One of the weird things about getting a teeny bit older is that I find myself skimming the Obits in The Times. A little creepy but, these days, it’s a way of keeping up with my friends. This morning...
Selecting a Tie

I am 84 years old and lead an orderly life. But it wasn’t always that way. Lately, my peace was disturbed by having a knee replaced. Nasty. To add to the unpleasantness, I have to stretch the new knee...
Mister Adorable!

I am walking into the big offices of my “Moh’s Prcedure” skin surgeon and a nurse cries out, cheerfully, “Mister Adorable! C’mon in.” Do I like that? Well, yes. Yes, I do. The background is that a couple of...
Fifteen Below

Two days ago, drove seven hours to spend weekend with son Tim at his place near Sugarbush, largest ski mountain in Maine. Pretty drive…a hair long. We are a dozen miles from Canada. Next stop, Arctic Circle. On last...
Join Me on the Rhone this June (Bike and Boat with B&R)

This June (2nd thru 9th) Hilly and I are going biking and boating up the Rhone from Avignon to Lyon with our good friends at Butterfield. Hope a couple of you will join us. They have two slots open...