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Algorithms can be a little bit off

Anyone who spends any time on the internet has learned to live with the algorithms that spy on us.

Pandemic has its side effects

Side effects of COVID-19 are likely to be studied for years to come.

Glasses missed out on exciting trip

I should be outside raking leaves, but I don’t want to lose my glasses. Let me explain, or try to.

Reading tastes have been eclectic

“So what have you been reading lately?” someone asked. As usual, the answer is: A little bit of everything.

Host hodgepodge had an appeal

“That guy’s beard,” I said to my wife as we were watching a baseball game, “makes him look like Happy the Hobo.” She looked up from her knitting for half a second and said, “You’re right.”

How’s retirement? It has been great

“So,” someone asked, “how do you like retirement?”

Hanlin’s served up Coke, literature

I was a Hanlin’s guy.

Cardwell helped let sunshine in

Chances are you never knew Dick Cardwell.

Retirement has brought new jobs

I have a confession to make.

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.
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