A case of the Willy’s
Earlier this week on a late-night walk, I was overcome by a strange feeling. It wasn’t exactly deja vu, but something eerily familiar from my past hung in the air. I stopped and looked around, and then it hit me — on a night like this, almost exactly 45 years ago, I left home. I’d been away from home before, but had always gone to some place with friends, structure and security. This time I was pretty much on my own, except I’d be riding to Washington, D.C. with one of my high school classmates, Bruce McNamara. We were going in style in his ’48 Willy’s Jeepster — a classic ’60s teen’s first car. Bruce had bought it from Hugh Sutphen for the lordly sum of $150, and it was in good shape, especially considering it had more mileage on it than Jerry Lee Lewis. The Jeepster had only one major quirk: The starter was kapu.
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To me, aging is a mystery. Of course for a long time, maybe my first 30 years, I wasn’t aging. Instead I was maturing.
Then for another long stretch, while I wasn’t maturing, I was at least breaking even (or so I thought).
Both on — and over — the hill
In the Old Testament, Mt. Pisgah was the peak from which Moses finally saw the Promised Land, so what could be more appropriate for a mountain overlooking this area?
My acquaintance with Pisgah goes back to my childhood.
The lows of high adventure
Years ago, I was friends with an accomplished scientist. But unlike a lot of other science weenies, he was a vast and versatile reader, as well-versed in literature and the arts as he was in scienc.
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For a long time I followed the news religiously. I read the New York Times every day, Newsweek and Time every week, and I listened to radio news the rest of the time.
But about 15 years ago, I quit. Why’s that? Two reasons.
Roadblocks on Memory Lane
Over the past few years, my memory has become mighty strange.
For example, if we had a two-hour conversation this morning, by the afternoon I’d be lucky if I remembered any of it.
Train leaves Union Depot
Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)
Prof. Chaos at Capt. Cooks
Move-in day at Paul Smiths College
solar power
Mayors Cup from the river
Owens and farmers
Essex Co. Board