where Are You? When Are You Coming In?

Where Are You? When Are You Coming In?

This is one of those holidays I have strong feelings about. There are certainly a lot of pros, like the fact that Thanksgiving has become a defacto four-day celebration. I remember a time when there would always be a big question…I’d have to negotiate to get that cherished Friday after […]

Pitbulls Get a Bad Rap…or Do They?

Pitbulls Get a Bad Rap…or Do They?

We’re having dinner with a gigantic white elephant tomorrow night. It will be the first time my partner and my grown-up kids get to meet, and while we get to know each other, there will be a topic that we all will hope to avoid. It’s right there, and yet, […]

Eilen Jewell Shows What Separates the Hobbyist from the Pro

Eilen Jewell Shows What Separates the Hobbyist from the Pro

Eilen Jewell did something new last night—two shows in one night at the venerable Iron Horse, where many of her fans were in attendance. Comfortable in a black dress in front her talented band, with Jerry Glenn Miller in his sunglasses, cowboy hat and guitar, upright bass-man, Johnny Sciascia spinning […]

A Slide Show from Maui

A Slide Show from Maui

Maui slideshow Around the World Travel Radio Radio broadcast talk about Maui 7 mins

Going Out with the Men, Spending Time with the Women Make us Both Happy

It’s the weekend, and I’m feeling very much ready to enjoy these two days with plans that take me out with the guys and then, into the big city with the little woman. I feel it’s important to have our unique experiences with members of our own sex–there’s something about […]

Earning $200K a Year, Miners Happily Blow it All in Perth Australia

Earning $200K a Year, Miners Happily Blow it All in Perth Australia

When I was visiting Victoria, in Southern Australia last February, I was amazed at how expensive many things were. It just seemed onerous, like dinner entrees priced at $30 and glasses of wine for $12. It’s because the average Aussie salary is about $66,000 a year. Then I heard that […]

In Molokai, I Got an Appreciation for Cafes and Commerce

In Molokai, I Got an Appreciation for Cafes and Commerce

I drove up to the gym with the back of my truck loaded up with large cans of beans, tubs of mayonnaise and dressing, and a bunch of other foodstuffs that were a leftover legacy of the former GoNOMAD Café. I was heading for the Salvation Army, where I found […]

The Arts & Industry Building Shows the Creativity Within

Painter Mary Gilman of Wendell and jewelry artist Alyssa Dee Krauss.

In Florence on Sunday, we got soaked in culture, steeping ourselves in the creative atmosphere of dozens of artists, who opened up their studios at the sprawling Arts and Industry building on Pine St. It was a day to pop in and pop out, we were welcomed with snacks and […]

Grandkids are a Fountain of Joy

Grandkids are a Fountain of Joy

A friend commented to me about how cute my two grandchildren were. I thanked her and then told her that soon, she too, would get to experience the joy and ultimate satisfaction that comes with spending time with tiny tots. She has two grown children–so it’s only a matter of […]

Double Take Fringe Festival: Eleven Plays in Eleven Places in One Night

Double Take Fringe Festival: Eleven Plays in Eleven Places in One Night

“That was really fun. I can’t believe that was in Greenfield!” On Friday night, this town once again shined a light on the creative talent that’s in such abundance in our valley by staging 11 different dramatic performances in eleven unusual venues all within walking distance in downtown Greenfield. The […]

Helena Wahlstrom: She’s a Keeper

Helena Wahlstrom: She’s a Keeper

The ever talented Helena came in today, as she often does, showing up and surprising me. I’ll be doing something, away from the office, like today, when I was taking stuff to the dump, and I’ll get a cheery text message.  “I’m at the office, would you like me to […]

Larry Crowne Rides His Scooter and Untucks His Shirt to Win Margie’s Heart

What a strangely appealing, predictable, yet charming movie! Despite dying at the box office, the Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts movie, “Larry Crowne,” was an enjoyable way to pass time between Dallas and Hartford. It cleverly picks up on so many topics on that are on people’s minds these days. […]

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