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The l-o-o-n-g and short of it
June 12, 2009 When I walked into the Blue Moon on Monday, I received a friendly greeting from Eamon Peer, which I expected. What I didn’t expect was what followed i. more »»
Something to crow about
June 5, 2009 On Monday when I got home, my answering machine was winking at me. OK, so it wasn’t winking, it was blinking — I know tha. more »» 
Over the hill
May 29, 2009 When I was young, the Generation Gap was a huge problem. Now it’s no problem at all because there’s no gap between generations — at least not an obvious one. more »»
Ancient hairstory
May 22, 2009 You want a perfect synonym for fickle? It’s fashion. And no fashion is more fickle than hair fashion. When I was a callow lad and the U.S. more »»
Feverish recollections
May 15, 2009 Lately I’ve found myself fascinated by the swine flu outbreak. I neither obsess nor laugh at it, but. I’m aware and wary of it. more »»
The biggest April fool of all
May 1, 2009 Spring is such a powerful force that the mere hint of its approach makes people take instant leave of their senses. This is exactly what happened last week. more »»
A gamble ramble
May 1, 2009 After we all threw in our cards, Joey’s face split into a huge grin. And why not? He was the big winne. more »»
The day that math stood still
April 17, 2009 Although most people can’t recall the precise moment their lives started to spin out of control, I can. I was midway through Mrs. Smith’s second-grade class. more »»
Confessions of a child Nile-ist
April 10, 2009 As a role model for students, I’d like to say I never cheated in school. Unfortunately, that’s not true. In my defense, I will say I almost ever cheated. more »»
Memoirs of a soda jerk
April 3, 2009 When I was a kid, there was no doubt which local drugstore was my favorite. more »»
Where, oh where, have the standards gone?
March 27, 2009 I never did any schoolwork in grade school, but my marks were outstanding. However, once I got in junior high, my grades hit the skids … and stayed there. more »» 
Roads scholarship
March 20, 2009 People often ask me which hat, among my vast and elegant collection, is my favorite. It’s a simple enough question, all right, but unfortunately it has no simple answer. more »»
Tex, tests and Captain Quirk
March 13, 2009 “I only wanna know one thing, Seidenstein,” yelled Tex Berry, his normally protruding eyes now bugging out of his hea. more »»
Medical examination
March 6, 2009 We rarely hear the phrase “the miracles of modern medicine,” and when we do, it’s almost never meant literally. But it should be. more »»
Java and jive
February 27, 2009 Of the things that annoy me most, the top three are fleas, TV sit-coms and connoisseurs. I hate fleas because they’re the Anti-Christ. more »» 
Easy as one, two, three!
February 20, 2009 When I first heard about the French Revolution in Madame Godson’s French class, I was boggled. more »»
When what you don’t see is what you get
February 13, 2009 I have only one problem with Winter Carnival — there’s just too much to do. But I think I do a darn good job of trying, as I did last week. more »»
Liquid assets
February 6, 2009 When I was a wee lad, the Saranac Lake Free Library wasn’t like it is now. It was a shadow of its current self — the original building having been incorporated in the current structur. more »»
The gem of the Adirondacks
January 30, 2009 Several years ago, I was lucky enough to go hiking in the Alps with my family. more »» |
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