My uncle took this great picture of the moon in Portsmouth on Thanksgiving. Wow.

I know, I know, but still …

Life does not last forever but death is always a friendly reminder to be thankful for everything you have, everything you can do, everyone you touch with your work, words, art, etc. Live life to the fullest, every single day, no excuses. I just lost another friend in the last 24 hours, someone I hadn’t … Read more

I recently took a quick trip down to Florida to visit family – specifically, to hang out with one of my brothers and his wife and baby daughter – as well as do some exploring. While there, I was able to stay two nights in hotels along the Atlantic, first in Jacksonville and then at … Read more

Tim Tai, the student journalist attempting to cover protests at the University of Missouri, as seen in this video, is a hero. Watch him standing up to protestors who seem to believe that have privacy to not be photographed in a public place protesting. Sorry, dingbats. “The law protects both of us being here…” one … Read more

For those of you who are happy with the rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline construction project, thanks for nothing. TransCanada and North Dakota companies will now be spending more money, more time, creating more pollution, and potentially more danger, by driving and hauling the sand tars oil via rail and trucks to refineries in … Read more

This would only happen in Massachusetts … Bicyclist Mistook Trump Sign to be a Bomb. It’s SMH (shake my head) moments like this that keep me from every considering a move back.

Jim Baude nails it here: IMHO: The Unsung Heroes Of ‘Spotlight’. It’s important to remember that while the Boston Globe won the Pulitizer, it was a gritty, dogged, relatively unknown – by highly respected, locally – journalist, Kristen Lombardi, who was the first one to get the story out. RIP Boston Phoenix

Sophie B. Hawkins … just because. I posted this photo on Facebook back in 2013 and it gave me a reminder that I had posted it … Sigh, I forgot how hot she was in the day. I think I’ll play some of her music today.

Halloween 2015