Friday, June 25, 2010
Celebrity confessions are always popular. I'm not a celebrity, but I have a confession to make, so you'll have to imagine that I have Hollywood-big hair and that I'm being followed by a crowd of paparazzi as I make my way along Masonic Street to the Mosaic Café. I eat there as often as I can with a friend of mine, Wally Swist. If his name is familiar it's because he is a celebrity of the literary sort, a poet.
Friday, June 18, 2010
If I were in charge of making a town, I'd start with a used-book store. I love a good bookstore and have no problem spending quite awhile in one. Right after the bookstore, though, I need a good coffee place.
Friday, June 4, 2010
What a lovely July we just had this past May, don't you think? Culminating with an absolutely sensational Memorial Day weekend, the month's weather - at least from my vantage point atop one of our Hilltown hilltops - was superb.
Friday, May 28, 2010
"How do you know the difference between a little water on top of the ice and a hole?" I asked. "If it's a little water on top of the ice, we don't drown," said Roland.
Friday, May 21, 2010
To the west, up the last rise before the summit of Legate Hill in Charlemont, the pasture slopes over ground where the stone that lies beneath our western Massachusetts hills is nearly exposed, and the soil so poor that only bracken can hold on when the wind blows. The December ice storm of two winters ago (are we STILL talking about that storm?) dropped nearly half of the trees along the uphill side into the pasture itself. They point downhill like accusing fingers, saying, "When are you going to clean up this tangle?"
Friday, May 14, 2010
"You may have them like I did," writes one of my email pen pals, Bob Ackermann of Amherst.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Go grab a coffee, a cup of tea, a lemonade - whatever your favorite comfort drink is - and hit the easy chair. For once, I'm not going to talk about some problem or other that's related to our computers. In fact, I'm not going to talk about our computers at all.
UMass Sports
Three Stars: UMass-St. Bonaventure
High School Sports
Girls Hoop Playoff Picture
NEW! Everything Else
Matt vs. Jim vs. Frank - NFL Season Wrap-up
Readuponit
She married a Greek god and divorced a Roman emperor
Gazetteer
New Winklepicker festival brings Mardi Gras north
Walking the beat
Dazed and confused
The Conspicuous Consumer
Triple Bagel: A birthday giveaway at Bruegger's
