I often think of what the world will be like when all of the veterans and war heroes die. Our society and the little town I live in are full of these guys, many of whom are still married to the woman they met three or four or even five […]
Nostalgia rained over me yesterday as I retraced the steps of my callow youth. On our way back from Southport Island we stopped by Portland’s Munjoy Hill neighborhood where Kathryn and I lived from 1981-83. I drove around the gentrified area, glistening in the fall sunlight and full of colorful […]
Again and again, we read about the terrible calamity and the $7 trillion in asset value that’s been lost in the stock market. It’s comforting, though to read about how much worse it was in 1929. Karen Blumenthal wrote yesterday in the WSJ about how back then, banks eagerly loaned […]
Thomas Friedman summed up the most convincing argument against voting Republican in November in his NY Times column. I’d love to hear Larry and the rest of those who identify as conservatives answer this question. How can they do it? “How in the world can conservative commentators write with a […]
Yesterday I did something that I haven’t done in about two years. Wow I can’t believe it has been that long since I worked out at the gym. It’s true, for some reason after my last gym membership expired, I never went back. But I have been bugging myself that […]
I hate to say this, but last night’s debate was a disappointment. After about 90 minutes, I looked over and saw Cindy with her eyes shut on the couch next to me and found myself struggling to stay awake. I had been looking forward to the debate for months, remembering […]
Watch a video of the construction of the set for Edge of Darkness, a movie being filmed in South Deerfield in early October.
It’s time to start thinking about writing again. I’m back from trips to Colombia and the Alps, and next week I’ll hang a new exhibit of photographs from the first trip. I was greatly assisted by shooter Paul Shoul, who took my collection of more than 1000 photos and culled […]
Before we left on the trip, I had heard about Eataly, one of our stops here in Torino. I was not prepared to love it as much as I did, since this place has more foodie cred than anywhere I’ve ever been. It’s a cavernous building, about the size of […]
We left France early and drove through the 11 km Mt Blanc tunnel, and it was sunny as we drove the winding road to Torino. This is a delightful city, about 900,000 inhabitants, settled 2000 years ago, and full of porticoes, students and wide open piazzas. Carol our guide pointed […]
Today I was humbled by the towering edifices which nature has plunked down here in Northwestern France. We got up early and drove to the famous ski town of Chamonix. Our destination was that big ole mountain we saw from the air yesterday: Mount Blanc. In front of the cable […]
After a hike in the clean Alpine air, strolling up through the mountains outside of Megeve, we all felt renewed and refreshed. We were relaxed and happy…so what else but to have another giant meal? No, this one wasn’t as spectacular, just the usual two courses and wine, and we […]