A Bit of Everything
I spent a good portion of last weekend happily skating on the Pine Street Barge Canal near my house. It was perfect winter exercise and recreation, just what I needed to bring a healthy glow to my...
View ArticleHot New World, Toxic Old World
In the New Yorker magazine a few weeks ago, Ian Frazier wrote about the effects of Hurricane Sandy on Staten Island. His report mixes the heartache and loss suffered by the community with the cold, wet...
View ArticleThe Time Tunnel
But for the grace of God, Trekkies, there go I. In the mid-1960s, Star Trek wasn’t the only implausible, sci-fi haven for hack actors. For one, glorious 30-episode season (1966-67) ABC aired The Time...
View ArticleAfter the Flood
Adrienne and I are watching the first season of Tremé on disc. I resisted this for three years, despite the praise the show – and the way it was made – received from New Orleans friends. If you...
View ArticleRender Unto Caesar
I’ve been watching with great interest the unfolding controversy over whether the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) singled out “tea party” groups for special scrutiny. It’s good to see Attorney General...
View ArticleA Day in the Life
I’m in DC this week. I hit the streets early Tuesday, before the heat of the day came on. I stuck in my earbuds and shuffle served up A Day in the Life, one of my favorites Beatles’ songs. I like it...
View ArticleSummer Heat
All through May and June it rained. Biblical rains last 40 days and 40 nights; ours lasted 60. The roof leaked, the basement flooded, the dry side of the basement flooded. By the end, it wasn’t just...
View ArticleBearing Witness
The world spins faster. This is not necessarily a good thing. Some days I attend a video conference while my phone(s) ring, texts come in (teletype sound effect), calendar beeps, multiple Skype...
View ArticleLast Day to Feed the Bees
Tuesday, the 15th, was the last day to feed the bees, at least in this part of the Champlain Valley. To ensure a sufficient supply of food to keep a colony healthy through the winter, a hive should...
View Article“Is it real?”
This week I realized just what a fraction of media society I belong to. I was in DC Monday afternoon and with Typhoon Haiyan and the Illinois tornadoes, Greenpeace got the soundbite call from the...
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