Years ago my first business was importing industrial commodities from Asia. Due to mismanagement, the businesses failed and I learned a host of valuable lessons. I didn't have or need…
Late last week I received a call from a friend. I dreaded answering her call because usually I end up being her shoulder to cry on. Luckily this wasn't a…
For me, short weeks are the worst to be asked for a favor. Everyone, including me, is gearing up for a day off and it seems like nobody is working…
Shortly after getting my driver's license and buying my first car, my parents bought me a fairly complete toolkit. "If you're going to have the responsibility of a car you'll…
During my younger years I lived in a fairly congested part of New York. I was fortunate enough to live alone and had neighbors on all four sides of my…
Class reunions are a time when we get together and talk to our classmates, listen to what they've been up to, then gossip about them behind their backs. This weekend…
For the past three months my weekend routine has been to finish work in Gardner at 2:00PM and meander my way to Brattleboro. My final stop is the home store…
Today was a beautiful Sunday; the temperature peaked in the high seventies and tonight the sky is as clear as glass. I spent most of the day in each of…
In the blink of an eye I watched my little girls grow from being newborns to full-fledged adults. It seems like yesterday I was coddling my daughters, walking them to…
Lately I've been listening to a lot of talk radio during my arduous Sunday night trips from Brattleboro to home. Coincidentally, during a ten mile stretch of highway, my cell…
