Talking about kicking a guy when he’s down - that is exactly what Senator Elizabeth Warren did to fellow democrat and Boston mayoral candidate Tito Jackson when she endorsed Mayor Walsh’s re-election bid last Saturday at Doyle’s Pub in … [Read more...]

Basic training at Fort Dix, NJ was no picnic in the seventies. We were at war and our drill sergeants worked very hard at preparing us for the experience. Fortunately, my unit was never called up. I got in the best shape of my life after … [Read more...]

Driving back from apple picking recently I stopped in one of those small New England towns west of Boston for a cup of coffee. I struck up a conversation with a gentleman sitting next to me. He has resided in this small New England town all … [Read more...]

I attended the Bernie Sanders Boston Convention rally on October 3rd. I have not attended any presidential rallies this cycle but this one was close by and I was curious as to what all the unexpected energy and enthusiasm about Bernie … [Read more...]

Saw a Utube video on Facebook the other day that caught my eye. It was a beautiful placid scene, probably in Maine or maybe Alaska, wherein an American Eagle was contentedly gliding along a beautiful river with a large plump fish wiggling … [Read more...]

At dawn on April 9, 1945 the Nazis stripped Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer naked at the Flossenburg concentration camp, led him into the execution yard and hung him without a trial. Adolph Hitler ordered them to do it. Two weeks later the … [Read more...]

It’s more than time for pitchers and catchers! Spring always brings back baseball memories. The memory of Bob Tillman has stuck with me over the years for some reason. I doubt if more than a handful of people reading this article ever heard … [Read more...]

Newton’s gravitational and other theories have long have long been successfully used by scientists and layman alike. They are still very useful in explaining planetary movement and navigating space travel. Newton’s theories are about how … [Read more...]