BACK IN THE SADDLE

Admiration required no technology

Add this to the list of complications of aging: Sometimes you can’t get a bite to eat because your phone is too old.

Our county’s namesake is a keeper

So, I wondered, what about John Jay?

Mind has been traveling to Belarus

“Are you in Belarus again?” asked my wife.

Pot, platter made it in one piece

The pot made it safely home intact. (No, it’s not what you’re thinking.)

Hurdles need not get in the way

When I read Bob Hambrock’s obituary a few weeks back, my first reaction was regret.

Pandemic a constant during vacation

Today — Aug. 5 — I was supposed to be at the Jaffrey Church Fair. But COVID-19 was having none of that.

Television helps with normalization

Years from now, when historians try to make sense of our current era when so much social change is afoot, they might find themselves watching re-runs of home improvement shows on cable TV.

Old man moment left some marks

“What the heck happened to you?”

Little brother was always the guinea pig

Somehow I was always the guinea pig.

River and life are wound together

A few weeks back, my wife and I hiked along the Salamonie.

Have a fun and safe celebration

A Fourth without fireworks? That’s hard to imagine.

How will you answer the question?

Did I ever march?

A friend’s thoughts on turning 80

This week, I’m going to yield the floor to my good and great friend Peter Coates.

Story chosen for Facebook debut

I’ve found the book.

Words tend to make their way back

Funny how your words can come back at you.
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