Carly Simon is in my head a lot these days singing, “You’re So Vain”. After decades of seeming perpetual youth in my career as a reporter, the portrait in my attic has become an illusion. It’s something with which most people… Read More ›
Carly Simon
VINEYARD MEMORIES – Marilyn Armstrong
The song is full of memories of Martha’s Vineyard where we spent so many happy weeks in summers past. Lobster traps. Wrestling with Carly for possession of a clearance sale silk blouse in a favorite shop in Oak Bluffs. And,… Read More ›
ANTICIPATION – CARLY SIMON AND MENEMSHA HARBOR
ANTICIPATION | THE DAILY POST The most fun thing about this little video, other than the song itself (of course), were the memories it brought back. Of Menemsha (in the background) on Martha’s Vineyard. Where we spent so many happy… Read More ›
PAGING PONCE DE LEON
Carly Simon is in my head a lot these days singing, “You’re So Vain”. After decades of seeming perpetual youth in my career as a reporter, the portrait in my attic has become an illusion. It’s something with which most people… Read More ›
BARGAIN HUNTING – THE SPORT
I have acquired a lot of sweaters over the years. This is New England. Winters are long. Heat is expensive. Sweaters fill the gap. This morning I noticed more than half my sweaters are purple. I’ve got a few in black, a couple in… Read More ›
Purple Sweaters, Orange Dresses
I have acquired a goodly number of sweaters over the years. This is New England. Winters are long. Heating oil is expensive. Sweaters fill the gap. This morning I noticed most of my sweaters are purple. I’ve got a few in… Read More ›
MEETING A PRESIDENT
Back in 1993, a lifetime ago, our world was different. We were different. Whatever future we had in mind, I think we didn’t imagine the one in which we find ourselves. It had been a hard year. Licking our collective… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 