Boo! Life’s scary enough this year, did we really need Halloween? My grand-daughter did our local “trunk or treat” and that made her happy. In rural areas, instead of trick or treating […]
Corona Virus Diaries: October 31, 2020 – Happy Halloween
Franconia Notch, NH Landslide – October 24 1959
From October 23-26 of 1959 there was a period of unusually heavy rain over New Hampshire. During this time, Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire recorded almost 9 inches in one day. Reservoirs topped […]
Corona Virus Diaries – October 27, 2020
It’s early morning here in New Hampshire. The weather has been pretty crappy for a few days. Don’t get me wrong – we need the rain. It’s been colder than it has […]
Thoughts for October 13, 2020
I haven’t been online that much the last 5 days. I was on my first-ever business trip. I work from home for a small vacation rental company in Florida. I handle all […]
Thoughts for October 3, 2020
It’s going to be a cool night tonight. I can feel it already. It’s just after 6PM and already it’s down to 52°F. No frost advisory, but still going to be chilly. […]
Corona Virus Diaries: October 1, 2020
It’s been feeling like fall around here for a while now. We had a bit of an Indian Summer the end of last week and the beginning of this one, but we’re […]
What I Would Say
I’m not trying to minimize your pain. It’s there and it’s very real if you’ve gotten to this point. I’ve been there myself – many times over the years. It hurts, a […]
Hotel Stories: The Cop and the Teacher
I was reminded of this story today, when I got a request in our short term rental business for someone who wanted us to slash our rate for that week in half […]
My 9/11 Story
I lived just outside New York City for most of my life. For 27 years, I lived in Elmont, NY and when I got married and we bought a house we moved […]
Tom Seaver 1944-2020
Our heroes are slowly dying. I guess I’m at that age where that’s starting to happen. There have been a few deaths over the years that have left me stunned; people who […]
