My latest #travelblog entry, in which we return home and discover that the universe has one last nasty surprise for us. It involves a car.

Our return flight, complete with the wet exploding whoopie water bottle.

In which we visit the remarkable Roger Williams Park Botanical Center...and I realize I really need to go on a dang diet. And now.

Okay, last time, I was talking about Cahners Publishing, and how I got a job there, and how it was all so all terribly, terribly,...

I explore the history of Controlled Circ publishing, and my own part in it.

We visit an old friend in Newton, MA. I remember Cahners. And we see photos of a wedding...ours, to be precise.

My latest video, “desiderium,” a meditation on, well, the positive aspects of remembering our loved ones, even when they are no longer among

I accept --reluctantly-- the fact that New England is no longer my home.

Okay, last time, I had us walking briskly toward the T-stop...the train station...and I was thinking to myself about the North End, a...

In which Check out my latest #Travelblog post, we explore the wonders of cannolis at the North End’s magical cafes.

Okay, last time, I left off talking about Paul Revere, the patriot and revolutionary, of whom we all (or most of us) approve. I said I...

We further explore the North End, and I wax on about good old Paul Revere, he of the midnight ride.

Hey, Everyone, So I’m taking a brief break from the New England story to do something a little different today. I thought I might share...

My newest #travelblog posting. In it, we explore the North End a bit more, and I consider the strange career of Cotton Mather, who was both

And we’re off to Al Dente’s, a place in the North End with great food, and, for us, important memories.

And we’re off to the North End, beginning with a visit to our beloved Polcari’s Coffee!

In which I continue to explore the wonders of Revere Beach, including a nasty riot in 1920.

Check out my blog #travelblog post. We continue our exploration of Revere Beach...once the home of dance halls and elegant restaurants and l

More notes on Revere Beach and Point Of Pines...once one of America’s premier Amusement Parks. Gone now, but rising again...

Why is "Point of Pines" in Revere called that? The answer is complicated.