Written by Helen Miller in 1985. Some neighborhoods have periodic prowler scares just as more rural others have panther sightings that necessitate gatherings of good old boys to go hunting with dogs, beer, whisky and pickup trucks. Our response to prowler possibility had certain relationships to a panther hunt. On a hot 1956 summer afternoon, […]
She was a lovely girl, that Brittany named Halo. Patti loved her. And when Patti was sickest and becoming sicker still, Halo gave comfort and companionship and great affection. She was a great nurse in her own canine way. A car hit Halo yesterday and killed her. One wishes the Rainbow Bridge thing was real, […]
Dear Pesky Godson, There’s not much to tell. The drive was long and boring and even my old time radio programs lulled me to sleep. I stopped four times for gas, twice for half hour naps and once for ice cream. No gin and tonic in Louisville – I just kept on truckin’. Michael Snow […]
1151 miles/18.5 hours with one stop in Worthington, Ohio for Graeter’s ice cream (740 miles/12 hours). I fumbled with my credit car to pay for the eleven pints (No, not all for us) and my cell phone rings. It’s Diane.
Photograph taken by Adam after an earlier storm. Don’t know if there is of any interest, but here’s my hand then and now.
Noon 4 PM From Adam (all images clickable)
Diane’s enthusiasm over her new NetFlix subscription (a gift from Dan and Linda) was dampened by Matthew’s after nap, snappish answers. “I can rent two movies at a time with no late fees,†Diane said, trying to slow Matt’s dinner plate to mouth conveyor belt. “So, †he didn’t look up. “As soon as I […]
Bill Lewis  “‘Did I ever tell you about the time I almost died?†That’s the hook I give my fifth grade class every year. I set it early in the fall, and then play them until the mid-winter doldrums set in, and there comes a day when a good story seems in order. In […]
Mike, A panorama of Endurance crater by rover Opportunity that will stretch your 34-inch monitor. Crater Of Clues Mars Rover Misson BTW, Beth and I heard a talk by the chief mechanical engineer of the Mars rover program last Friday. His enthusiasm was infective. Now I keep checking on those rovers just to see what […]
I had a plan to write about Copperfield and title it Baffling, but I’m uninspired, or maybe I was underwhelmed. Anyway, after the show we stopped in Harvard Square and ate dinner at Fire and Ice. Debbie said, “I love that place.” Matt said, “I’m not eating in a restaurant where I have to make […]
About as often as Karen drops off those magazines, she’ll call to say she and John have extra concert tickets. “Would you like to come with us?†she’ll ask. We’ve yet to say, “No.†Our first event with them, at the Fleet Pavilion, featured The Finn Brothers, Martin Sexton and Angela McClusky. Then it was […]
Karen (aka birdbrain) hands me a shopping bagful of magazines every few months. National Geographic’s Adventure and Traveler magazines, Outside, Smithsonian and even the Rolling Stone. Many of these I’ve subscribed to in the past, but have let lapse. January’s issue of Nat Geo Adventure has a short profile of Charles Horton who left his […]