Sometimes, but definitely not always, I get it right
I have an occasional moment of prescience. One example: This line from my 2004 editorial in the Triad Business Journal that I randomly came across. "Meanwhile, many established journalists look…
Red Roses, Dylan, and Ice Cream: A Weekend in the Berkshires
Jill and I spent last weekend in the Berkshires. Specifically, around Lee, Lenox, Stockbridge, and Becket. We need to go back, though we'll have to time a visit so we…
Galveston, From a Non-Texan Point of View
When I mentioned Jill and I were going/had been to Galveston for a few days, the response from most Texans I talked to was a firm, "Meh." Warm water, quiet…
When Crafting Goes Off the Rails
Hedgehog, erotic fiction, or both?
Robert Taylor Joyce
My mom asked if I would write dad's obituary. It was one way I could help her from (exactly) 1,000 miles away, while I was waiting to travel to Tennessee…
250
I'm old enough to have been around for the buildup to the bicentennial celebration in '76. My imperfect memory is that people and organizations from various corners of our culture…
Odds and Ends
Random thoughts and observations from the past few weeks: My dad passed away June 8. The same day, I started a new job. Life around that time was messy, to…
Day Trip to Maine
Last year, Jill and I attended a Breakthrough T1D event where I got carried away bidding on one of the auction items, a trip to Portland, Maine on a private…
Benjamin (AKA Big Ben)
This lovable goofball joined the family eight years ago. Half Old English Sheepdog and half Irish Wolfhound, he was a giant presence around the house, a gentle herder of people,…
First Signs the Ice is Melting
Could spring be around the corner? A hike to the beach at Au Sable Point revealed the first signs of ice melting.