Sailing Makes Me Hungry
I’m ashamed to say that our first overnight foray this summer on our sailboat Bolero didn’t take place until [...]
Is All Irie, Mon
I have had the great fortune to see some of my favorite Reggae artists over the years, like Burning [...]
Girls’ Lost Weekend
I am part of the world’s best book club. This is, of course, my humble opinion. It’s small, just [...]
Espanol On My Mind
My oldest friend Teresa lives in Leeds, England and has a studio space in a building with many artists, [...]
Aging Less Than Gracefully
Steve was walking around the house with the local free paper in his hands and out of nowhere asked [...]
Rainy With Periods of Jazz
The first weekend in August is always the Newport Jazz Festival. 60 years ago at the first festival it [...]
Eulogy
My brother’s funeral service was last week, and a couple of people asked that I send the eulogy I [...]
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
We haven’t traveled internationally for many years, with the exception of Mexico or the Caribbean, which at this point [...]
Making a Difference
I am an armchair activist. I’ll write letters, make donations and sign pledges, but as far as actually going [...]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. David Lord
This blog may be difficult for some of you to read. If you choose to go on please know [...]