Snowballs in September
On Sunday, I told Clara and Charlie that I would take them to a magical place. Then I did. We drove up Alumni Road in our hometown of Newington, parked…
Who should we admire?
I have a friend who shall remain nameless for reasons you will see in a moment. I introduced my friend to golf seven years ago after securing permission from his…
Matty. At least to some.
I was walking up the fairway yesterday with my friend, Dan, when he turned to me and said, "So I didn't know people call you Matty?" It's true. Not everyone,…
Text and emails say a lot
Over the past week: A friend texted me about his opinions of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" (not good) A friend sent me a poem that he had written, then he…
Bugs better than bears
My new favorite animal: Termites Why? They never sleep. While almost all animals sleep, termites do not. In fact, not only are they able to avoid the stupidity of sleep,…
Old school TV
When I was growing up, channel 56 in Boston ran a contest between afternoon cartoons wherein one lucky viewer could play an on-the-air video game over the phone for cash…
Shortcomings and Flaws 2020
Years ago a reader accused me of being materialistic after I wrote about my lack of a single favorite number, specifically criticizing me for saying that when it comes to my…
Poisoned as a baby
When I was about sixteen months old, my stomach was pumped after having swallowed an entire bottle of paregoric. Oddly enough, for years, I never bothered to inquire about what…
Cheer camp!
My daughter and our neighbor are launching a cheer camp. Elysha and I found a sign taped to the door last week. Brilliant. Right? Seeing "Social distancing will happen" and…
Zig when everyone else is zagging. Be memorable.
Ten years ago, our friends' daughter was born. A couple hours after the baby's delivery, Elysha and I sent the happy couple a bouquet of flowers. While on the phone…
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