Month: December 2018

2018 was a year of change. It wasn’t planned (mostly), but change is inevitable, and you have to learn to lean into the change and make it work for you. First up was that I got a new job in April. I left Northern New England Housing Investment Fund after more than 13 years and…

Quick Merry Christmas to everyone. As always, try to remember the reason for the season (no, it’s not the acquisition of presents) and be nice to your fellow man. Let’s hope that the people who have unexpected days off this Christmas have a shortened time off and that they can get back to work (there’s…

I had a request that I’ll honor.  I talked last week about my new car and was asked how the sound in the car was. I have mentioned that one of the ways I listen to music is during the long drives  I have to exotic places, like the trip to Bangor, Maine I made…

Well, a month after my accident and it was time to buy a new car. I don’t love buying cars, because I know it’s going to burn an entire day. The car dealers have control over time – we don’t. Although the dealers have gotten better at pricing cars and putting out better pricing, there’s…

So, George H.W. Bush has died. Although he did have a questionable legacy, he was one the last of the old-fashioned politicians, in that he was willing to work and listen to the other party if he felt they had good ideas, and he was always very gracious (as an old patrician can be). Let’s…

Rain – more rain. The rain will help get rid of the snow – the early snow we had. Nah, the weather patterns aren’t weird. Check out this week’s show as you watch the rain come down (or whatever weather you’re experiencing) with the Smiths, Billy Bragg, Dexy’s Midnight Runners, the Jam, Folk Implosion, Loudon…