Monthly Archives: February 2008

One of the reasons why I live in Vermont rather than, say, New Hampshire, is because there’s no pressure when the presidential primary finally arrives. I already have way too much pressure in my life, and the last thing I … Continue reading →

So far, this has been a great season for one of my favorite winter sports: roof shoveling. Though the snowfall was slight in January, December and February gave us plenty of powder and just enough ice and wind to keep … Continue reading →

Not long after The Double Bind was published in hardcover last year, I had dinner with a book group that had just read the novel. I was there in part because their invitation was gracious and funny. . .and in … Continue reading →

Over a quarter century ago, when my wife and I were merely boyfriend and girlfriend, she gave me a vertical tin the size of a shoebox filled with candy. I still have it. The outside is red, gold and black, … Continue reading →

Many of you know my cats in a vague, general sort of way. You know from this weekly chronicle that the five of them are inveterate losers in the great game of cat and mouse: The mice must all be … Continue reading →