Fears of marauding air bnb’ers and insensitive summer a-holes aside, I wouldn’t close the bridges in a time of medical crisis because I wouldn’t want any bridges closed to me.
Read MorePassover celebrates the ability to find meaning in hardship; to reach into the core of what matters. And that’s why the most enduring symbol of Passover is matzoh, a flat, unflavored cracker made of nothing but flour and water.
Read MoreCan we live without toilet paper? There may not be a living American adult who hasn’t at least once in their lives found themselves in a public rest room without toilet paper … and unless they’re still there, they survived.
Read MoreYeah, social distancing sucks but there are some things I’m just not going to miss.
Read MoreThe Blizzard of 1978 stranded thousands of cars on New England highways. Commuters slept in churches and movie theaters raiding vending machines for food. Planes were re-routed; historic homes blown out to sea. So, how was YOUR Blizzard?
Read MoreThere are people who enjoy meetings, but most spend their time doodling on the minutes they haven’t read; staring into cell phones, and otherwise thinking about everything in their lives that needs to be done instead of sitting in the meeting doing nothing.
Read MoreGiven my age and experience, I’m offering my personal list of 5 things that will help future generations negotiate the future. Number One: Never open things with your teeth. Your mouth is not a Swiss Army Knife.
Read MoreWhen I think of Richard Nixon, I remember his habit of lighting a roaring fire in the the Lincoln sitting room, air conditioners churning, in the middle summer. Clearly this paranoid and embittered man couldn’t wait for winter to enjoy a bit of hygge.
Read MoreScientific American Magazine tells us we’re working out all wrong. We should be getting exercise like our primate forebears, which literally means running for our lives.
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