Another prolonged lapse in updating this blog. Although I’ve never really checked, I suspect this is a common trend for me in the warmer months as I spend far more…

Christmas is now three days away and I am “sort of” ready. I spent hours wrapping presents yesterday as I had not touched a roll of wrapping paper since last…

We’ve had our first significant snowfall – around 6” I would estimate. There was some mixing with rain and sleet at one point which had two effects: it compressed the…

We had “an event” at the house next door around 3:00 this morning; rescue, fire truck, and six or seven police cars. At one point there were guns drawn by…

I am a reasonably intelligent man; had a decent education and have tried to continue to grow myself throughout my life. And just by being here I have absorbed a…

Winter in New England, normally a time that folks describe with a wide range of adjectives: miserable, wicked, unpleasant, difficult, or the like. To be fair, there are people who…

I am happy to say that my PC is healthy and functional once again – Windows 10 successfully reinstalled and most of my “stuff” is back – the important “stuff”…

I got out on a 10 mile hike yesterday, my first in well over a month. The last hike was marked by the vivid transition into autumn while yesterday’s hike…