Author Archives: magn8717

Note to self: Try not to start a new job the day after the start of Daylight Savings Time (DST). Yes my fine feathered friends, I started a new job today a mere twenty-eight hours after setting the clocks ahead … Continue reading →

 The Snowman cometh, and the Snowman dumpeth. And what a fine mess it was. The wind howled all night. The snow drifted. There was thunder and lightning (a little). I expected a knock on the door at any moment from … Continue reading →

What the Snowman giveth, unfortunately he won’t be taking away. One of the most powerful winter storms to hit New England is presently buffeting our house.  It is friday night and we are nice and cozy and having fun riding … Continue reading →

Often, I suspect no one is reading this blog and obviously, I really can’t be sure. But I do suspect Old Man Winter has been checking it out,  because since the last post-date we’ve been having a spell of real winter … Continue reading →

It was just a few weeks ago I was dealing with the novelty of a New Year, and now here we are with January almost half over. One novelty I can’t get over is the lame-ass winter we are having. … Continue reading →

Here are a few thoughts on the 2012 before we go out to a New Year’s Eve Party. There were many remarkable occurrences that happened this year but one of the most tragic was that over a billion people viewed Gangnam Style … Continue reading →

For months now, the media has made me terrified of going over the Fiscal Cliff and now it appears that we will indeed be going over this budgetary precipice in a matter of days. No way back. On the Brightside, … Continue reading →

Christmas is almost here and I have to admit it has been one of the most daunting Yuletide Seasons in memory. Christmas is fundamentally a celebration of the birth of Christ. But as our society evolves, an ironic turn of … Continue reading →

All my life I have loved books and reading. Now that I think of it I probably loved books before I could read.  In the beginning was The Word, but in my earliest beginning there were the pictures, then the words.  This is … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving Day has come and gone. And while the holiday recedes into the past, I will take time now to recollect the happy moments that will warm my chestnuts in the following years. We had a small celebration that was … Continue reading →