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‘On the Beach’ ... and off my rocker
December 12, 2008 Like everything else I did in high school, my academic performance was, at best, mediocre. I graduated 51st in a class of 100, and if that’s not mediocre, I don’t know what is. more »»
A brush with the law
December 5, 2008 I was a 3-year-old babe the first (and last) time I ran away from home. It all started when my mother promised to take my brother and me to the May Festival at the Broadway school. more »»
To err is human; to buy multiple copies is divine
November 28, 2008 When I started writing my column, everything I knew about newspapers could be said in one word — nothing. And my ignorance was global. more »»
Fine dining
November 21, 2008 I’ve never been much of a joiner, and I don’t know why. If I were gilding the lily, I’d say it’s due to my keen sense of individuality. more »»
Wise investors
November 14, 2008 As a kid, I always seemed to gravitate toward older people. And when I say older, I mean older — as in much, much olde. more »»
Return of the Mac Daddy
November 7, 2008 My last week’s column was about macaroni and cheese, something I thought could not be simpler. Milk, pasta, salt, cheese, bread crumbs, maybe a grain or two of pepper and that’s it. more »»
From knees to cheese
October 31, 2008 I’ve always thought one sign of a great mind — like mine — is the ability to find similarities between vastly different objects. more »»
Type, tripe and hype
October 24, 2008 That most dreaded time of the semester had rolled around — starting research papers — and I was going over proposed topics with my students. more »»
American gladiators
October 18, 2008 Everyone can name classic books and classic movies, but almost no one knows the difference between them. more »»
The briefing that wasn’t brief enough
October 10, 2008 My military “career” was spent at a small Navy communications command on an Army base in Germany. more »»
Food for thought
October 3, 2008 I’m at the copying machine at work, chatting with my esteemed colleague, Ann Sterling. Ann’s a great co-worker and a peach of a gal besides. She’s bright, literate and hard-workin. more »»
The Second Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre
September 26, 2008 If you’re into making love, not war, my hometown is not the place for you — at least not during this year’s Winter Carnival. more »»
The running gospel, according to Paul
September 19, 2008 Although I run year-round, my favorite running season is fall. I’m not sure why, but I think it’s because that’s when I met Paul Durbin, the best runner I’ve ever known. more »»
Powder blue blues
September 12, 2008 It was early May 1964, and my boon companion Ralph Carlson and I were in Wells’s candy store, feasting on malted milk balls washed down by ice-cold RC Colas, when the subject of the prom came up. more »»
A watch to watch (out) for
September 5, 2008 For most people, buying a watch is no biggie. They go in a store, take a look and then buy either one watch or another. more »»
Excess baggage
August 29, 2008 I spent almost all my time in the Navy at a small communications post…on an army base…in northern Germany…away from ships of any kind. more »»
The Mysterious East (east of Tupper Lake, that is)
August 22, 2008 I’ve always been intrigued by bizarre unsolved mysteries. In my younger, more naive days, I took them at face value and believed unknown and unobservable powers were at work. more »»
A second that was second to none
August 15, 2008 One of the best-run, best-attended and least-known gems of My Home Town is our summer fun runs. more »»
Channeling Stirling Moss
August 8, 2008 “Which way?” I asked, trying to keep the tremor out of my voice. “Up the hill of course,” said my mother, beside me in the passenger’s sea. more »»
Required reading
August 1, 2008 Coming from a family of readers, I was expected to be one too. To that end, my programming started from the get-g. more »» |
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