I bet you’d like a little respite from the news and angst. I certainly would; New England is currently caught in a patch of nasty gloomy weather. But I was in Portland, Maine on a sunny day last week. You … Continue reading →
Those of you who follow this blog know that I don’t ordinarily make too many predictions about who will win an election. I didn’t do it in 2012 either, although unlike many other pundits I felt very pessimistic about Romney’s … Continue reading →
…that Sean Trende is right, and that Scott Brown now has a good chance of beating Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire. And for those of you who say he’s a RINO, it’s not ideal but so what? His Republican opponents … Continue reading →
…a family feud at Market Basket. And what a feud it is. First of all, it’s been going on for over forty years, in court and out. And it’s heated up even more, with the firing of company president Arthur … Continue reading →
You may think that Vermont and New Hampshire are similar, but they couldn’t be more different. Yes, they’re both small, long, and thin, cold, and mountainous (Green vs. White). But Vermont is the most leftist state in the union, while … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Gerard Vanderleun recycled an old post of his at American Digest, an ode to the rainy season in Seattle. Which reminds me that, way back when, I wrote an answering poem—only mine was an ode to snow season in … Continue reading →
…such a happy area of the country? I dunno; must like cold and snow, I guess. But the northern midwest is the happiest part of all—brrrr!
Continue reading →…the fact that I’m now living in the Arctic. It’s been that kind of winter. It’s snowing now—snowing along most of the eastern part of the country, I think. We here in the north actually have gotten less snow than … Continue reading →
Commercial fisherman John Aldridge made some terrible mistakes. In the wee hours of the morning, he violated several basic safety rules and got knocked off his boat 40 miles from Montauk, with no flotation devices and no way to call … Continue reading →
Maybe: Scott Brown is edging closer to ending the suspense about whether he’ll run for U.S. senator from New Hampshire next year. Brown, who served for three years as senator from Massachusetts, has sold his home there and is moving … Continue reading →
A lot of happy fans in New England tonight. And by “New England,” I mean north of Hartford. Hartford is the dividing line. The weather even changes south of Hartford.
Continue reading →[NOTE: Lots of updates below.] Oops, never mind, says Emily Litella. By the way—why didn’t the government site just borrow this calculator, the one I’ve been using in my post-rollout reseach? It seems to work just fine, and gets the … Continue reading →