Though grey skies took the place of sparkling blue skies, and there was a nip- in the air, there were no billboards on the highway exclaiming ” Bob won us $3.2 million despite our car accident!” nor advertisements for the world’s best key lime pie, chicken-fried steak or cheese grits. We were back in MassachusettsContinue reading “Back in the grey skies”
Author Archives: Richard Halpern
$29 bingo winnings allows senior to buy used tires
My third winter in Florida has practically come to a close. I’ve discovered all kinds of things about life in the Sunny State, most of which are not to my liking. Drivers, many of whom have no car insurance, switch lanes at 75 MPH without signaling. I think Florida drivers are worse than Boston drivers;Continue reading “$29 bingo winnings allows senior to buy used tires”
In the minority again
Our country is divided in so many ways; it’s not just political parties, belief in the Big Lie. Another way to make sense of Americans and America is by looking at Americans’ behavior: how they spend their time in activities: firearms, sports, screen time and maybe even reading. Reading habits and reading are two pleasuresContinue reading “In the minority again”
Not named after Nomar
An ordinary life. Just strolling along the Cochituate Rail Trail in Natick, the town I grew up in, was part of my weekend. While I grew up in Natick, a suburb of Boston, and was always a Red Sox fan who loved learning the statistics about them, from an early age, ever since I wasContinue reading “Not named after Nomar”
Losing one’s place in the world
“Love is a many splendored thing” a poet or philosopher once said. It could have also been “life is a many splendid thing”. So much to discover, learn, share, explore and do. Every day has its surprises if we’re open to watching for them. But not all the surprises are really splendid. When things areContinue reading “Losing one’s place in the world”
The laugh of the deeply insane
It was the later part of July and we four were hiking at Little Wilson Falls near Moosehead Lake in Piscataquis County, Maine, the least populated county in the state of Maine. We were on a woodland path, part of the Adirondack Trail with a stream that cascaded into a series of small waterfalls andContinue reading “The laugh of the deeply insane”
Digestion digressions
“Welcome to the place where shit happens” . That was the sign above the urinal at the restaurant washroom I stopped into one evening just prior to ordering a meal. Digestion was on my mind as I had just had a colonoscopy a week prior. It was my first colonoscopy in a decade and itContinue reading “Digestion digressions”
Maya, Mixie, Martha, Daisy & Shayna
It was just the four of us living together in my family of origin. I wish I had another sibling but most all of our cousins, aunts and uncles, only had two children as well. No living things on four legs joined us in the den or welcomed us home after school or work. NoContinue reading “Maya, Mixie, Martha, Daisy & Shayna”
off the hook 