RESURECTING A GHOST TOWN
The reality is the city of Putnam, Connecticut, was washed up. Like many New England textile mill towns, it once stood tall as part of America’s industrial revolution. During […]
AUDACITY-OVERCOMING FEARS
Audacity: The quiet individuals, late at night taking on a significant endeavor, far outside their comfort zone. People sweating as they evaluate and summon up the courage to act. The Sheraton […]
APPLE STRUDLE WITH INSPIRATION
“Don’t ever become a spectator! Be a participant. He was a 3 degree black belt. With a wrist flick, he could coax you forward on to your toes and like […]
HOW I LEARNED TO SEE HUMOR
“HUMOR’S MANKIND’S GREATEST BLESSING” – Mark Twain News, news everywhere but no funny thoughts to think. I’m a news junky – Three papers each morning, hours of […]
THE RENAISSANCE? FORGET ABOUT IT. AND DUMP THAT “FREE WILL THING”.
Funny guy Garrison Keeler once suggested ”Bad, bad, bad!” He went on: “Compared to our miserable life after The Renaissance, living in The Dark Ages was just one party after […]
CAMBRIDGE TURKEYS
My town was settled in 1630. Seven hundred European puritans’ (aka Jesus Freaks) arrived in 11 ships. They settled along the Charles River and paid the Algonquin tribe 23 pounds […]