It’s amazing what a ride up Island can do for the soul.
There was one special responsibility that I was always glad to fulfill and looked forward to each December. “Don’t forget to stop by the school nurse...
Age does seem to matter and it has been on my mind. As you might now expect from me, let us first consider age from a shellfish perspective.
The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. As I discovered, it’s a very good rule to insure smooth sailing.
There are a number of us cleaning up after others. Like a messy home that needs tending, we notice the garbage strewn along roads and shorelines.
The lacings of our democracy are knotted and as we bend our nails picking at them, our favorite entertainment seems to be murder mysteries, true...
I am walking down east 10th street in New York city. It is 1959. The snow is already gray from the exhausts of so many cars.
The fall movie season has featured an unusual run of star-studded films built around true-to-life journalists in action. It’s purely coincidental,...
Every so often Hollywood releases a movie that makes you ask: why did they ever make this? Not because of any ineptitude but because of its...
Late June. Friday night. Late night dark, no moon. Window down, you just know they’re out there when you turn your truck by the farm.
I’ve never had turkey for Thanksgiving. Growing up, only my dad really liked turkey and we never would get one for this family and food-centric...
First, you’re nine months pregnant, living in L.A. You’ve doubled in size. Your daily walk has become a slow shuffle. In your new neighborhood, the...

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