Good news on the Rail Trail!
Bethlehem’s town board voted unanimously last night to enter into a licensing agreement with the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy and Albany County to work on opening 1.85 miles of the Albany County Rail...
View ArticleRemembering
Sue Graves and I stood next to each other on West Broadway in New York City on an October day in 2001. A National Guardsman walked back and forth in front of the metal barrier, proferring a box of...
View Article21. Really?
So it’s our firstborn’s 21st birthday today. My brain runs through the usual thoughts, seeking the truly profound: where did the time go? Blink of an eye. Feels like we just brought him home from the...
View ArticleRail Trail moves forward
I hope everyone saw the news this week that Albany County voted to enter into an agreement with Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy and the town of Bethlehem to open 1.85 miles of the Albany County Rail...
View ArticleGot a photo of your refilled empty nest?
They’re back. That’s great, but so is their stuff – all the stuff that had been at two different colleges this year. AND, one of my two sons left the bulk of his goods in storage at his school. We’ve...
View ArticleRisky Business
So, an awesome Middlebury College reunion (you don’t need to know the number!) this weekend, and as always, one thing sticks out in my mind. During convocation, President Ron Liebowitz said that...
View ArticlePlease – sleeves!
So here’s what I was really hoping the Royal Wedding would do – create a return to sleeves among dress designers. For the first time in years, spring and summer shopping hasn’t been torturous to me. I...
View ArticleBad Boy Lit
Rabbit, Run by John Updike is the audio book that’s accompanying me to and from work these days. Not too long ago, I read The Ginger Man by J.P. Donleavy, and during my film-studies-minor son’s...
View ArticleA new backyard buddy
Owls. Little and adorable, I saw the first one last week when an evening bike ride brought me home later than I wanted. I thought the little lump in the yard was a rabbit or another chunk of bark our...
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A hero in the stands
Christian LopezI’m getting a picture of him and posting it wherever I can – screensaver, next to the cutout of Hugh Jackman in my office, in my kitchen when I cook. Christian Lopez will remind me that...
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