There's scant reason for a socially liberal, fiscally conservative hawk from the northeast to stick around the Republican Party these days as it continues down its path to becoming a regional party of angry, southern white males.

 There's no future in that particular specialization, and nic… Read full post »

A year long effort at losing weight through exercise, food moderation, and, well, smoking again, has yielded great results.  The results have been so good, a few people who have not seen me in a while have looked at me with rather alarmed looks and asked me if I am sick.… Read full post »

One of the biggest fears one has as a lowly small town official is getting oneself quoted for something that gets picked up state wide, or, perish the thought, nation wide.  Nothing good ever comes of such notoriety from elected officials in sleepy little New England villages.  It ty… Read full post »

 W had to lose the gut.  He couldn't decide what to do with it, and he was the deciderer, goddamnit!

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Should I wear the gut in or out today?

That happens to be a question most men ask themselves quite frequently.  Study after study shows we&rs/… Read full post »

 Sometimes you just can't make this shit up.  As always, a banner on Compuserve put me into "RCA Dog Mode".  I simply had to click on the headline, as likely you did to.

 And you get the benefit of my rapier wit to go along with the prurient drivel up on… Read full post »

The on-line news features did it to me again.  An article titled “You Won’t Believe What Lady Gaga Wore” got me to click on the link.  Who needs to worry about health care matters when some C list wannabee comes up with some odd costume to garner the attention her singing… Read full post »

Go Out With A Bang.  Whimpering is for Pussies.

(This is Slim Pickens riding the bomb in Dr. Strangelove for you young folks.)

If you do not remember the Watergate hearings you likely clicked on this post by mistake or have a parent around my age.  Either way/… Read full post »

Every once in a while something happens in life that startles you as if you were slapped about the head and shoulders with a cold, dead mackerel.  Sometimes it is all internally driven like staring at the old man in the mirror or realizing reading glasses have morphed from being/… Read full post »

Compuserve did it again with yet another useless article to titillate.  This time it is about 50 great places to have sex.  Divorcing and 50, having sex is great regardless of the location as long as I am not doing it alone. 

 I do feel a little like Rip Van Winkle,… Read full post »

Every once in a while, you have to channel your inner egotist and say to hell with your responsibilities and go off and have a good time.  I have been married for 25 years.  I have four kids aged 20, 18, 16, and 10.  I have run a small business for… Read full post »

Another vague look at the obvious in an effort to attract readers to the Daily Mail, apparently.   

(Note: The interpretations in italics are not intended to represent any character, real or imagined and are subject to change without notice, with or without SSRIs coursing through my ve… Read full post »

 Post Coital Cuddling or Something Out of the Karma Sutra?

Come Here Baby.  Screw Me Like a Prairie Vole! 

Yeah, you heard that right.  Screw me like a prairie vole, and I'll never want to leave you.

 There’s yet another study that seems to… Read full post »

The Agony of Defeat.  Father Time Never Loses.

I have skied for 38 of my 49 years.  It comes with the territory when living in New England.  Our Puritan forebears might not have been so keen on the endeavor, given that it does qualify as recreation, but I/… Read full post »

Lay Back and Take It.  They Don't Even Buy You Dinner First.

 As oftentimes opined on this blog of late, turning 50 permanently stains your medical records in the eyes of those tasked with looking after your health.  Their eyes bug out of their head when they see that you… Read full post »

An annual Harris Poll of 2,681 US adults listed the following top 15 favorite TV dads:

1. Cliff Huxtable of "The Cosby Show"

2. Ward Cleaver of "Leave It to Beaver"

3. Jim Anderson of "Father Knows Best"

4. Andy Taylor of "The Andy Griffith Show"

5. Ozzie Nelson of "The… Read full post »

Networks love reality shows.  They cost infinitely less to produce than an hour long drama series of some, minimal artistic value such as the recently cancelled Boston Legal.  Get a bunch of nitwits together, toss them in the human rat maze of your choice, place the cheese where you want an… Read full post »

As the four or so readers who caught this missive about flying back from Disney know, I absolutely adore my 11 year old daughter.  Going through a divorce, I have been seeking to look after her emotional well being, at times to the detriment of other, equally as important relationships… Read full post »

Once again, the comments in bold italics are not intended to tie to any person real or imagined, so stop listening to the voices in your head. 

A Canadian researcher has found that the amount of testosterone me… Read full post »

Relaxing can get old at times ... or so I am told. 

The vacation mentioned in this previous submission played out a little like being at summer camp.  We all waited around on the dock before heading out on what was a 2 ½ boat ride to our/… Read full post »

I moved in 2001 from a community of 12,000 that had a volunteer group that raised money to put on a spectacular Fourth of July parade replete with fez-adorned Shriners in their little cars nearly gunning down children chasing after the candy tossed to them from fire engines and the like.… Read full post »

Another mindless internet blurb struck my attention like a shiny object to an ADD-addled teen who forgot to take his meds.  Someone commissioned a study to determine our fitness personality types.  There's five they developed. 

These alleged “findings” happened to h… Read full post »

A recent study reported on LiveScience.Com determined that the odder a child’s name, the more likely they are to become juvenile delinquents.

Here’s the cue for hormonally addled pregnant women everywhere to run screaming for the baby name book to throw it in the… Read full post »

 Desperate times call for desperate measures, but still ....

There.  The title grabbed your attention.  Well, guys, you can read on to figure out something that might be long overdue for you, and ladies, lay back and enjoy the ride.

 So to speak.

 I came home to… Read full post »

In an earlier post I chronicled being with my son in the building next door to where the Virginia Tech shootings were taking place back in April 2007.   The event did not really upset us.  We both felt safe and sound during the whole thing.  It was somewhat surreal, actu… Read full post »

It is that time of year, baby.  Red Sox versus Yankees on a weekend series.  This rivalry represents the absolute best of professional sports.  This bad boy has been going on for years.  I grew up with it, being imbued with an intense dislike for those in pin stripes from… Read full post »