I was driving to an appointment when I saw something interesting. A guy I’ve seen for years riding his bicycle around the town next to mine was standing in a Shaws parking lot with a big green trash bag and a hundred seagulls flying around him excitedly. The source of their excitement was the bread…
I’m doing my best to get rid of things, and for the most part I’m making good progress on this front. But we all need those essentials to get through the days, and some of it grows quickly to be your favorite stuff. Anyone who knows me will recognize the tendencies on the following list:…
Handshake with History Whenever I visit a place, I try to understand a little bit about the place. Who came before me? What happened here and how has that changed this place and the world we live in? You stumble on ghosts walking through quiet woods when you come upon a stone wall running straight…
I seek out waterfalls. And sunrises… and sunsets… and just about anything else that makes magic out of the ordinary. If I’m in a place with something to see then, well, I’m going to try to see it. I’ve chased down steamed cheeseburgers in Connecticut, lighthouses in Maine, Heady Topper in Vermont and driven halfway…
Last night was one of those nights you hope for when you’re a stargazer. Brilliantly clear skies, with cold air providing sharp focus. Just a quick glance at the sky showed old friends Orion, Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, and down low in the southern sky, Canis Major with the brilliant Sirius a beacon on…
Storm Warnings and Salacious Distractions The Northeast is going to get four-to-eight inches of snow this afternoon. This wasn’t the lead story on the national morning shows, but only because there was an update on the budget debate in Washington, DC. We live in a world where six inches of snow becomes a stop the…
