Monthly Archives: September 2008

IF THE GRASS is indeed greener, then the other guy’s bike path is probably smoother. I live in Vermont, where the biking is as scenic as advertised, especially if you’re accustomed to taking your life in your hands and pedaling … Continue reading →

My 80-year-old father in South Florida is a pretty sharp guy, even if he did assume that the DVD player I bought him earlier this year was going to allow him to access the Internet. But he has received phone … Continue reading →

IN 2006, Florida lawmakers passed a law that protected the billboard from one of the great environmental threats to its existence: the tree. During the debate, a state representative in favor of the bill testified, “Tourism depends on billboards, not … Continue reading →

So, this week the stock market melted like ice cream on Georgia asphalt. Lehman Brothers is gone. The bomb that would have blown up the American International Group (AIG) was defused by the Federal Reserve at the last moment. And … Continue reading →

THIS SUMMER a pair of barn swallows lived up to their name and nested on a crossbeam in my family’s barn. Other than spiders and mice and stray cats, they were the first animals to call that barn home since … Continue reading →

The other night I was in my basement, which is the scariest place on earth. We’re talking “Silence of the Lambs” scary, “Night of the Living Dead” scary, “lion and tigers and bears, oh my” scary. It’s not merely that … Continue reading →

 Last month I mentioned I was planning to go to the Champlain Valley Fair to meet the Dark Knight. Well, I did. On opening day of the fair I pushed my way past some senior citizens who were way too … Continue reading →