Author Archives: magn8717

Many of us have unpleasant memories from our past.  Things we don’t want to remember. Things we would just rather forget.  Moments of terror that have scarred us forever. Recently, I have begun confronting the traumatic memories of my childhood. … Continue reading →

Another winter night, dark and cold, with a light snow falling. I walked home from the gym along the edge of an empty, snow covered athletic field.  The lights of the houses in the distance glowed warmly. The field was quiet and … Continue reading →

These frigid January mornings, Venus is shining magnificently in the East before dawn. I see it when I get up for my morning run. It’s a nice reward for dragging myself out of bed and braving the extraordinary polar vortex … Continue reading →

Winter is really off to a fine start this New Year. January was only two days old before we had 18 inches of snow dumped on us. It was quite a Nor’easter. I got up several times in the night to … Continue reading →

Christmas comes each year, and each year it is hard to focus on the meaning of the Season. I was riding on the subway, packed in with the crowd on a cold, dark night. The worries of family and work, money … Continue reading →

It’s Thanksgiving, and again I am thankful for many things. I am writing this on Thanksgiving Eve. First and foremost, I am thankful I am not in a traffic jam.  Last night there was a thirty mile back up on the Massachusetts … Continue reading →

Halloween, the time of year I make a special effort to stay off the Borgo Pass! Stay off the Borgo Pass! For the uninitiated, the Borgo Pass is high in the Carpathian mountains and basically down the street from Castle … Continue reading →

We are celebrating the one year anniversary of this blog here at MagnusIncognito.com. I, Magnus Incognito, of alleged sound mind and body, wish to share with you some of my rambling thoughts on this subject. It seems like just a … Continue reading →

Here we are on the eve of yet another Federal Government shutdown. It  was only nine months ago  we  worried about going off the Fiscal Cliff. And despite predictions of the end of the world as we knew it, we … Continue reading →

I saw a little girl the other day who reminded me of my cat.  She was with her mother outside the Forest Hills subway station in Jamaica  Plain. It was a gorgeous late summer twilight and I was sitting across the … Continue reading →