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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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

What do you do when a little girl pays a visit to your house? I often am confronted with this when my daughter Kate asks me if I can watch Sofie, her five-year-0ld daughter on a weekday. There are times when I think I should decline, and tell her how […]