Jay Severin, the right-of-center political analyst turned radio talk show host, cut a profitable deal with his former employer, local station WTKK, who bought out the syndicated version of his “progrum” in order to return him to his old 3-7 late afternoon/early evening slot.
Cashing In (or Not)
The DJIA is at record highs these days, but except for my friend the recently retired teacher, I don’t know anyone who’s cashing in.
All of Bush’s talk about how great the economy is doesn’t translate to real security or financial stability, not in these parts anyway.
Boston Herald business columnist Brett Arends sheds some light on this in his article “Bush economy nothing to broadcast”.
Fall of the Mighty
Although our global stature has declined precipitously under Bush, Americans like to take comfort in the country’s reputation as the seat of capitalism and the strongest economy in the world.
That myth was debunked this week by the World Economic Forum, which dropped the rank of US economic competitiveness from #1 to #6.
I Don’t Get It
Deval Patrick is the candidate to beat in today’s primary elections, and I’ll be darned if I can figure out the basis for his popularity.
Summer Recap
This was the summer that I
– went fishing with Bob;
– saw Tiger Woods win the Deutsche Bank championship at TPC;
– attended the Woods Hole Film Festival with CC, saw Chubby Checker at the County Fair, Entrain at Heritage Plantation, music services at the churches of two friends, the Cape Cod Cat Show, the Mashpee Commons Seaside LeMans, an open house at Emme’s camp and BJ’s annual lecture in Wellfleet…
Gardener’s Diary
I’ve written before about starting flowers from seeds, something I tried for the first time this year.
It’s provided a new dimension to my gardening, and I’m hooked.
Enough Time
For years, I had miserable, long commutes, the worst on public transportation and others almost as bad on traffic-clogged, nightmarish highways like Route 3, both North and South.
The average commute in Massachusetts is well under half an hour, and this week, I’ve been reminded what a difference in lifestyle a “normal” round-trip to work can mean.
Swimming Pool, Cookout, Croquet – Sunday with the Grandkids
Trifecta this past weekend, all three grandkids stayed over on Saturday, into Sunday evening.
They got to swim in the across-the-street neighbor’s pool and play with the next door neighbors’ two boys.
In the meantime, we completed a couple of rounds of croquet and had a cookout, pretty much staying close to home.
The tears when the ice cream man failed to show up on Sunday afternoon turned to smiles of delight when we stopped at a local convenience store and got the same treats, for probably half the cost.
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So, Why Aren’t We Great?
My son Peter is a thirty-something great. He has a bio the length of your arm, including numerous publications and maybe a speaking engagement or two.
He’s well known in his professional circle and perhaps by the time he’s our age, could be one of those craggy savants with multiple addresses.
He already lives on Cape Cod, so all and he and his wife have to do is acquire a second residence somewhere else. That’s not the usual order of things, but it could work, and the way the prices are around here, they’ve already passed the toughest hurdle.
Great Escape
I live in a neighborhood of people who have serious problems with alcohol.
That wouldn’t be so bad if it were the Noel Coward variety, but my neighbors are neither witty nor urbane nor even kind when they drink. At this hour – 10:37 on a Sunday night – they are still making enough noise to raise the dead.
So, when I found out that there were going to be not one, but two parties this weekend, I decided to get the hell out of Dodge.