Remembering to forget…

It’s not like I don’t have enough on my plate. I’ve got the revisions of “Probable Claws” to finish up (luckily, my editor is on vacation, which gives me some breathing room). And I’ve got my summer writing class to teach. But my...

Wear your pet!

No, not “where your pet?” I mean, why not wear your pet as the wonderful ornament to your life that he or she is?My friend Laurie has long pursued a variety of interesting crafts and arts, developing a real flair for folk art that looks (and feels) good....

Separated at birth?

Watching game 5 of the NBA playoffs last night, it occurred to me that LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant (far left) looks a little like a meerkat (right). Something about the eyes. Which makes me like Bryant more. Not a good thing for a New Englander, so, please, don’t...

Then again…

Tim Russert has died. He wasn’t always perfect – who is? – but he was the kind of journalist we need more of. So sad. May he rest in peace.