Askance

Yesterday I mentioned that Gordon, Chet’s January Friend of the Month, was looking askance. That brought this comment from reader … Read More

Gordon!

What an amazing selection of great photos to start 2024! [I was watching over the shoulder of the random number … Read More

Indoor Archaeology

Happy NewYear! Last day of 2023 but also last day of the month, meaning last day of eligibility for anyone … Read More

Avoidance

Yesterday I started in on my New Year’s Resolutions, beginning with task 1: cleaning the office and clearing out the … Read More

Motivation

Sometimes I hear from readers who say the Chet and Bernie series has helped them through difficult times. That was … Read More

Radio Day

Last Wednesday of the month, when The Point on WCAI-FM, Cape and Islands NPR does the book show. I sometimes … Read More

December 26

A good day to kick back, relax, maybe soak up some nature. (A few years ago, off Vancouver.)

Merry Christmas

Not long after that, we turned onto a single-lane road, a very unusual road paved with red and green bricks. … Read More

Joy

Keats – in Ode on a Grecian Urn – makes the point that the joy is in the anticipation. If … Read More