A Touching Reunion was recorded live at Vermont Public Radio’s 2011 Commentators’ Brunch and broadcast on August 22 the same year. Despite the events of Labor Day Weekend 2004 as described in this story, Tim and I are still married. That said, I’m currently hiking the Long Trail with a someone else. Tim and I picked […]
The English Language On Word Order Depends
While I’m hiking The Long Trail, I’m reposting old favorites. This one originally published October 22, 2013. The English language on word order depends. If that sentence doesn’t convince you, try this: Take the adverb “only” and place it in different positions in the following sentence. He said, “I love you.” (Nice thought.) Only he […]
Hiking The Long Trail
I’m heading out to hike The Long Trail, the oldest recreational footpath in North America. The Long Trail climbs along the spine of the Green Mountains from Massachusetts to Canada. It’s 270 miles, and I’m not sure I’ll make it, but I’m going to try. Fifteen months ago, when I first floated the idea of the […]
Writing My Advance Directive
Even though I think about death almost every time I climb into a car – unquestionably the most dangerous activity in which I regularly engage – I’ve managed to put off writing my Advance Directive for Health Care for more than a decade. It’s easy to procrastinate, especially when you’re healthy and active and think […]
The Short Form
For the past seven months, I’ve been writing, publishing, broadcasting and posting short form essays at a rate of more than two a week. This has been gratifying work, connecting with my various audiences who listen to my broadcasts, subscribe to my blogs, and read me in The Rutland Herald. Even my pen-for-hire work tends […]
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