Once upon a time, boys and girls, there was a place called Checker Taxi Co. in Boston. (Their slogan was "Don't take a chance, take a Checker!") Checker is long shut down. The taxicab medallions were sold, the garage was sold to the university next door, and seemingly the employees were… Read full post »

If I should need to name, O Western World, your powerfulest scene and show,

'Twould not be you, Niagara -- nor you, ye limitless prairies - nor your huge rifts of canyons, Colorado,

Nor you, Yosemite -- nor Yellowstone, with all its spasmic geyserloops ascending to the skies, appearing and disappeari… Read full post »

Here's the scene outside Precinct 10 in Arlington, Massachusetts this afternoon. There were several questions from passersby. One voter stopped on her way out of the polling place and told us that by midday the precinct had taken in what was usually a full day's ballots.

Polls are now c… Read full post »

Here's a song for Election Day. Whenever you're feeling anxious or weary during the election coverage today and tonight, play the video and sing along.

It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.
Yes we can.
It was whispered by slave… Read full post »

Per their custom, Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, held their voting in this year's presidential election beginning this morning at 12:00 a.m. In a small, conservative town in the northern part of the state the results are startling: 15 votes for Obama, six for McCain. (http://www.cnn.com/2008/POL… Read full post »

I stumbled across this video this morning which, putting all the rancorous rhetoric of the recent weeks aside, serves as a chilling reminder of why we must vote in this election to change the direction of our country.

Thanks to Sally Anthony.

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I got the call a couple days ago

That said you were leaving

Heading out on the highway

Pointing yourself toward

A Grand Adventure

Only a few minutes before now

I was stuffing you full

Of values, of beauty, of things important

And not so important

My stamp is upon… Read full post »

The southwest corner of New Hampshire is Cheshire County. This area is notable for the fact that, exactly like the Yankee saying, “you can’t get they-ah from heah.” There are no large super highways running through or near the county seat of Keene. This has been both a boon and a… Read full post »

Once we stop thinking of the supporters of either campaign as human beings, we run the risk of labeling them dangerously. I propose instead that we think of each other as individuals who can come together to realise the wonderful outcome of a country united for the purpose of solving our… Read full post »

The recent upgrade of OS that included shortening "My Recent Comments" for no apparent good reason has presented us with a new and banal art form.

Submitted for your approval, the TRUNCATI. These aren't just cut off words, mind you, they are complete rearrangements of thought; a dementia of mi… Read full post »

Within the confines of this year's Presidential election we have a lot of things to consider: the fitness of the candidates to hold the highest or next-to-highest office in the United States, the issues, the potential ramifications on both foreign and domestic policy, the future of our nation and its… Read full post »

Nineteen times during tonight's Presidential debate, John McCain used the phrase "my friends" when addressing the American people, the same people who he wants to become his constituency. Please. You are not MY friend, Mr. McCain.

This alleged palliative amounts to nothing more than condescension, t… Read full post »

I've been thinking (see, you did  smell wood burning!) that it would be a great idea for grocery stores to offer teaching opportunities for customers to learn more cost-efficient ways to prepare meals. One local supermarket offers information about $10 meals (total for four people!) on their web… Read full post »

Greetings and salutations! 

I've pitched my tent here for a while to stop and listen to the stories around your campfire. Perhaps I will speak when I want and likely I will howl at the moon when that is warranted. And it's warranted more and more often these days.

For now I'll wor… Read full post »