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Whenever I get anxious and find myself going crazy because of all the time I spend working at home alone, I realize that there is a solution: I get busy outside. Working at a desk and staring at a screen can make you bonkers, so I find that when I […]
I had big plans on Saturday night, and happy to report, they did not disappoint. My two cousins, Paul and Steve, were joining me on an excursion to Bernardston, to the pictured dome here. It turned out to be a tremendous party filled with many friends and a great sound […]
Sometimes the morning just slips away. I notice this when it comes to my fitness routine. Yesterday, it was cloudy, spitting rain, and chilly, yet I put on my running shoes and just after Mary left the house there I was out there pounding the pavement, running my dutiful three […]
Dre Rawlings is at it again. She’s famous as the brains behind what she describes as her “annual cultural freak-out” and this year’s event is already getting good Facebook buzz. Anyone who has been knows what I’m about to describe, and if you’re not familiar with this Valley artist, designer […]
Over the weekend we took in a movie at Amherst Cinemas called The Lunchbox. Apparently we were among many who wanted to see this movie, because the 7 pm showing was sold out. So instead of bagging out, we bought tickets for the 9:30 pm show, and went and did […]
Some of my friends remarked that were not happy about the fees that apply when you buy Green River Festival tickets on line. Well, I have the answer but you better hurry! Today is the last day you can buy the discounted tickets, the price goes up after this. But […]
Yesterday was Earth Day, and in commemoration, I read a story in Wired about the future of a particularly controversial source of energy, coal. The point that the story made is that there is no way that the world is going to stop using coal for electricity, it’s too entrenched, […]
Julie Cavacco wants to bring people together in our small village of South Deerfield. So that’s why she’s organizing a community supper this Friday night, with a free dinner for anyone who wants to sit down at the table at the Congregational church on North Main Street from 6-7 pm. […]
We’re just days away from being finished with our kitchen renovation, and we’ve learned quite a bit along the way. Here are a few of the things we picked up in this process, which has been percolating in my head for many years. I have been staring at a stain […]
The Budos Band blows into Pearl Street Ballroom tonight and we’ll be front and center. I have been listening to this 10-piece orchestra that plays Afro-soul without the benefit of singers on Spotify, and I can’t wait to see them live. That’s kind of unique, no vocals. But what I […]
Since 2004, we have had interns from UMass who work for GoNOMAD during the school year and often during the summer. The interns who have worked with us have all contributed mightily to our body of stories, and each of them has left their own mark. I often marvel at […]
It was the first warm night of spring as we drove past woods erupting with the sounds of peepers on our way to Easthampton on Saturday night. It was the monthly Art Walk, and as we turned the corner onto Cottage Street, it was clear that the balmy weather and […]