Writer’s Market: a writer’s wish-book
We were at breakfast today at Porky’s, and our favorite waitress, Kristin, told us she is a writer. I was delighted – she has such enthusiasm for her own work, none of that “I like to write but I’m not very good.” So I was telling her about a reference book for writers called “Writer’s [...]
So many (business) ideas, so little cash
When I had been working as a corporate hack for about ten years, I came to a point where I desperately wanted to own my own business. So in the mid-90’s when I was downsized out of hackdom, I took the opportunity to do just that – I did freelance business communications and marketing work [...]
Are you a Rotten Neighbor?
Remember WalkScore, the website that lets you determine whether a particular house is within walking distance of various neighborhood amenities? It’s designed to help you learn more about homes you may be considering purchasing.
Well, now you can run another diagnostic tool called RottenNeighbor – this one allows you to look up surrounding properties and find [...]
One person’s junk is another person’s memorabilia
As we get closer to moving Dad into an Assisted Living apartment (he’s back in the hospital, btw), the prospect of somehow disposing of his lifetime of “stuff” now looms nearer. He’ll be moving from a three-bedroom house (with garage and finished basement) into a one-bedroom apartment.
My brother and I have been discussing how best [...]
God’s most annoying creature, part 1
At first I was going to say, “the deer” – the deer must surely be God’s most annoying creature, for it does nothing to serve humanity and is really just a link in the food chain for the lesser life forms – all of which, if pressed, could most certainly find something else to eat [...]
Dad’s senior living journey: affordable assisted living
Yesterday I finally had an opportunity to visit an assisted living facility I’d been hoping to see. It’s called Walden Point, located on 4th Street just north of Mercy Hospital. I think this is the place I would like to move my dad, and we have begun taking steps to get him there.
I drove to my [...]
Political quickies on New Hampshire Primary Day
Okay, not to beat the poor political horse too much, but I just discovered why February 5 is considered “Super Tuesday.” Did you know that 27 states (and something called “American Samoa”) have primaries or caucuses for one or both parties on that day? No wonder it’s often the final shake-out for the weakest candidates.
Speaking [...]