When I was in middle school, kids still enjoyed a before-school and after-lunch recess. Two recesses in a single day is uncommon at any school nowadays. Any recess at the…
All of my New Year's resolutions pertain to personal goals that, if achieved, will yield a happier, healthier, more financially successful version of myself. Not a single speck of altruism…
CHICKEN SHACK should be done by the end of the week. After allowing myself fifteen minutes to bask in the joy of finishing another book, I will begin revising. I’m…
I finished reading THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO last week, one of the most hyped books in recent memory, at least for me. Many, many people urged me to…
Since when did sweet potatoes become a dessert item rather than a vegetable? It seems as if one cannot make sweet potatoes any more without topping them off with a…
I couldn’t resist pointing out this idiot, who’s car I saw at the gym today. It’s parked about three feet from the curb and in the path of oncoming traffic. …
I spent this past week visiting the Lucy Robbins Welles Library in my hometown of Newington and the Portland Library in Portland, CT. Both events were very well attended, and…
In an effort to achieve my yearly goals, I post my monthly progress here. Below are my sixteen New Year’s resolutions and my progress thus far. 1. Lose seventeen more…
You know what you don’t see much of nowadays? The monocle. You know, the single eye piece adorned by nineteenth century capitalists, German military officials, Karl Marx, The Penguin, and…
For fans of The Office (and if you’re not, what’s wrong with you?), I have recently become aware of some trivia that will blow you mind. Of course, it might…