Presidential primary season is upon us, as it is every four years. Little deal New Hampshire gets to feel like a big deal and local pols hope to...
I couldn’t come up with anything to write about today, so I decided to write about everything. Bear with me, dear readers, I had open heart surgery...
A funny thing happened on the way to a DHMC operating room. On the morning of July 26, as I pondered my fate on a hospital gurney, a medical...
I have never had much interest in gambling, other than in matters like eating dicey leftovers from the fridge. “I have an iron stomach,” I tell my...
I think I know how to save America: Bring back the station wagon.That’s a bold statement, but stick with me. When America ruled the world, station...
Maybe you have reached the age where the massive array of candles on your birthday cake could heat a small apartment or, even worse, contribute to...
I have read quite a few self-improvement books in my life but when I finish them I seem to be much the same person I was on page one. “Awaken the...
This column was written by a human. It may be among my last, because sources close to the Valley News have told me that the newspaper is developing...
I am more of a wise guy than a wise man, but I have picked up a little wisdom along the way. The great thinkers drink deep; I took in the learnings...
Shockingly — SHOCKINGLY — I haven’t heard back from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas about my offer to put him up for a week or two for an...
Dear Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas:You’ve been in the news lately for taking swanky vacations provided by a billionaire Republican. The...
On a recent night as we watched the NCAA basketball tournament, I blurted out to myself and the universe, “Now why didn’t I play college ball?”It...