In Case You Were Wondering What I Was Thinking

I'm looking out over the Charles River and a large portion of Boston, and I've just finished Rick Atkinson's terrific book, The British Are Coming, about the revolution. In just about 8 generations, Boston has changed from a large settlement  and

This morning the local NBC TV affiliate hyped an upcoming news report about a "hard landing" at the Providence Airport overnight. When the story was finally read, it took 20 seconds with no mention of which airline, the type of

• Will someone try to remove or change Father's Day because not everyone is a father or has a father? I'll still celebrate it while the politically correct crew tries to erase everything that doesn't apply to everyone 100% of

• Use a publicity photo that identifies you today, not one from your youth. • An answering system is intended to receive messages, not deliver messages. I don't care what your quote of the day is, or where you are exactly, or your

In a New York Times article today, some academics postulate that increased unruly behavior on airplanes is due to crowding and severe class consciousness. That is, people are keenly aware of their place in the pecking order, with first class and/or

Somehow, somewhere, the introduction to a guest of honor became a mini-speech in itself. The introducer wanted to draw attention to his or her own prowess. Years ago I was in the audience when Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner (Angels

The socks and sandals look is just hideous, I don’t care who endorses it. I’m reminded of sheepherds from the Tyrol who bought a low-priced vacation to New York. The morning talk shows, unsuccessfully trying to blend stories about

Destroying history because we dislike it is ignorant. We should be learning from it so as not to repeat our worst sins and failures. If you try to purge unpleasant history then you're also purging the collective conscience of people

I'm just wondering, why isn't Barack Obama coming to the defense of his eight-year vice president, Joe Biden? Just wondering

(Self-editing: The obsession with the belief that what you are about to say or write or have already written is not good enough and must be improved without end.) • Maybe there should be 12 Commandments? • Did I make enough light? •