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Unsolicited Advice
I know what my unemployed friend should do to find a job. I know how my niece should deal with her awkward boss. I know how my writing buddy should find a publisher. I know how my neighbor should trim … Continue reading
Miniseries Mania
Physical therapy is additive. Each immobilized joint and wounded tendon requires its own manipulations to come back to life. At peak, I spent six hours a day (four sessions of 1-1/2 hours each) with heating pads, putty, pulleys, gravity and … Continue reading
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Tagged Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, House of Cards, LA Law, miniseries, St. Elsewhere, The Network, The Wire
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The Value of an Older Brother
I suppose younger brothers have their merits. Bill Fallon, who turns 65 today, had three of them. Pete, a year younger, was his buddy. They shared friends, sports, and were comrades in crime and prank. I was four years junior, … Continue reading
Ayn Rand & Altruism
This essay was recently published in WBUR Cognoscenti, where it generated more comments than all my previous Cognoscenti articles combined. Ayn Rand is still a polarizing character. April is National Volunteer Month. Over the past forty years I’ve donated time in … Continue reading
Objecting to the Truth as I See It
The following essay was published in WBUR Cognoscenti on March 31, 2015: Narrative non-fiction is not an objective undertaking; the author determines which facts to include and shapes their interpretation. So how does a writer flesh out the virtues and … Continue reading
Counting Every Step
I’m a good little doobie. When the voice of authority tells me do something, I do it. Even when that voice is distant (I never call anyone after 10 p.m., per my mother’s directive circa 1966). Even when that voice … Continue reading
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Tagged 10000 steps, alzheimers, Apple, Apple Health app, digifit, digifitMVP, iPhone, Talenti, Talenti Gelato
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The War in Snyder’s Grocery Store
Jack Fallon died twenty years ago last week. He was an eccentric and endearing character. When the rest of his World War II generation were busy conforming to grey flannel suits, he marched to whatever voices resonated in his head. … Continue reading
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Tagged The War in Snyder's Grocery Store, World War II
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Rise and Shine – for the 21,897th Time
Last Sunday was my birthday. I turned 60. Everyone who knows me steers clear of me on that day. It’s not that I mind getting old – being 60 suits me as well as Gloria Steinem turning 40. It’s just … Continue reading
MIT Takes a Slice of my Life
The MIT Alumni Association publishes a Slice of Life every day. Back in October they made a podcast about my work in Haiti, (MIT Alumni Interview) which proved so successful they followed up with a short video, available on You … Continue reading
Another Check off the Bucket List
I’m no fan of the term ‘bucket list’. It elevates the idea of peak experience, and thus diminishes the reality of life in the moment. Still, among guys my age (emphasis on GUYS) it’s a topic that comes up time … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture by Moonlight, bucket list, cycling, Haiti, New York Times, Twitter
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