Monthly Archives: September 2014

Driven to distraction? End now.

Posted on September 28, 2014 by chrisbohjalian

According to a July 2014 study by insure.com, a consumer insurance website, we Vermonters are not at our best when we are behind the wheel of a vehicle. Of the fifty states and the District of Columbia, we are the … Continue reading →

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The gifts of the autumnal equinox

Posted on September 21, 2014 by chrisbohjalian

Tomorrow night, around 10:29 p.m. in the Eastern Time zone, the autumnal equinox arrives. We all know what that means. Beginning this week, the nights will be longer than the days. There will be a decided chill in the air. … Continue reading →

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The idiot box has gotten smart

Posted on September 14, 2014 by chrisbohjalian

            I didn’t watch “Breaking Bad” when AMC was airing an episode a week between 2008 and 2013. Instead, my wife and I binge-watched two and three episodes at a time via Netflix, watching the entire series in about five … Continue reading →

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Sometimes at 35,000 feet, it’s coffee, tea, or tears

Posted on September 9, 2014 by chrisbohjalian

Midway through the 2013 Ben Stiller remake of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” Kristen Wiig walks across a Newfoundland dock singing the David Bowie classic, “Space Oddity,” while strumming a guitar. Stiller, as the milquetoast Walter Mitty, is showing … Continue reading →

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Near a Turkish school, 10,000 dead Armenians are still ignored

Posted on September 6, 2014 by chrisbohjalian

The three-story Yenikoy elementary school rises from a plateau like a mesa in south-central Turkey. It is the only building for miles, its exterior walls a pale yellow reminiscent of sweet corn. But the playground swings and slides beside it … Continue reading →

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