I have long counted on the New England Patriots to carry me through winter slumps, but it looks like this is not going to be our year. In a word...
Is the Upper Valley making too much of Jersey Mike’s? I don’t think so — could we make too much of the Statue of Liberty, the Grand Canyon or the...
I’m a sap for nostalgia, so the feelings started flowing recently when I happened upon an online discussion about Upper Valley businesses we miss...
Life is pretty much a day-to-day proposition, and sometimes it’s hard to distinguish one from another. So along comes a mysterious process in which...
Have you thought about ancient Rome today? That is an odd question, related to one of the oddest trend stories I’ve encountered on the internet.An...
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...
It feels like I have been writing about age a lot lately. It may be topical, or perhaps I have reached the age when I can’t help repeating myself...
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...