Monthly Archives: February 2009

When the sun sets tonight in Hollywood, Calif., and the Oscars have all been handed out, there will be a couple of actresses who will be happier than they have been in a very long time. Why? They will finally … Continue reading →

A friend of mine, Syndi Zook, shook her head ruefully the other day and observed, “We used to worry that Big Brother was always watching us. Well, we don’t need Big Brother anymore. We have each other.” Zook was referring … Continue reading →

Last year I was giving a talk at a bookstore in Newburyport, Mass., on Valentine’s Day. My wife was home in Vermont with our daughter. This year on Valentine’s Day — next Saturday — I will be speaking at a … Continue reading →

It can’t be easy to be a meteorologist as Groundhog Day approaches. Here you spend a large chunk of your life pouring over computer models and maps hoping to figure out what the next six hours are going to bring … Continue reading →