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My Favorite (Good News) Story of 2023

Posted on 01/10/2024 by paulefallon

The news these days is bleak, right? Local news is all murder and arson and corruption and crime. National news is all political brawling, social injustice, economic excess, corruption and crime. International news is all war and famine, planet on … Continue reading →

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Dave Barry’s Year in Review: 2023

Posted on 01/03/2024 by paulefallon

I don’t make a habit of sharing entire articles, but this year’s installment of humorist Dave Barry’s yearly recap left me howling with laughter. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Thanks to Dave Barry and The … Continue reading →

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2024: I Wish You Peanuts

Posted on 12/27/2023 by paulefallon

When Helen Hayes was a struggling actress, she strolled through central Park with her boyfriend, Charles MacArthur. He bought a bag of peanuts, placed a few in her hand, and told her, “I wish these were emeralds.” Time passed. Helen … Continue reading →

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Open City vs. Leave the World Behind

Posted on 12/20/2023 by paulefallon

The dichotomy between Teju Cole’s novel, Open City, and the dystopian movie, Leave the World Behind, may not be evident to anyone. Serendipitously, I was mid-way through Mr. Cole’s musings of long walks through Manhattan when I watched Julia Roberts … Continue reading →

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5 Keys to Successful Retirement

Posted on 12/13/2023 by paulefallon

Ten years ago today, I retired. I must admit, I’m pretty good at it. A quarter of all retirees return to work, more often because they want something to do than they need the money. If you don’t want to … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Name: The Debate over Faneuil Hall

Posted on 12/06/2023 by paulefallon

The names we give our streets and squares, civic and institutional buildings, are a direct reflection of our culture. Not as it is, so much as what we aspire it to be. Names bestowed memorialize for generations, sometimes even centuries, … Continue reading →

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The Fog of War

Posted on 11/29/2023 by paulefallon

I find myself spending less time reading the news these days. Not because there’s less news. (Hah!) Not because I’m disinterested. It’s because so much of the news describes the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. I know these are important … Continue reading →

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Tree Owl

Posted on 11/22/2023 by paulefallon

Walking home from the gym on a drizzly day-before-Thanksgiving, a swirl of white attracts my eye, tucked between the vertical 2×4’s bound across most every tree on my ever-under-construction street. Upon closer inspection, it’s an owl’s head, painted on the … Continue reading →

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Greenwashing

Posted on 11/15/2023 by paulefallon

Two facts that encapsulate the callous—maybe even downright cynical—attitude that humans have toward actually addressing business-as-usual in the face of climate change. If you think this UN flight-fest of talking heads to a place unfit for human habitation has anything … Continue reading →

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What is Your Junk doing on Our Public Sidewalks?

Posted on 11/08/2023 by paulefallon

I understand. I mean, what’s a person to do? You’re tripping over the stuff on the bedroom, there’s boxes lining the hall, the attic is cluttered, the basement’s full, the garage hasn’t sheltered a car in twenty years, and both … Continue reading →

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