Suprise Me

Why not put aside issues of public concern and instead use my column for a private purpose: to advertise my availability as a single man? Read More

My gateway drugs to cosmology were Fritjof Capra’s The Tao of Physics and Gary Zukav’s The Dancing Wu Li Masters. Read More

All of my years as a faithful voter have taught me that it’s important to keep trying. Eventually, I hope our country will get what it needs. Read More

The Writing Life Why do we write?   For me words seem to come easily and I enjoy the writing process.   (See Why I Blog) But here’s what some renown writers have to say about their writing life. “I write because I can’t be satisfied with the colossal job of living … I must order my… Read More

I posted this story in response to the prompt, “Lightning.” But it’s really a story about the most brilliant pet ever. Homer: Semper amati, semper recordati, semper in cordibus nostris Read More

I walked into my college alumni party on my birthday last month; a cold day in December, which also happened to be my 65th birthday. I was greeted by many from the Brandeis administration whom I knew. While chatting with one, she said, “Do you recognize him from your class, Betsy? He’s doing an interesting… Read More

The epitome of grace, class, and intelligence, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was, from the time I was very young, my idol. She married John F. Kennedy when I was a baby and she set about having babies too. She was married to JFK a mere 10 years and was pregnant five times, resulting in only… Read More

A woman was “looking at the corn” when she blew a stop sign and T-boned our car.  Read More

This was in late 1972, when recycling of glass had just become a thing, and we wanted to do our part. Read More

Carousel Although merry-go-rounds or carousels are usually found at amusement parks and state fairs,  the oldest platform carousel in the country,  Flying Horses,  is actually a permanent fixture in the charming town of Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard where we’ve spent many idyllic summer vacations.  (See Menemsha Sunset  and Wishing for Rain on the Vineyard) When… Read More