I managed to cancel most of the reservations for transportation, lodging and entertainment made for the trip I had scheduled for this month. In fact today—I’m writing this on Friday,...
By a happy coincidence, my return from the April meeting of the Rail Passengers Association in Washington takes me to Oakland where the Boston Red Sox will be playing the...
There’s a certain infallible harbinger of Spring in New England that isn’t a groundhog or a robin. It’s a truck. Specifically, it’s a huge, half-a-block-long semi-trailer truck. It’s Truck Day...
There is angst in the City of Boston. Unless cooler heads and goodwill prevail, it’s possible that an iconic landmark will disappear. Not a building, not a statue, but revered...
Back around the middle of June, I applied for the TSA Pre√, filled out the paperwork, had my fingerprints and handprints taken, and paid the $85 fee. The clerk told...
One morning around the middle of next month, I will take a sip of coffee and casually ask my wife if she knows what’s happening on that particular day. She’ll...
I spent the better part of this evening in Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners. Tonight was the first of three games I’ll be attending between the Mariners and...