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This is the best time of the summer. Finally, finally, the weather is sultry and perfect. Temps like this make me want to get outside as much as I can. And to think that I was just contemplating taking the air conditioner out of the window! Tonight is another Dishcrawl, […]
Today’s August 25, the last, sniff, Sunday in August. How sad, how fleeting…but wait. There’s another day of Tanglewood left for us to enjoy! I am always sad about summer’s abruptness, that no matter how long it’s never as long as the winter. The spring too, sometimes seems drawn […]
Every week, my pal Ed and I go out to lunch and we usually go to a new restaurant every time. Ed never knows where we’ll be dining until I surprise him with the invite. Our choice this week? Wildwood Barbecue, in Hadley, a new joint that’s been open for […]
Deb Doolittle often sends me fascinating little nuggets like this. Here is her latest… Q: Why do men’s clothes have buttons on the right while women’s clothes have buttons on the left? A: When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Since most people […]
I’m in the thick of a huge family surrounded by brothers, sister, inlaws, young relatives and even the tiny tots who make up the Cunningham family. After a somewhat arduous drive, six hours in the rented van, we made it. We had a harrowing experience when we blew a tire […]
The summer is blowing by and now we’re setting out again on a journey. This time, though, it won’t require notebooks, cameras and a busy itinerary. Rather, it’s a family reunion for the legions of Cunninghams who are all meeting up in Seven Springs, PA. It’s a noteworthy occasion. The […]
This Valley couple brought a little Brazil to the Arts Block on Saturday night. Cesar is a musician who leads bands in Miami, and Eve is a singer from the Valley. Together they made a CD and the night’s performance was a bit of improv vocals and a nice mix […]
Late at night, three in the morning, I wake up and begin reading Reddit. There is a thread entitled What baby name makes you want to punch the parent in the face? Here are some of the names people have chosen to give their babies…without the usual hilarious comments that […]
I rode a bike tonight through places that were once filled with workers and machinery, and today sit empty. It’s the South Deerfield Industrial Park, on Route 116, and I had great old memories of the hustle and bustle that once took place there. I remember delivering shirts to a […]
Last night I left the confines of the comfy upper Valley and ventured to West Springfield to the Majestic Theater. My friend Brad Shepard was singing, and I wanted to bring fellow singer Lennie Zarcone to hear him. I thought they had a lot in common, two men who love […]
Last night I had dinner with a large group of strangers. It was called Dishcrawl, and the night’s itinerary took us to four eateries in the resurgent town of Easthampton. Many in the group of 27 lived in Easthampton but never been to these establishments! It all started on Facebook, […]
I bought a record player at Radio Shack in 1973. I installed it in my room, and then went out and bought a few vinyl records to play. The second one I bought was Steve Miller Band’s The Joker. Last night on the 40th anniversary of this seminal classic rock […]