Melting ice or a bullet in the head?
There’s been much discussion over the potential loss of the polar bears as a result of the recent melting of polar ice. Many environmentalists have adopted the polar bear as…
I will pledge whatever my teacher says…
I’m just about finished reading THE BOOK THIEF, which provides a very interesting view of Nazi Germany from the perspective of a child. Among other things, the book portrays a…
Too close for comfort
From time to time my in-laws have debated moving from their sizable home in the Berkshires into a 350 square foot, single room apartment that they own in Manhattan. I…
The choice is made!
After publicly flogging my fellow book club member (her words) and having another member propose that we may need to consider group therapy, a choice was finally made: BOTH WAYS…
Childhood bogeyman returns
When I was a kid, my town and the surrounding communities were terrorized by the Blackstone Valley sniper. For a period of about two years, someone was firing a rifle…
DJ blunders and tribulations
Just as we were leaving to yesterday’s wedding, more than an hour away from home, my DJ partner, Bengi, noticed that the a tire on the truck was flat. Not…
Spoiled
I know it’s not even July, but football season is nearly upon us and I couldn’t be happier. In just a couple short months, my beloved Patriots will begin playing…
Telltale signs
I was listening to an interesting story on mapping on This American Life today, and it gave me the idea of writing the short story or a novella in which…
Slacker book club extraordinaire
I’m a member of a slacker book club. Yes, I’ve heard stories about slacker book clubs before, and perhaps you are even a member of one yourself. But my slacker…
Confirmed perfection
I was watching Journeyman today, a show that was sadly cancelled by NBC after just one season. In the episode, two characters are discussing the possibility of marriage. The female…
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