Dateline: Uxbridge, Massachusetts It was an ordinary day. A sunny day. Late summer in New England. Hot. Sunny. An ordinary day except for the heat and humidity. 97 degrees F and 95% humidity, like walking into hot soup. Except we ran out… Read More ›
Christmas Eve was a lot of bustling and family and food and all that kind of stuff. Today, though, it’s quiet. Kaity and friend are off to his family and it’s just we four, including Owen’s friend Arthur. It seems… Read More ›
I live in Easton, Connecticut, a small town of about 8,000 people. We are proud of our rural, suburban character and our many acres of protected fields and woods. Many of us cling to our strict residential only zoning laws… Read More ›
I live in Easton, Connecticut, a small town of about 8000 people. We are proud of our rural, suburban character and our many acres of protected fields and woods. Many of us cling to our strict residential only zoning laws… Read More ›
The following anecdote is not rigged by the crooked — or straight — media. I was exiting our local supermarket and noticed a young lad, maybe 10 or 11-years old staring at me. I know that look. Maybe you have to be a person of color to… Read More ›
The following anecdote is not rigged by the crooked media — or the straight media. I was exiting our local supermarket and noticed a young lad, maybe 10 or 11-years old staring at me. I know that look. Maybe you have to be a person of color to recognize that… Read More ›
The following anecdote is not rigged by the crooked media — or the straight media. I was exiting our local supermarket and noticed a young lad, maybe 10 or 11-years old staring at me. I know that look. Maybe you have to be a person of color to recognize that… Read More ›
ADVENTURES IN UPGRADES, PART WHATEVER Garry wrote how the patrons of our local grocery store went into shock when the debit and credit card readers stopped working. The lost, hopeless, dead eyes. Cash? Checks? What? I don’t understand? Read it here: THE DAY THE… Read More ›
Back in the day (I hate that cliché), I used to do features like this for slow TV news days. It’s been a week of low family soap opera, spawned by disciples of “Ozzie and Harriet”, “Father Knows Best” and “Modern… Read More ›
SORRY, I’M BUSY … Maybe 10 years ago, we were still new to the area and benightedly thought we should make a difference and be active in the town. In the course of events, we were invited to join the Rotary. For those… Read More ›
A Photo a Week Challenge: Crowd Control An ordinary day in a small town. An ordinary day … about to become … different. Exciting. Memorable. Because on this day, the power went out in Hannaford. It was only dark for a… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY PHOTO PROMPT 2015 #16 – MID SUMMER IN A VERY SMALL TOWN It’s Frisbee Wednesday again. How time flies! Last time I looked, it was barely spring. Then whoosh, summertime. Now, summer is beginning to wind down. The flowers… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 