photo by KT Miller Photography
It’s Orchesis (contemporary dance) weekend at OPRF. It’s always a highlight of the spring to watch Leah do her thing, but this year it’s been even more emotional than usual. These are the final perfor...
old man running
Last week I was talking to my shrink about running, and I told him that during running season (March-November, for me) I shoot to race once per month. So far this year I got March done and I have one coming up next weekend to cover A...
Not really 7000 words. But seven pictures, each theoretically worth 1000 words, would give us that. I had kind of an exhausting week and I didn’t diligently note the interesting moments to write about as I normally do. And I’m still kinda...
This week I’m deviating from the usual Sunday Seven pattern to provide a comprehensive FAQ about what’s going on with my neck. If you’re skittish about medical stuff, maybe skip this one.
What’s the diagnosis? Cervical myelopa...
go around
My customers in Mexico, and I think most companies there, work very different hours than we do in the US. A typical day is something like 10:00am to 8:00pm, with a two-hour lunch break around 2:00. It’s a really difficult adjustment ...
quite a view
Are you watching the eagle cam? It seems to be all the rage, and I understand exactly why. A mated pair of bald eagles is nesting high in a pine tree overlooking Big Bear Lake, and recently their three eggs have hatched. If you’re...
Lago de Chapultepec
I’ve been to Mexico City several times for work in the last few months, each time staying in the Santa Fe neighborhood. I understand that about thirty years ago, that entire area was undeveloped woodland, and they decided t...
wave that flag, wave it wide and high
another Sunday Seven entry, this one brief
Since the election I’ve been trying to think of a way to indicate this household’s opposition to the regime. I’ve seen arguments that we should just f...
the last picture of this tree
About a year after we moved into this house, we had to cut down an old, triple-trunked birch tree in the backyard. It was unhealthy and thinning, and large limbs were starting to fall. It wasn’t safe for the kids ...
another in the Sunday Seven series
Dawes at the Chop Shop in 2023
My phone was blowing up last Sunday as I was driving from Logan to the hotel I stay at near my office in Lexington. Everyone I know wanted me to be aware that Dawes was opening the Gra...
