Go See Harriet

And I’m not talking about Harriet the Spy, although, I loved her books as a kid. No, I’m talking about … More

Rumination DJ

My friend Jeff Driskell, a social work professor at Salem State University, recently gave a great TEDx talk called My Unique … More

Buddha With a Sharp Beak

I was puttering around in my kitchen making coffee and getting a laundry basket together when something appeared in my … More

Don’t Let the Polling Volunteers Down

I posted a version of this last year, and hey, another voting day is upon us. So get yer keestah … More

Every Once in a While You Learn Something New

I was walking from work to the train the other day, and now that I think of it, the spot … More

Random Roundup

Occasionally I’ll see weird random things that by themselves don’t make a blog post, but then they accumulate, and I … More

Crime Didn’t Pay, But I’ll Try Again

The one secret thing I didn’t tell you about my garden this year is that I engaged in what my … More

Grudge Worthy

I recently became aware that I’m holding grudges. I mean more than the appropriate small handful that we should all … More

It’s Hammy Time

With apologies to MC Hammer. It’s been one of those weeks. As my friend aptly described it when I asked … More

Enjoying the Last Bits of Summah

Fall equinox, blah, blah, blah, first day of fall … la la la … I can’t hear you. It was … More