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Monday, November 09, 2020

Veterans' Day 2020

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Last Saturday, I was just heading out for a walk with my friend Kyung. We were nearing the Arthur Fiedler Bridge, on our way to the Esplanad...
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Friday, November 06, 2020

Maine looking for that elusive Fountain of Youth

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I've only been there once in the last few years now - and that was mostly a pass through on my way to Canada, with a brief look-in at Ba...
Thursday, November 05, 2020

A not so lovely bunch of coconuts

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Although I eat meat (some) and wear leather (when I wear real shoes, which isn't all that often), I believe in protecting the animals we...
Wednesday, November 04, 2020

Tomorrow's the Big Toy Hall of Fame Announcement. Let's see how I do.

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I don't know what I was doing last November that was so all-fired important that I missed the announcement of the 2019 inductees into th...
Tuesday, November 03, 2020

Mental Health Day

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The other day, I got a company-wide email from the head of HR at one of my clients. I've worked with this outfit for years, and have alw...
Monday, November 02, 2020

Foreboding

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Last Thursday, I went grocery shopping. No big deal. I go to Roche Bros. at least once a week. This time, I only had a few things to pick up...
Friday, October 30, 2020

Trick or Treat? Grateful for the neighbors who are getting into the spirit.

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I always enjoy Halloween, but this year it's looking like another 2020 Bah Humbug. Can kids even got out trick or treating? Usually, esp...
Thursday, October 29, 2020

"Quibi. I think that will be a fun name for us."

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When I first heard of Quibi last spring, my initial thought was "not interested." Which translates into "not buying." An...
Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Absence of color, Peruvian Connection style

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 'Tis the season when the catalogues start rolling in. And I get a ton of catalogues rolling in, both from companies that I regularly pu...
Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Fun with pork-scented technology!

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Somewhere along the line, I read that the thing that vegetarians missed the most about meat was bacon. I don't eat a ton of meat, but I...
Monday, October 26, 2020

Here comes Santa Claus, and, say, is he moving to the head of the vaccination line?

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I'm all for public service announcements (PSAs). When I was a kid, people littered. You would routinely see folks tossing bottles, cans,...
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Friday, October 23, 2020

Good. Just not good enough.

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It looks like Purdue Pharma, the OxyContin pushers who pretty much single-handedly created the opioid crisis, has gotten its comeuppance. At...
Thursday, October 22, 2020

Twin Peaks

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There's no doubt in my mind of minds that Twin Peaks, a "breastaurant" - twin peaks? get it? get it? - is a terrible place to ...
Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Bet there's a couple of Staties with a some new assignments

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Massachusetts doesn't have a governor's mansion. The state's not the big. With the exception of Jane Swift, acting governor for ...
Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Sorry, Jeffrey Toobin. But now everyone knows you're a dog...

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I'm sure you've all seen it going around. That thing about so many people not wearing pants while they're participating in a Zoo...
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